The WORST episodes of Drain the Oceans

Every episode of Drain the Oceans ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Drain the Oceans!

Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis.

Last Updated: 3/21/2023Network:National Geographic
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Secrets of the Dinosaurs
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0.00
0 votes

#1 - Secrets of the Dinosaurs

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2023

From Patagonia to Canada, paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.

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Rise of the Mob
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0.00
0 votes

#2 - Rise of the Mob

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2023

Lost wrecks reveal how the Mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.

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Chicago
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5.20
5 votes

#3 - Chicago

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/23/2020

Underwater exploration reveals astonishing secrets: terrifying disasters, war-winning heroics and an engineering marvel that saves the city.

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The Great Barrier Reef
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6.33
3 votes

#4 - The Great Barrier Reef

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2021

The mysterious sinking of Australia's "Titanic", a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.

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Sea of Secrets
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6.40
5 votes

#5 - Sea of Secrets

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2021

The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.

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The Alamo
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6.43
7 votes

#6 - The Alamo

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2022

Archaeologists are researching the events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, one of the most famous sieges in American history. Shipwrecks filled with weapons have now been found in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Pacific Shockwave
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6.70
20 votes

#7 - Pacific Shockwave

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/2019

How Japan dominated the Pacific during World War II, crushing the Allies.

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Narcos
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6.75
12 votes

#8 - Narcos

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2022

Narcos: With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cocaine into the US over the last 40 years.

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Alaska
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6.80
5 votes

#9 - Alaska

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2023

Draining Alaskas extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.

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Thai Cave Rescue
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6.90
30 votes

#10 - Thai Cave Rescue

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2019

A new 3D survey of the Thai cave in Tham Luang reveals how 12 boys were rescued after being trapped.

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The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead
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6.94
17 votes

#11 - The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2022

New discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal the identities and final moments of those trapped during Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2000 years ago.

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The Viking Seas
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7.00
31 votes

#12 - The Viking Seas

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/2020

After vanishing in the Baltic over 450 years ago, a formidable battleship reveals secrets.

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Hollywood
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7.05
20 votes

#13 - Hollywood

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2021

From a buried film set to a WW1 Navy ship and old fishing barge, we discover the role these ruins played in Hollywood movie-making history.

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The Mississippi River
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7.06
17 votes

#14 - The Mississippi River

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2021

From a steamboat in a cornfield to the true story behind Hurricane Katrina's floods, new discoveries reveal how the Mississippi river shaped America.

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The Last Wrecks of WWII
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7.08
26 votes

#15 - The Last Wrecks of WWII

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/2020

Hitler’s latest weapons sink during a top-secret U-boat mission. An American aviation breakthrough brings victory to the Allies in the Pacific.

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Pirate Ships of the Caribbean
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7.08
25 votes

#16 - Pirate Ships of the Caribbean

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/2020

Uncovering the long-lost shipwrecks of legendary captains reveals why the Caribbean — more than all other seas — became famous for pirates.

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Raiders of the Civil War
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7.10
30 votes

#17 - Raiders of the Civil War

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/2020

Draining American rivers, seas and oceans reveals military tactics from the American Civil War that rewrote the rules of warfare forever.

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The Battle for the Black Swan
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7.11
18 votes

#18 - The Battle for the Black Swan

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2021

Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?

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The Wild West
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7.12
17 votes

#19 - The Wild West

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/2021

Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.

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Lost Nukes of the Cold War
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7.13
39 votes

#20 - Lost Nukes of the Cold War

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2019

Using computer-generated imagery, the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons are revealed on ocean floors, along with evidence of secret nuclear confrontations

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Secrets of Loch Ness
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7.15
34 votes

#21 - Secrets of Loch Ness

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2019

Emptying the lake to finally reveal the monster's identity.

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Rise of the Roman Empire
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7.16
25 votes

#22 - Rise of the Roman Empire

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/14/2019

The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.

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London's Secret History
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7.17
29 votes

#23 - London's Secret History

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2019

London's secret history is revealed.

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The American Revolution
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7.22
27 votes

#24 - The American Revolution

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/2020

Forgotten wrecks from the American Revolution are discovered. Cutting-edge computer graphics shed new light on the struggle for independence.

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Egypt's Sunken City
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7.22
27 votes

#25 - Egypt's Sunken City

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/2020

A legendary ancient Egyptian city, lost beneath the waves for 2,000 years, finally gives up its secrets.

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