Deadliest Catch

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.

2005-2026
22 seasons
Discovery Channel
Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality
TV-PG

Deadliest Catch Will Have an Upgraded New Look in Season 15

Get ready to see the docuseries in a whole new light

Fri, Apr 5, 2019

Deadliest Catch Will Have an Upgraded New Look in Season 15

Transparent, Game of Thrones Win Creative Arts Emmys

See the complete list of winners

Sun, Sep 13, 2015

Transparent, Game of Thrones Win Creative Arts Emmys

Deadliest Catch Star Tony Lara Dies at 50

He reportedly died in his sleep

Tue, Aug 11, 2015

Deadliest Catch Star Tony Lara Dies at 50

A Former Deadliest Catch Producer Was Shot Dead in Pasadena

He was 25.

Fri, Jul 24, 2015

A Former Deadliest Catch Producer Was Shot Dead in Pasadena

Arrow Taps Sin City Alum as Katana in Season 3

Sin City alum Devin Aoki has been tapped to play DC Comics heroine Katana on Arrow's upcoming third season, TVGuide.com has confirmed. The actress will play...

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

Arrow Taps Sin City Alum as Katana in Season 3

Jennifer Love Hewitt Joins Criminal Minds as Series Regular

It didn't take long for Criminal Minds to find Jeanne Tripplehorn's replacement. Jennifer Love Hewitt has joined the cast of the CBS procedural as a series regular, the network announced Tuesday. The Ghost Whisperer alum will play...

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

Jennifer Love Hewitt Joins Criminal Minds as Series Regular

Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber Lands Multi-Episode Arc on Rizzoli & Isles

Jamie Bamber has landed a multi-episode arc on Rizzoli & Isles, TVGuide.com has confirmed. As first reported by TVLine.com, the Battlestar Galactica alum will play...

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

Battlestar Galactica's Jamie Bamber Lands Multi-Episode Arc on Rizzoli & Isles

Starz Developing American Gods Drama From Bryan Fuller

Starz is developing an adaptation of American Gods from Hannibal's Bryan Fuller, the network announced Tuesday. Based on the 2001 novel from Neil Gaiman, the drama tells the story of...

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

Starz Developing American Gods Drama From Bryan Fuller

CBS Orders Adaptation of James Patterson's Zoo Straight to Series

CBS has given a straight-to-series order for Zoo, based on James Patterson's novel of the same name, the network announced Tuesday. Zoo is a global thriller about...

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

CBS Orders Adaptation of James Patterson's Zoo Straight to Series

Watch This Tonight: Deadliest Catch

It's about time that a woman join the Deadliest Catch crew. On Tuesday's episode, the Northwestern fleet takes on a new recruit: Sig's 18-year-old daughter, Mandy. But the men aren't the only ones nervous about her coming aboard. Can Mandy hold her own? Get more scoop about the episode on Watch This Tonight:

Tue, Jul 1, 2014

Discovery Announces Scripted Robert Redford Series, Nik Wallenda Special and More

Discovery Channel is getting into the scripted business with a new series about the Old West from Robert Redford. Announced as part of Thursday's Discovery Communications upfront presentation, the network is launching The West, a series spanning 40 years between the end of the Civil War and after the turn of the 20th century. The series, from Redford's Sundance Productions and Stephen David Entertainment, will feature famous characters from American History, including Jesse James, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill.Discovery Channel is getting into the scripted business with a new series about the Old West from Robert Redford. Announced as part of Thursday's Discovery Communications upfront presentation, the network is launching The West, a series spanning 40 years between the end of the Civil War and after the turn of the 20th century. The series, from Redford's Sundance Productions and Stephen David Entertainment, will feature famous characters from American History, including Jesse James, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill.

Thu, Apr 3, 2014

Discovery Announces Scripted Robert Redford Series, Nik Wallenda Special and More

Where Does AMC Go From Here?

AMC is at a crossroads. Although the cable network's successes in 2013 are hard to ignore — Breaking Bad ended its landmark run to critical raves and an astounding 400-plus percent growth in total viewers,  and The Walking Dead remained TV's top-rated drama with a Season 4 premiere that drew 16 million sets of eyeballs — the network faced its share of setbacks. A resurrected third season of The Killing earned better reviews, but it was canceled (again) after failing to deliver an audience (it's since been revived again by Netflix). Worse, freshman drama Low Winter Sun was utterly rejected by viewers despite being paired with Bad's successful final run.Winter TV: Get scoop on your favorite returning showsThe truth is, AMC...

