Survivorman
Survivorman
TV Series
7.7
2005 8 Seasons

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 - insanely harsh conditions.

Episodes

Specials

Specials

23 Episodes Aired 2012

No overview available for this season.

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E1

Survivorman's Top Ten

Sep 16, 2012

Official Special Episode

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E2

Survivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Fire

Sep 06, 2013

Official Special Episode

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E3

Survivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Shelters

Sep 13, 2013

Official Special Episode

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E4

Survivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Water

Sep 20, 2013

Official Special Episode

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E5

Survivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Food

Sep 27, 2013

Official Special Episode

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E6

Survivorman’s Secrets of Survival - McGyverisms

Oct 11, 2013

Official Special Episode

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E7

Survivorman’s Secrets of Survival - Dangers

Oct 18, 2013

Official Special Episode

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E8

Survivorman's Lost Pilots - Summer

Feb 05, 2014

Official Special Episode

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E9

Survivorman's Lost Pilots - Winter

Feb 12, 2014

Official Special Episode

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E20

Stranded: Summer

Jun 29, 2026

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E21

Surviving Sharks

Jun 29, 2026

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E22

Off The Grid with Les Stroud

Nov 28, 2006

Les and his wife will explore the difficulty of building a 'green' home entirely off the power grid.

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E23

Science of Survival: Lost in the Snow

Jun 29, 2026

Les Stroud takes a look at the case of James and Jennifer Stolpa, who were stranded in the snows of the Sierra Nevadas with their infant son, and demonstrates some simple survival skills that would have made the Stolpas' ordeal a much less brutal experience.

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E24

Stranded: Winter

Jun 29, 2026

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E25

Urban Disasters: Flood

Aug 27, 2006

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E26

Surviving Alaska

May 26, 2008

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E27

On the View

Jun 29, 2026

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E28

On The Late Late Show

Jun 29, 2026

Les Stroud is interviewed by Craig Ferguson on The Late Late Show.

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E29

Surviving Urban Disasters

Jun 29, 2026

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E30

Snowshoes & Solitude

Jun 29, 2026

A year in the Wabikimi Wilderness. Les Stroud and Sue Jamison are prepared to spend one year in the isolated Wabikimi Wilderness surviving as the North American native would have 500 years ago, with no modern outdoor living conveniences. The young couple is fearful of the unknown wilderness. However, as the story unfolds it will be personal tragedies in the dead of winter that will test their character and personal fortitude.

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E31

Shark Week: Feeding Frenzy

Jun 29, 2026

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E32

Survival Challenge

Jun 29, 2026

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E33

Fighting to Survive

Jun 29, 2026

Season 1

Season 1

10 Episodes Aired 2005

Season one finds Les spending a grueling week alone in a Costa Rican jungle, the frigid Arctic Circle, the arid Sonora Desert and the gator-infested wetlands of Georgia.

Canadian Boreal Forest
42 min
E1

Canadian Boreal Forest

Apr 06, 2005

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.

Arizona Desert
42 min
E2

Arizona Desert

Apr 13, 2005

The Sonora Desert in the South-Western United States covers an area of approximately 120,000 square miles. It is an arid, seemingly barren environment with scorching daytime highs and freezing overnight lows. Riding a dirt bike out into the official middle of nowhere, Les simulates a break-down scenario. He empties out the contents of his pack - half a gallon of water, a snack bar and his multi-tool-7 more days!

Costa Rica
42 min
E3

Costa Rica

Apr 20, 2005

A Costa Rican getaway - as far removed from everyday living as you can imagine: lush rainforests and deserted tropical beaches. Marooned on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, Les "Survivorman" Stroud has only a few items to aid him for the next 7 days: swimming goggles, 3 ballpoint pens, a multi-tool and the clothing on his back. On top of the keeping hydrated in the intense humidity and relentless heat, Les must cope with deadly snakes, enormous spiders, land-crabs and scorpions.

Georgian Swamp
42 min
E4

Georgian Swamp

Apr 27, 2005

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.

Canadian Arctic
42 min
E5

Canadian Arctic

May 04, 2005

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.

Canadian Rockies
42 min
E6

Canadian Rockies

May 11, 2005

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!

Utah Canyonlands
42 min
E7

Utah Canyonlands

May 18, 2005

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.

Plane Crash
42 min
E8

Plane Crash

May 25, 2005

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.

Lost at Sea
42 min
E9

Lost at Sea

Jun 01, 2005

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!

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E10

Behind the Scenes

Jun 08, 2005

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

Season 2

Season 2

7 Episodes Aired 2007

No overview available for this season.

Kalahari Desert
46 min
E1

Kalahari Desert

Aug 15, 2007

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.

Ecuador
46 min
E2

Ecuador

Aug 29, 2007

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.

Labrador
46 min
E3

Labrador

Sep 05, 2007

For this episode, Les Stroud goes to the dogs — literally. Our intrepid Survivorman relies on seven Inuit sled dogs (Labrador huskies) to pull his dog sled into the wilds of Labrador. He embarks on this dangerous journey at the tail end of winter, when the weather is the most unpredictable.

African Plains
46 min
E4

African Plains

Sep 12, 2007

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.

Alaska
46 min
E5

Alaska

Sep 07, 2007

This time Survivorman decides to demonstrate survival by sea kayak in an ocean bay called Taroka Arm (literally "black bear") for good reason. At this time of year, the salmon are active and are one of the black bear's favorite foods. Black bear and grizzlies that live in this area are among the largest in the world and gorge themselves on the silver salmon during this period.

South Pacific
46 min
E6

South Pacific

Sep 14, 2007

Les demonstrates survival in the Cook Islands using SCUBA gear, a ship wreck and found articles.

46 min
E7

Behind the Scenes

Sep 21, 2007

Les explains his preparation for each locale in this behind the scenes look at the episodes of season 2.

Season 6

Season 6

7 Episodes Aired 2015

No overview available for this season.

Series Info

Status

Ended

Seasons

8

Episodes

54

Language

en

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