Deadliest Catch
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, the Emmy award-winning DEADLIEST CATCH returns to Discovery for an all-new season.
- 2005-2026
- 22 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality
- TV-PG
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, the Emmy award-winning DEADLIEST CATCH returns to Discovery for an all-new season.
Season 17 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2021
Episode 0
Hell for Heroes
Tue, Apr 13, 2021 84 mins
A year after lockdown and the Russian market battle, a depleted US crab fleet arrives in Dutch Harbor to an industry in crisis. Captains and crews discuss past seasons and the trials ahead.
Episode 1
Out of the Ashes
Tue, Apr 20, 2021 85 mins
With half the crab boats tied up, Sig devises a plan to save the fishery from destruction. As Bering Sea legend Johnathan Hillstrand returns with the Time Bandit to help, veterans struggle to prove they can work together to defend the American dream.
Episode 2
Russian Dragger
Tue, Apr 27, 2021 44 mins
When Mandy devises a plan for partnering, Sig must rethink his own tactics. On the Time Bandit, John and Josh conspire to outmaneuver a Russian captain who tells them what to do in US waters. All hell breaks loose as two vessels collide.
Episode 3
Point of No Return
Tue, May 4, 2021 45 mins
With a cyclone approaching the Saga attempts a life raft rescue. The Northwestern's rookie needs to speed up. Scott has family problems. Summer Bay gets escorted by hundreds of Pacific white sided porpoises.
Episode 4
Time Machine
Tue, May 11, 2021 45 mins
The Southern Wind comes to play, maybe. The Summers Bay loses power and their Rookie needs a pep talk. The Time Bandit and Cornelia Marie work as one.
Episode 5
Force Majeure
Tue, May 18, 2021 45 mins
Fighting a typhoon in the Bering Sea will cause a lot of trouble on board, but at the docks the Summer Bay has a collision with the Southern Wind. Sig will gamble on the movements of Bairdi crabs. Casey will get use old records to find the crab.
Episode 6
Restricted Zone
Tue, May 25, 2021 45 mins
Jonathan and Sig partner to hunt elusive Bairdi at the edge of a Restricted Zone. Jake earns an unexpected windfall of King Crab quota but extended fishing and mechanical failures put safety at risk just as the Coast Guard boards the Saga.
Episode 7
What Would Phil Harris Do?
Tue, Jun 1, 2021 45 mins
What would Phil Harris do? The elusive Bairdi crabs give the crews a game of Hide and Seek.
Episode 8
Tangled Web
Tue, Jun 8, 2021 45 mins
The race is on for the last spot at the cannery. Every Captain hurries to get their Bairdi caught with an emergency shutdown threatening.
Episode 9
Dedication
Tue, Jun 15, 2021 90 mins
While Mandy tests positive for Covid, the crews prepare to say goodbye to one of their own.
Episode 10
Truth Will Set You Free
Tue, Jun 22, 2021 45 mins
When the Cornelia Marie has problems with their block, the Southern Wind comes to their rescue. The Time Bandit overhears Casey getting good news they make a quick run up North. Sig has a crew member with serious medical issues.
Episode 11
Shipbreakers
Tue, Jun 29, 2021 45 mins
It's all fun and games until you burn the boat. It's a big day for the mechanics as everything seems to break.
Episode 12
Extreme Arctic
Tue, Jul 6, 2021 45 mins
As a polar vortex storm slams, a catastrophic collapse of the Northwestern's crane leaves Sig and Mandy with no way to haul pots.
Episode 13
Of Ice and Men
Tue, Jul 20, 2021 45 mins
Sig makes a desperate bid to save gear from descending ice pack while Jake dumps pots to avoid capsizing; when Wild Bill gets line caught in a propeller far from Dutch Harbor, he enlists Jake's diver to attempt a risky underwater repair.
Episode 14
The Crush
Tue, Jul 27, 2021 45 mins
As the fast-moving ice edge crushes all in its path, Sig and Mandy rush north to rejoin the fray; on Cornelia Marie, Josh and Casey's race to save pots comes at a cost in blood and pain; heavy freezing spray threatens to capsize Wizard.
Episode 15
Run Silent Run Deep
Tue, Aug 3, 2021 45 mins
Skirting the ice to their deepest set ever, Josh and Casey apply frontier medicine to a bleeding deck boss. A block wound sidelines Wild Bill's new rail man, while injuries on the Time Bandit take out 2 crewmen and threaten family bonds.
Episode 16
First Come First Served
Tue, Aug 10, 2021 45 mins
As canneries unexpectedly change delivery rules, captains must race to get to the front of the line. Jake risks a daring entry into St Paul harbor, as Johnathan seeks help from Wild Bill. Josh and Casey bet their season on a deep set.
Episode 17
Quid Pro Crab
Tue, Aug 17, 2021 45 mins
Captains scramble to meet an expanded quota in the path of a violent system dubbed "Squall-pocalypse". A breakdown on the Wizard puts Monte in debt to the Time Bandi. Josh and Casey exceed their own quota when it comes to injuries on deck.
Episode 18
Winter's Gambit
Tue, Aug 24, 2021 45 mins
An Arctic storm blasts the fleet. Sig ventures to deep waters he hasn't fished in 17 years. Jonathan steers the Time Bandit into 30-ft waves in a hail Mary run toward Russia. Capt Keith attempts a risky maneuver to save the Wizard's pots.
Episode 19
Wicked Game
Tue, Aug 31, 2021 45 mins
Josh and Casey follow a blind tip from an unknown fisherman into uncharted waters. Johnathan fears the worst when Freddy lands in the icy Bering Sea. On the Wizard, Keith tempts fate, risking thousands in crab gear right at the ice edge.
Episode 20
Over the Rail
Tue, Sep 7, 2021 45 mins
Jake battles a hurricane in the fleet's smallest boat while Keith orders crew over the rail to avoid capsizing. Jonathan finds crab in his cod pots and hunts the hoarde.
Episode 21
First in Line
Tue, Sep 14, 2021 45 mins
When processors shut down due to COVID Sig bers on a rare "crab highway" before there's no place to deliver. Josh and Casey race to deliver live crabs after their pump fails, while Harley risks shipwreck to be first to offload at St Paul.
Episode 22
The Ultimate Price
Tue, Sep 21, 2021 90 mins
Keith risks pushing through jagged ice in search of the Wizard's lost pots. Attempting a risky harbor entry, Wild Bill overturns the Summer Bay and a beloved crewman makes the ultimate sacrifice on the deck of a veteran crab boat.
Episode 23
Succession
Tue, Sep 28, 2021 41 mins
As Sig Hansen approaches "greatest of all time" status as a Bering Sea crab captain of nearly a half century, his hard-won ways are put to the test when daughter Mandy pressures him to cement her spot as heir to the Hansen Family Legacy.
