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The Best Episodes of Survivorman

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In this harrowing reality series, “Survivorman” Les Stroud travels to far-flung locales with little more than the clothes on his back and 50 pounds of camera equipment to battle - and try to survive -

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Survivorman Season 5 Episode 1 - Grenada Jungle
    8.5/10(43 votes)

    #1 - Grenada Jungle

    S5:E1

    Les must survive for 5 days in the jungle on the island of Grenada

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 9 - Lost at Sea
    8.4/10(65 votes)

    #2 - Lost at Sea

    S1:E9

    Living "off the land" takes on a new meaning as Les Stroud casts off for a week at sea. With no food and only a bare minimum of equipment, Stroud will be set adrift in an inflatable life raft off the coast of Belize. Battling hunger, thirst and the Caribbean heat, he must also keep his cameras dry to film the ordeal. To top it off - the life raft has a few bad leaks and needs constant bailing. It also leaks air and requires frequent re-inflation with a hand pump - Survivorman is in for a busy few days!

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Survivorman Season 3 Episode 6 - Papua New Guinea
    8.4/10(45 votes)

    #3 - Papua New Guinea

    S3:E6

    Les Stroud must survive in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Survivorman Season 2 Episode 2 - Ecuador
    8.3/10(66 votes)

    #4 - Ecuador

    S2:E2

    The phrase “It’s a jungle out there” takes on a whole new meaning when Les Stroud pays a visit to one of the densest, deepest parts of the Amazon jungle. For seven days, Les “Survivorman” Stroud will test his mettle, his will and his ingenuity — everything he’s got — to survive in one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Survivorman Season 3 Episode 1 - Sierra Nevada
    8.3/10(38 votes)

    #5 - Sierra Nevada

    S3:E1

    Les tries to survive in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. This time he has more than just his trusty harmonica and his multi tool, He also has some basic backpacking gear as well like a tent, a sleeping bag, and a flashlight. When he doesn’t show up at camp his team is forced to organise a Search and Rescue team to find him. Will they find him in time?

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Survivorman Season 5 Episode 4 - Temagami Forest
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #6 - Temagami Forest

    S5:E4

    Les Stroud travels into the forests of Ontario's Temagami, and the oldest mountains in North America to survive for 5 days, with no food, no water, no shelter, and no crew.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 8 - Plane Crash
    8.2/10(64 votes)

    #7 - Plane Crash

    S1:E8

    In the remote winter-bound forests of Northern Ontario, a crashed plane lies in the snow beside a frozen lake. There is no one alive on board. But this plane didn't crash here - the decrepit old wreck has been airdropped from a helicopter to provide a temporary home for Survivorman. For a week Les will have to survive in this harsh snowy wilderness with only an axe, a multi-tool and a single blanket to aid him.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Survivorman Season 2 Episode 1 - Kalahari Desert
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    #8 - Kalahari Desert

    S2:E1

    Just when you think it can’t get any hotter, Les Stroud finds out it can. In this episode, Les dips his toes in the scorching red sands of the Kalahari Desert — one of the most extreme climates on Earth.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Survivorman Season 2 Episode 4 - African Plains
    8.2/10(54 votes)

    #9 - African Plains

    S2:E4

    The plains of South Africa conjure up images of beauty — and danger. In this episode, Les Stroud lands here for an arid adventure that would make even the most seasoned safari traveler sweat. And not just because of the heat.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Survivorman Season 3 Episode 3 - Arctic Tundra
    8.2/10(42 votes)

    #10 - Arctic Tundra

    S3:E3

    Stranded on northern Baffin Island, "Survivorman" Les Stroud learns harsh lessons in solo arctic survival in 24hour daylight.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Survivorman Season 3 Episode 4 - Temagami Hunting - Deep Woods
    8.2/10(38 votes)

    #11 - Temagami Hunting - Deep Woods

    S3:E4

    Survivorman Les Stroud finds himself scrounging to feed two people after a hunting trip goes wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Survivorman Season 3 Episode 5 - Australian Outback
    8.2/10(41 votes)

    #12 - Australian Outback

    S3:E5

    Les Stroud is stranded in the outback when his ultralight airplane runs out of fuel.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Survivorman Season 4 Episode 5 - Survivorman's Top Ten
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Survivorman's Top Ten

    S4:E5

    With all the ground Les has covered, it's little wonder there's a dark side. Hope you weren't one of the people on that canoe trip; and it's hard to imagine what he'd do if he happened on a litterbug.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Survivorman Season 5 Episode 2 - Frigate Island
    8.2/10(37 votes)