Fri, Jan 10, 2014

AMC Renews Small Town Security, Green-Lights New Reality Series About Arm Wrestling

Ready to wrestle? AMC has greenlit a new reality series set inside the raw and highly competitive world of American arm wrestling, the cable network announced Wednesday. King of Arms, from the Emmy-winning producers behind Deadliest Catch, will follow members of five arm wrestling clubs, as well as their friends and family, as...

Thu, Oct 17, 2013

AMC Renews Small Town Security, Green-Lights New Reality Series About Arm Wrestling

Reality TV's Growing Pains: What Will It Take to Find The Next Big Hit?

It's time for a reality-TV reality check. Even top executives and producers admit that the genre has become tired — an overload of singing battles, food challenges, screaming housewives and dating competitions. "We've been in a huge reality drought," says Greg Goldman, the new president of Studio Lambert USA, which produces Undercover Boss.The broadcast networks continue to coast on the enduring success of veteran franchises like Survivor, but they're not minting many new hits. In cable, the success of docuseries like the Real Housewives franchise and Love & Hip Hop has led to a glut of such shows.But a shake-up may finally be on the way. CBS recently named a new head of reality TV, Chris Castallo, while Fox is looking to fill the top job in its alternative department (which infamous reality kingpin Mike Darnell vacated at the end of July). There's also a new head of unscripted TV at AMC, while TruTV and A&E, both big reality networks, have new bosses.

Wed, Aug 21, 2013

Reality TV's Growing Pains: What Will It Take to Find The Next Big Hit?

Deadliest Catch's Elliott Neese Missing in Season 9 Preview

As the stars of Deadliest Catch prepare to set sail for Season 9, someone is noticeably missing: Elliott Neese.The captain of the Ramblin' Rose struggled throughout last season, even clashing with the ship's owner when he refused to move the ship out of harbor during a big ice storm.

Fri, Apr 12, 2013

Deadliest Catch's Elliott Neese Missing in Season 9 Preview

Discovery Channel Cancels Dirty Jobs

There are no more Dirty Jobs. Discovery Channel has canceled the reality show after eight seasons, creator and host Mike Rowe announced in a blog post Wednesday. One of the network's...

Wed, Nov 21, 2012

TV's Got Male, With More Testosterone Shows To Come

When a young programming executive at the History channel first pitched the idea of following a group of Louisiana Cajuns who hunt alligators, "the poor guy got laughed out of the room," says the network's president, Nancy Dubuc. But instead of dropping the idea, he kept bringing it up — and kept getting laughed at."But by the fourth meeting, you had to pause," Dubuc says. "If somebody is as passionate as he was about something, what's the harm in letting them run with it?" That germ of an idea turned into Swamp People, an unlikely hit that ...

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

TV's Got Male, With More Testosterone Shows To Come

Boardwalk Empire Cleans Up at the Creative Arts Emmys

A sign of things to come? Boardwalk Empire won a leading seven awards at the Creative Arts Emmys.HBO's freshman drama took home statuettes Saturday night for casting, makeup, art direction, editing, visual effects, sound editing and cinematography. Game of Thrones and Mildred Pierce were also among the HBO programs recognized, bringing the cable channel's total tally to 15 wins.See photos, nominees and more in our Emmys sectionBoardwalk, which has already earned Golden Globes for the show and leading man Steve Buscemi, could do even more damage at next weekend's prime-time Emmy Awards, where the show looks to keep Mad Men from being named Outstanding Drama Series for a fourth consecutive year.

Sun, Sep 11, 2011

Boardwalk Empire Cleans Up at the Creative Arts Emmys

Cable's Big Players Get into the Reality TV Business

Rizzoli & Isles, meet Mark Burnett. Cable networks like TNT, USA, FX and AMC became scripted powerhouses while mostly ignoring reality TV — until now. All four networks have big plans to enter the reality arena in the coming year in a bid to keep up with the times.Last week, TNT — known up until now as the home to dramas like Rizzoli — picked up the reality competition pilot Fortune Hunters, from ace reality producer Burnett. And over at AMC, the Mad Men network added two more reality projects to its plate: JJK Security, shot inside a real-life rural Georgia ...

