The WORST episodes of Naked and Afraid XL
Every episode of Naked and Afraid XL ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - 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.
#2 - I'm in Big Trouble
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2022
The Peruvian Amazon's aggressive piranha, venomous fer de lance and even poisonous plants test 12 survivalists. XL rookies look to last 40 days while vets try to make 60 and become Legends. Four survivalists will be gone in the first four days.
#3 - 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.
#4 - Cold Grudges Die Hard
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/20/2021
Two survivalists confront sub-freezing temperatures in the swamp.
#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 - 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.
#8 - Itching for Revenge
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2021
Spotting nutria tracks, Matt wants revenge and his next meal. Jeff uses ingenuity to create a one-of-a-kind swamp smoker. Amber's fishing skills have her team well-fed, but an injury from her military service threatens her challenge.
#9 - Gary Eats All the Things
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2021
With a huge 8-foot alligator win, Gary eats parts that are too much for his team and his stomach. Complications from Matt's parasite grow more serious. Steven and Jeff stalk much-needed prey. A survivalist is forced from the challenge.
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#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Crossbow and a Cross to Bear
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/26/2020
Gwen and Sarah lead the charge to build a crossbow in the bush.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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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#18 - Boiling Point
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/21/2020
Makani desperately pushes through the broiling valley to find a new tribe. Ryan hatches a high-risk plan to get a kill. Suzanne plots her exit from Seth, but Africa's heat thwarts her plan and forces a survivalist to leave the challenge.
#19 - No Calm After the Storm
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2020
A brutal windstorm punishes the survivalists. A falling out with Bulent leads Makani to banish herself and risk going it alone. Kate finds a new group and the desperate team goes on a hunt that could make or break their challenge.
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#20 - The Barehanded Killer
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/7/2020
After self-banishing, Kate is slammed by Africa's wrath. Desperately hungry, Bulent gets a major score with his bare hands but can Makani put aside her vegan beliefs? Wes and Gwen's first big food win goes wrong, threatening their health.
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#21 - 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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#22 - Croc Shock
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2020
As temperatures soar, survivalists try to hunt while being hunted themselves. At Camp Murder Puddle, the group fights off a night attack by aggressive crocodiles. A team in turmoil leads to the first self-banishment of the challenge.
#23 - Valley of the Banished
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/24/2020
12 survivalists enter a punishing African location where tribes in the area lived by a simple principle: banish the weak. As the 40-day challenge begins, deadly crocodiles and territorial leopards circle. A survivalist is targeted for banishment.
#24 - Den of Vipers
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/27/2019
Jeff is called out for his "no hand-outs" survival strategy but refuses to back down. Through a free-wheeling discussion, new interviews, and never-before-seen footage, it's a new look into how the survivalists survived land, sea and each other.
#25 - Frozen: Hypothermic When Wet
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2022
Jake and Waz build a dam in frigid waters and Gabby risks hypothermia.