The BEST episodes of Naked and Afraid XL
Every episode of Naked and Afraid XL ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Naked and Afraid XL!
A group of amateur survivalists are put to the ultimate test in the wild for 40 days with nothing but a few primitive tools. No food. No clothing. No water. They must hunt and gather whatever they need until extraction day.
#1 - Jungle Gangsters Out
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/3/2022
With the day 60 extraction looming, a hunt goes awry and leads to an all-out jungle search for wounded prey; the team's large-scale raft build could be a crushing waste of time and calories; a survivalist decides this will be their last challenge.
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#2 - All in to Get Out
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/27/2021
Days from the end of their 60-day challenge, the remaining survivalists join forces against the frigid swamp. Desperate for a big kill, all seven go on an epic group hunt. During extraction, a vessel takes on water and puts a pair at risk for hypothermia.
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#4 - Banished But Not Broken
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/2/2020
With extraction just days away, one survivalist goes against the group, is banished and must try to complete the challenge alone. Gwen and Sarah deploy crossbows as they push for one last kill. A deadly snake could end someone's challenge on Day 40.
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#5 - All-Stars: Africa Strikes First
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/13/2018
An attack by a venomous predator puts one of the survivalists at risk just three days into the challenge; with food scarce, the competitors hunt warthogs and impalas, and, as they track their prey, the survivalists are also being stalked.
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#6 - A Bridge Over Swampy Water
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2021
To cross the gator-filled swamp, Rylie, Matt and Ryan engineer an epic 50-foot bridge in a desperate attempt for resources. Harassed by a black bear, Jeff and Steven must abandon their camp. EJ stalks a gator who has been stealing his fish.
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#7 - All-Stars: Hunted Humans
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2018
Stalked by lions, hyenas and aggressive crocodiles, 13 all-star survivalists try to survive for 40 days in Africa's sun-scorched Selati Basin; resources are scarce, and when one group scavenges meat, hungry predators stalk their camp.
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#8 - Third Times the Harm
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/19/2020
Wes and team get their third big-game kill, but the victory quickly becomes an unexpected and very dangerous medical situation. A broiling heat wave pushes temperatures to 130 degrees and tests Bulent's ability to survive solo.
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#9 - Mutiny in the Jungle
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2022
The Legends put their mark on the challenge; desperate to get food for Steven, EJ creates poison blow darts to chase a much-needed meal; Matt spearheads an ambitious dock build that drains Dan's strength; Jeff adds to the tension on Amber's team.
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#11 - Out of Africa
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/31/2016
All 12 survivalists return to bring viewers behind-the-scenes of their epic 40-day challenge in South Africa. Through new interviews & never-before-seen footage, they show a whole new side of the most difficult group survival challenge ever.
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#12 - Careful What You Fish For
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2022
With Amber gone, Trish and Jen must fend for themselves; Amber joins forces with Steven and EJ. A distant fishing hole means a punishing journey for their next meal; after a huge food win, Dan and Waz make a high-risk choice.
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#13 - Belly of the Beast
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2019
With extraction on the other side of the island and the open sea too dangerous to navigate, the only way out for the survivalists is to go in. But trekking through the jungle they must watch out for venomous centipedes, vipers, and monitor lizards.
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#14 - Keep Your Frenemies Close
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/2020
Wes scores another kill, but when a group enters their camp, the win creates tension. A desperate Bulent migrates to Seth's watering hole. Seth is open to a partnership but Bulent remains solo and quickly gets a major food win in Seth's backyard.
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#15 - EJ's Ball and Pain
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2021
A brutal injury threatens EJ's challenge and manhood. Jeff and Steven are stalked by a territorial black bear. Rylie, Matt and Ryan land their second huge win of the challenge. Max and Gary plan a risky raid of an active beehive.
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#16 - You Left Us to Rot
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/19/2022
Desperate for food ahead of their Day 40 extraction, Jen pushes Trish to hunt new territory. Dan, Waz and Matt corner one of the Amazon's apex predators, a six-foot caiman. When Trish and Amber's paths cross again, tensions re-surface.
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#17 - That All You Got, Lousiana?
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2021
12 of Naked and Afraid's best battle their biggest challenge yet – 60 days in Louisiana's punishing swamps. Surrounded by aggressive alligators and snakes, it's rodent bacteria attacking the All-Stars' most private areas that threatens to take them out.
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#18 - A Gathering Swarm
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/26/2022
Pushing past day 50, the final six survivalists come together as one group, but must scramble to expand their shelter; the Amazon unleashes a bee swarm and a torrential storm; a knife accident threatens a survivalist's challenge.
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#19 - A Matter of Life or Seth
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/5/2020
Brutal heat punishes Suzanne as she makes a new start after leaving Seth. Barehanded Killer Bulent takes on a monitor lizard. A potential snake attack could be Seth's first African food win. A tribe plans a move that could upend the challenge.
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#22 - Amazon Pain Forest
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2022
The Peruvian Amazon. A rich, beautiful rainforest where thousands of species of animals and plants want to kill you. Now, 12 survivalists begin a new XL challenge there -- some going for 40-days, others attempting 60-day legend status.
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#24 - Goodbye Cruel Waterworld
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/21/2019
Season finale. Medics closely monitor Jeff's high fever and prepare his evacuation. The others scramble for a 5-mile extraction journey through shark-infested waters. A survivalist pushes too hard leading to a medical emergency on the open sea.
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#25 - The Final Fight
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/11/2017
After Russell's shocking decision to quit the Amazon challenge, the remaining survivalists struggle to regroup in time for a brutal two-day 15-mile water extraction journey. Electric eels, anaconda & caiman all pose threats in this jam-packed finale.
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