Thu, Sep 8, 2011

Cable's Big Players Get into the Reality TV Business

July Fourth Marathon Roundup: What to Watch This Weekend

Stuffed from eating too much barbecue? Sunburned from laying out at the beach? Then head inside this Fourth of July weekend to log some serious time watching your favorite TV shows. Trust us, you'll have plenty of choices. Below, we map out the best holiday-weekend marathons the networks have planned: (All times are ET/PT)

Fri, Jul 1, 2011

July Fourth Marathon Roundup: What to Watch This Weekend

Exclusive: First Look at New Deadliest Catch Spin-off Special

Two of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch captains are trading crab fishing for a different kind of prey: Sea monsters. Brothers Johnathan Hillstrand and Andy Hillstrand have signed on to star in the special Alaskan Monster Hunt, which airs next month.

Wed, Jun 29, 2011

Exclusive: First Look at New Deadliest Catch Spin-off Special

Celebrity Watchlist: Romany Malco Finds Great Drama in The Good Wife and The Wire

What does Romany Malco consider good TV? The Good Wife, of course."It's cryptic and clever with a message that promotes strong family values," he tells TVGuide.com. "The cast is a nice mixture of flawed and complex ...

Fri, Apr 15, 2011

Celebrity Watchlist: Romany Malco Finds Great Drama in The Good Wife and The Wire

Deadliest Catch Returns with New Boats and Crews

It's been a tough year for Deadliest Catch. The mourning continued for beloved Capt. Phil Harris, who passed away last winter. Then in February, Time Bandit crew member Justin Tennison was found dead in a motel room.

Tue, Apr 12, 2011

Deadliest Catch Returns with New Boats and Crews

Deadliest Catch Crew Member Found Dead at 33

Justin Tennison, a Deadliest Catch crew member on the Time Bandit, has been found dead. He was 33.Tennison's body was found Tuesday at a hotel room in Homer, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Police say he died of unknown causes and no foul play is suspected. The state medical examiner's office will perform an autopsy in Anchorage.See other celebrities we've lost this yearAlcohol and roughly a quarter-ounce of what appeared to be marijuana were also found in the room, Lt. Randy Rosencrans said. "There was information that there ...

Wed, Feb 23, 2011

Deadliest Catch Crew Member Found Dead at 33

The King's Speech Pulls Upset at Producers Guild Awards

The King's Speech beat out Oscar front-runner The Social Network to win top prize at the 2011 Producers Guild Awards. The film starring Colin Firth was awarded the top prize for feature films at the awards Saturday in Los Angeles. The surprise win came less than a week after The King's Speech lost out to The Social Network for best...

Sun, Jan 23, 2011

The King's Speech Pulls Upset at Producers Guild Awards

Thanksgiving Weekend Marathon Roundup

If you're going to spend much of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend on the couch — after all, you'll have lots of food to digest -- there's plenty of TV to watch. Check out our marathon roundup: (All times are ET/PT and subject to change) Thursday, Nov. 25The Haunted (9 a.m.-8 p.m., Animal Planet)Millionaire Matchmaker (10 a.m.-6 p.m., Bravo)Mythbusters (9 a.m.-8 p.m., Discovery)

Wed, Nov 24, 2010

Deadliest Catch Stars Rejoin Series

Just weeks after announcing their exit, Deadliest Catch stars Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand and Capt. Sig Hansen are back aboard the hit Discovery Channel series, a network rep confirms. The Hillstrands announced their exit on Sept. 28th, saying they were unable to...

Fri, Oct 8, 2010

Deadliest Catch Stars Quit Over Lawsuit

A trio of stars has quit Discovery's Deadliest Catch, a week after the network sued two of them, claiming breach of contract, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Brothers and Capts. Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand said in a statement Tuesday that they were unable to continue the show due to the ongoing litigation, in which Discovery accused the duo ...

