The BEST episodes of Marooned with Ed Stafford

Every episode of Marooned with Ed Stafford ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Marooned with Ed Stafford!

Ed Stafford is undertaking an extreme survival challenge. He’ll be washed up naked and alone on a desert island, south east of Fiji, with only his brain, bare hands, and a camera to keep him alive. He’ll take no food, water, clothes, knife or tools, so from the moment he arrives he is on an extraordinary race to stay alive.

Last Updated: 4/7/2026Network: Status: Continuing

8.08

76 votes

#1 - Australia

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/18/2014

Ed is marooned on the unforgiving coast of Western Australia. He's completely on his own with nothing - No food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope...

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8.03

37 votes

#2 - Botswana

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/25/2014

Ed tackles the dangers of Botswana's Okavango Delta in Southern Africa. He's stranded with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10...

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7.95

40 votes

#3 - Venezuela

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2014

Ed is marooned in the rainforest surroundings of Venezuela. He's stranded with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

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7.91

11 votes

#4 - Norway

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2014

Ed is dropped on top of a snow-covered mountain in the western fjords of Norway. Under constant risk of hypothermia, he faces the rising spring tide threatening his shelter

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7.86

7 votes

#5 - Patagonia

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2014

Dropped in the foothills of the Andes in Argentine Patagonia, Ed faces extreme exposure to both intense sunlight and freezing temperatures, eating tadpoles and ant eggs

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7.85

27 votes

#6 - Guatemala

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/15/2016

Survival expert Ed lands in the crocodile-infested Guatemalan jungle, and inspired by the ancient Mayans who lived there, goes to extreme measures to find food

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7.81

26 votes

#7 - Gobi

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/8/2016

Ed tackles an epic mountain climb in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Going five days without a solid meal, can he thrive in one of Earth's most isolated spots?

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7.77

26 votes

#8 - Thailand

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/2014

Ed Stafford attempts to survive alone in northern Thailand. He's stranded with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

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7.76

17 votes

#9 - Arizona

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/2014

Ed attempts to survive alone in the Sonoran Desert. He's stranded with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope for 10 days?

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7.62

85 votes

#10 - Borneo

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/4/2014

Ed Stafford takes on the jungles of Borneo. He's completely on his own with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope in this...

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7.56

16 votes

#11 - Rwanda

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/2014

Ed Stafford attempts to survive alone in the wilds of Rwanda. He's stranded with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope?

7.49

74 votes

#12 - Romania

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2014

Ed is stranded in the Carpathian Mountains. He's completely on his own with nothing - no food, no water, not even a knife. How will he cope in this environment...

7.33

6 votes

#13 - Marooned: Rules of Survival

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/2014

Ed Stafford guides us through his top ten tips for surviving 10 days at a time, in eight of the world's harshest environments, totally alone

7.18

11 votes

#14 - Philippines

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2014

Ed attempts to survive on a secluded, litter-covered beach on Coron Island, in the Philippines. After becoming seriously ill, he struggles with ghosts from the past

7.00

1 votes

#15 - Changbai Mountain, China

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2025

Stuck in nearly two metres of snow, Ed must work out how to survive long enough in sub-zero temperatures to make his way off the peak of Changbai Mountain in Northern China.

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6.67

3 votes

#16 - Erongo Mountains, Namibia

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2025

In Namibia's Erongo Mountains: hundreds of kilometres of scorching, rocky desert, but the San bushmen have survived here for millennia. Can Ed?

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0.00

0 votes

#17 - Namibia

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/22/2016

Ed takes on the parched bushveld of northern Namibia, in southern Africa. Dropped right at the end of a very long dry season, there are virtually no edible plants available to him. Undeterred, he makes base camp up a tree on the shores of a huge lake, spending each night on his home-made sleeping platform. He builds a huge fish corral which gives him a steady supply of small fish to eat, alongside a bird that he catches in a traditional bushman’s trap. But his obsession with trying to catch a warthog sees him take his eye off the ball. How will he survive?

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0.00

0 votes

#18 - Orinoco River, Columbia

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/25/2025

Encircled by raging forest fires, Ed Stafford struggles to survive in the arid savannah and dense jungles along Columbia's Orinoco River.

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0.00

0 votes

#19 - GuangXi Karst, China

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2025

Barefoot among the karst spires of Guangxi China, Ed must learn to navigate the razor-sharp rocks and deadly snakes in this scarce environment.

0.00

0 votes

#20 - Pearl Islands, Panama

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2025

Isolated on a desert island off the coast of Panama, Ed Stafford is trapped on a beach unless he braves the shark infested waters to find a new base.

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0.00

0 votes

#21 - Caprivi Strip/Kwando River, Africa

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/2025

Ed strives to survive for 10 days in the heart of Africa, the Caprivi, a place with the highest concentration of dangerous game in the world.

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