    #14 - Frigate Island

    S5:E2

    Les must survive for 5 days on Frigate Island in the Grenadines

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Survivorman Season 5 Episode 3 - Tierra del Fuego
    8.2/10(34 votes)

    #15 - Tierra del Fuego

    S5:E3

    Les Stroud travels to the Mitre Peninsula, a remote peninsula located on the easternmost tip of Isla Grande in the province of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Survivorman Season 7 Episode 1 - Fan Challenge
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Fan Challenge

    S7:E1

    Les teaches winner of a fan submission contest, amateur filmmaker Joseph McConnell, about wilderness survival in the remote Ontario wilderness.[8][9][10]

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 1 - Canadian Boreal Forest
    8.1/10(81 votes)

    #17 - Canadian Boreal Forest

    S1:E1

    The Boreal forest of Northern Canada is a vast tract of wilderness stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. It is home to moose and beaver, crisscrossed by rivers and lakes and frost-free for only about three months of the year. Les intentionally tips his canoe in mid-stream and crawls from the icy waters onto shore where he does a quick inventory of his supplies. A handful of cashews and beef jerky, a solitary match, a multi-tool and 50 lbs of camera equipment to document the next seven days in the bush.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 4 - Georgian Swamp
    8.1/10(69 votes)

    #18 - Georgian Swamp

    S1:E4

    The swamplands of Georgia's Altamaha River Basin are all that one would expect of a Primordial bog: dank, menacing, swimming with slithering creepy-crawlies and, of course, alligator-infested. This is the welcoming environment Les Stroud will be immersed in for seven sweaty days and bone-chilling nights.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 5 - Canadian Arctic
    8.1/10(63 votes)

    #19 - Canadian Arctic

    S1:E5

    Pond Inlet, on the Northern reaches of Baffin Island, provides one of the most challenging landscapes our planet has to offer. Over 700km north of the Arctic Circle, it sits amidst grinding, ever-shifting flows of sea-ice where polar-bears roam in search of meat. In this severe climate, Les has been equipped with a bare minimum of raw materials to aid him for the next 7 days - a hunk of uncooked seal-liver, some oil-rich blubber for heat, a seal-hook, three matches, and a knife.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 6 - Canadian Rockies
    8.1/10(57 votes)

    #20 - Canadian Rockies

    S1:E6

    Les is airdropped onto a snow-covered peak in the Canadian Rockies courtesy of the Canadian Mountain Air Rescue Service. They'll come looking for him in seven days. Until then Les is entirely on his own, save for the grizzlies, cougars and wolves that also call this place home. To emulate a real-life survival scenario - in this case a heli-hiking expedition come to grief - Les has been provided with a few readily salvageable items, among them a broken camcorder and tripod. One man's trash is another man's treasure!

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 7 - Utah Canyonlands
    8.1/10(56 votes)

    #21 - Utah Canyonlands

    S1:E7

    The spectacular red landscapes of Utah's canyonlands are as beautiful as they are inhospitable. Like outlaws of old who were known to eat their own horses out of desperation in this forlorn place, Stroud will cannibalize the mountain-bike he has ridden into the middle of nowhere. As well as these scavenged bike parts to aid him, he also has a multi-tool, a magnesium flint-stick and an old energy-bar - that he has a use for other than eating.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Survivorman Season 1 Episode 10 - Behind the Scenes
    8.1/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Behind the Scenes

    S1:E10

    Les presents clips and outtakes from the previous nine survival episodes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Survivorman Season 3 Episode 2 - Colorado Rockies
    8.1/10(36 votes)

    #23 - Colorado Rockies

    S3:E2

    "Survivorman" Les Stroud takes two horses into the Colorado Rockies and discovers the challenges of surviving for three.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Survivorman Season 4 Episode 2 - Norway Mountain - Part 2
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Norway Mountain - Part 2

    S4:E2

    Les Stroud is stranded in the Norwegian mountains. Surviving for ten days, Les has no food supplies and little water. Alone and exhausted, Les tests the will to live like never before.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Survivorman Season 4 Episode 3 - Tiburón Island Coast – Part 1
    8.1/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Tiburón Island Coast – Part 1

    S4:E3

    Les Stroud is shipwrecked on the desert island of Tiburon. With limited food supplies and no fresh water, Les scavenges to survive on the desert shore.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Grenada Jungle" is the best rated episode of "Survivorman". It scored 8.5/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/2014. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lost at Sea".