Wed, Sep 29, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, July 20

Pretty Little Liars8 pm/ET ABC FAMILY Sara Shepherd, the author of the book series this show is based on, steps into the world she created when she guest stars as a substitute teacher. And that world continues to be full of secrets and tension as the girls deal with the ramifications of everything that occurred during last week's tumultuous homecoming dance, including something they discovered about Toby that night. Meanwhile, Aria is now getting troubling text messages from someone else in addition to "A." — Jennifer Sankowski Read on for previews of Deadliest Catch, Rescue Me,

Tue, Jul 20, 2010

Top Moments: Housewives, The Hills and Deadliest Catch Get Real

What is reality? This is a question best posed by philosophers and the stoner kids at your high school. But also by producers of reality shows, who love to toy with our expectations. This week, we look at a few scripted shows that filled us with real emotions. And, more amazingly, reality shows that did the same. (Not that all these emotions were good: Looking at you, Real Housewives of New Jersey.) Welcome to Top Moments, Reeling in Reality Edition.13. Worst Decision: On Entourage, an obviously concussed Vince unilaterally decides to cut off his signature curly locks. (You can imagine Keri Russell sitting at home and saying with a sigh: "They never learn.") We hope he's not...

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Top Moments: Housewives, The Hills and Deadliest Catch Get Real

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Hawthorne9/8c TNT Star and executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith's character-driven hospital drama opens its second season. This new nurse verse begins with a harsh reality: Richmond Trinity goes out of business completely, prompting several staff members to land employment at a decaying hospital set in a run-down neighborhood. There, series protagonist Christina Hawthorne promptly clashes with the nursing supervisor. And the change is a bitter pill to swallow for Tom as well: He must relinquish his administrative post.Read on for previews of Memphis Beat, Deadliest Catch, Primetime: Mind Games, Downfall, the World Cup and 30 for 30.

Tue, Jun 22, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Matt's Picks for the Week of June 21

HISTORY DETECTIVES (Monday at 9/8c, PBS) The popular summer series goes into space for its eighth-season opener. One segment investigates whether art from Andy Warhol and five other major modern artists was smuggled onto the Moon in 1969 aboard the Apollo 12 lunar module, on an unauthorized ceramic mini-canvas...

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

Memorial Day Weekend Marathon Roundup

There's no better way to work off all that Memorial Day weekend BBQ than lounging on the couch watching endless hours of TV. (Exercise is overrated.) Check out our marathon roundup for the unofficial start of summer after the jump.

Fri, May 28, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Glee9:28/8:28c Fox Sectionals was struggle enough, but that was four months ago; now it's on to Regionals and a likely season-finale showdown with "the evil empire of the show-choir world," Vocal Adrenaline. Tonight, you'll meet V.A.'s star, Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff, who costarred with Lea Michele in Broadway's "Spring Awakening"). So does Rachel, and they hit it off. But is he playing her?  Meanwhile, Sue's back from Boca and ready to rumble. Numbers feature the words "hello" (the Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye") and "hell" (AC/DC's "Highway to Hell"). Idina Menzel plays Vocal Adrenaline's coach.Read on for previews of Dancing with the Stars, Lost, Melrose Place and Deadliest Catch.

Tue, Apr 13, 2010

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Deadliest Catch's Jake Harris Charged with Reckless Driving

Deadliest Catch star Jake Harris has been charged with reckless driving , TVGuide.com has confirmed. Harris, 24, was charged Tuesday in King County, Wash. with reckless driving and driving with a suspended license. The charges, both misdemeanors, stem from Harris' Feb. 18 arrest, when he was...

Wed, Mar 17, 2010

Deadliest Catch's Jake Harris Charged with Reckless Driving

Deadliest Catch's Jake Harris Charged with DUI

Deadliest Catch star Jake Harris was arrested late Thursday in Seattle on suspicion of a DUI nine days after the death of his father, Captain Phil Harris, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris dies Harris, 24, has been charged with

Sat, Feb 20, 2010

Deadliest Catch's Jake Harris Charged with DUI

Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies

Fishing boat captain and star of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch Phil Harris has died after suffering from a stroke last month, the network announced. He was 53. "It is with great sadness that we say goodbye ...

Wed, Feb 10, 2010

Deadliest Catch Captain Phil Harris Dies

Police Reel In Bank Robbery Suspect Who Appeared on Deadliest Catch

A man who appeared on Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch has been arrested on a warrant charging him with three bank robberies in Oregon, according to The Associated Press.

