Deadliest Catch· Season 8
Deadliest Catch — Season 8
All 16 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
The captains are left reeling when their crab quota is slashed. Should they continue fishing the depleted red grounds or risk everything to find elusive blue crabs?
- 02
On the Blue grounds, a captain's bet has the boats jockeying for position, while on the Red grounds, a returning veteran proves his worth.
- 03
The Bering Sea exposes soft spots and weak links in each crew. While the skippers wonder which deckhands have the right stuff, the Time Bandit says goodbye to a crewmate.
- 04
Halfway through the King crab gauntlet, the crews must dig deep to get over the midseason hump. The skippers give their youngest deckhands a choice: step up or step off.
- 05
Both man and machine are showing signs of wear. The Ramblin' Rose struggles with engine failures, while The Wizard's greenhorn grapples with doubts.
- 06
The crew of the Wizard face a life-or-death situation when a deckhand collapses. On the Seabrooke, Scott is determined to win the captain's wager - but at what cost?
- 07
In a rush to help their collapsed greenhorn, the Wizard crew calls in a Coast Guard helicopter, and the remaining fleet race to haul crab ahead of the hurricane.
- 08
A treacherous arctic hurricane decimates the crab grounds, forcing captains Elliot Neese and Scott Campbell Jr to face some of their toughest decisions yet.
- 09
Tempers flare on the Northwestern and the future looks uncertain for the Seabrooke as the fleet prepares to begin their winter hunt for Opilio crab.
- 10
As unrelenting winds rip across the crab grounds, the Wizard prepares to do battle with the descending polar ice pack. Meanwhile, tempers flare on board the Kodiak.
- 11
The captains battle to save their pots and keep their opilio season alive. Meanwhile, Northwestern and Wizard struggle to escape St Paul harbour.
- 12
As the ice pack invades the opilio grounds, the captains are forced to make a difficult decision - grab their gear and run, or keep fishing and fight the floes.
- 13
The ice pack has a chokehold on the opilio grounds and captains across the fleet must make the call to stay or go. Some run, and others stay to battle the elements.
- 14
One of the boats suffers a total blackout while navigating an iceberg minefield. Meanwhile, Elliott gets a rude awakening and a greenhorn learns a deadly lesson.
- 15
Frustrations mount as more ice forces the Time Bandit off their fishing grounds. Meanwhile, the crew of the Northwestern fight to stop their boat from capsizing.
- 16
The fleet head back out on the perilous waters of the Bering Sea for the final stretch of a merciless opilio season. Will they all make it back safely?
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