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.

Last Updated: 3/12/2024Network: DiscoveryStatus: Continuing
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Jungle Gangsters Out
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8.21
73 votes

#1 - Jungle Gangsters Out

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/3/2022

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All in to Get Out
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8.01
78 votes

#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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Banished But Not Broken
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7.96
89 votes

#3 - 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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Keep Your Frenemies Close
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7.88
86 votes

#4 - 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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All-Stars: Africa Strikes First
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7.88
197 votes

#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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All-Stars: Hunted Humans
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7.87
202 votes

#6 - 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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Belly of the Beast
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7.85
124 votes

#7 - 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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Third Times the Harm
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7.84
95 votes

#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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A Bridge Over Swampy Water
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7.83
84 votes

#9 - 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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Out of Africa
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7.82
132 votes

#10 - 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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Careful What You Fish For
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7.82
71 votes

#11 - Careful What You Fish For

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/12/2022

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You Left Us to Rot
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7.82
71 votes

#12 - You Left Us to Rot

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/19/2022

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Mutiny in the Jungle
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7.81
70 votes

#13 - Mutiny in the Jungle

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/29/2022

EJ creates poison blow darts while Matt embarks on a an ambitious dock build. Jeff adds tension to Amber's team.

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A Feast of the Eyes
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7.81
74 votes

#14 - A Feast of the Eyes

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/13/2021

An eye-popping, reckless move puts a survivalist's challenge at risk.

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Chomping at His Bits
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7.81
83 votes

#15 - Chomping at His Bits

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2021

Matt puts himself at risk of a challenge-ending injury for a potential big alligator win. Massive storms send Steven on a desperate search for resources. The swamp claims its first victim as one all-star calls it quits.

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A Matter of Life or Seth
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7.78
94 votes

#16 - 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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That All You Got, Lousiana?
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7.75
73 votes

#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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Waterworld
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7.75
112 votes

#18 - Waterworld

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2019

12 elite survivalists are dropped into the brutal South China Sea where they must survive 40 days on land and sea. Plus, 2 All-Star survivalists enter the same challenge looking to survive not just 40 but an unprecedented 60 days.

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Feastmode
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7.75
84 votes

#19 - Feastmode

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/28/2020

An unlikely alliance scores the challenge's first big-game kill. Suzänne risks her survival by banishing herself from Seth. Bulent wards off hyenas and baboons. On a two-day hunting mission, Ryan's surrounded by deadly predators.

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EJ's Ball and Pain
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7.75
87 votes

#20 - 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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Goodbye Cruel Waterworld
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7.72
97 votes

#21 - 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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A Gathering Swarm
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7.72
61 votes

#22 - A Gathering Swarm

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/26/2022

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The Final Fight
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7.71
235 votes

#23 - 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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Surviving with Sharks
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7.71
114 votes

#24 - Surviving with Sharks

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2019

With resources dwindling, the survivalists venture into the shark-infested waters of the South China Sea searching for a much-needed meal. The all-female team is punished by scorching heat, brutal storms and a deadly insect that could end their challenge.

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Shattered
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7.69
285 votes

#25 - Shattered

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/7/2017

Lacey's night-fishing plan yields a boost in strength and team morale; lack of food and sleep at Camp Laguna Negra makes Shannon spiral downward; Matt and Russell take to the water and score another huge protein win.

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