Fri, Jan 1, 2010

Police Reel In Bank Robbery Suspect Who Appeared on Deadliest Catch

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, July 28, 2009

More to Love9/8 CT Fox Think of ABC's The Bachelor — only more so. You got it, romance fans: a dating show for the rest of us, at least those of us who think twice before getting into a bathing suit. Bachelor impresario Mike Fleiss is behind the series, and the bachelor who'll be looking for more to love, Luke Conley, did play football — on the offensive line — before going into real estate. And according to the 2005 Allan Hancock College Bulldogs 2005 roster, he tipped the scales at 270 lbs. Plus-size model Emme is the host.Read on for previews of Deadliest Catch, Warehouse 13 and Saving Grace.

Tue, Jul 28, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Deadliest Catch9 pm/ET Discovery For this particularly chilly episode, they should have ditched the Bon Jovi song in the opening for "Baby, It's Cold Outside," as frozen things come in threes: frozen gear, frozen crabs and a frozen harbor. Meanwhile, on the Northwestern, skipper Sig Hansen wrestles with his cigarette addiction. Maybe he should consider changing his first name.Read on for previews of Tiny & Toya, Rescue Me, Saving Grace and Nova scienceNow.

Tue, Jun 30, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List for Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Rescue Me10 pm/ET FXEverybody knows that Tommy Gavin is a little crazy, but too crazy to run into burning buildings? Find out tonight, when he has his FDNY Section 8 review. Meanwhile, Mike goes through with his plan to buy a bar, and a French writer (an attractive young woman, not surprisingly) is wandering around the firehouse, asking the guys to talk to her about 9/11. She gets an earful from Franco, who calls the attacks "an inside job"— a view echoing that of Daniel Sunjata, who plays Franco.Read on for previews of Biggest Loser: Couples, 90210, Dancing with the Stars and Deadliest Catch.

Tue, Apr 14, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List for Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Discovery Makes a Splash with New Slate

Get your survival gear ready because Discovery will be exploring new terrain with several "how will they ever get themselves out of that snowy ravine/swamp/cave with only a toothpick and dental floss?" docudramas and a scripted TV movie.The network has greenlighted at least seven new projects, including several from top docudrama pros Thom Beers and Craig Piligian, in order to increase its number of original programming hours, according to The Hollywood Reporter.First is But Wait ... There's More, executive produced by Beers, which follows longform ad salesmen Billy Mays and Anthony "Sully" Sullivan as they check out quirky new products and craft pitches and take to the airwaves to sell their wares. Discovery has ordered 13 episodes and plans to premiere the show...

Thu, Jan 8, 2009

Something's Very Fishy with Deadliest Catch

The Season 4 premiere of Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch may have sought to reel in viewers by creating the illusion that the fishing boat The Wizard was being flooded in real time, but reality suggests otherwise. Yes, the boat was assaulted by waves last October. And yes, the boat was flooded... a week prior. According to a production outline obtained by the Hollywood Reporter, extra footage may have been shot to pastiche the two events into one  especially when you factor in that there are exterior shots (shot by a second craft) of The Wizard being "flooded," though the boat was in fact alone at the time of the actual incident. ( Watch video of the sequence here.) The doc cited by the trade specifically says, "Combine Wizard leak story on Sept. 26 with The Wizard being hit by a big wave on Oct. 1 and Oct. 2. The fiction we are constructing is that the big wave hit The Wizard on their steam up to Dutch, caused a leak in Lenny's stateroom. In reality these were two separa...

Fri, Apr 18, 2008

Something's Very Fishy with Deadliest Catch

NBC Reels in Deadliest Catch Creator for Reality Block

NBC has inked a deal with Thom Beers (creator of cable's Ice Road Truckers and Deadliest Catch) and producing partners Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun to develop a three-hour block of action-adventure/reality programming. The order for each of the three series is 10 episodes, and while the exact programs have yet to be determined  all parties are currently sifting through a dozen different ideas  it is believed they will be in the same vein as Truckers and Catch. The consensus is that the block would air Friday or Saturday, or perhaps even Sunday following football.

Mon, Dec 3, 2007