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River Monsters

TV·2009–2017·9 seasons, 58 episodes·Animal Planet·Action, Adventure, Nature·1h 3m·7.2

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In River Monsters, join host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade, as he catches the extraordinary and supersized fish that lurk in our planet's rivers and lakes. Traveling the globe and risking his life, he searches for mysterious freshwater predators, on a mission to test the myths surrounding these almost supernatural creatures.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Deep Sea DemonS08E01 · 8.5Extreme angler and underwater detective Jeremy Wade goes in search of the real creature behind the enduring legend of the sea serpent - starting with a violent attack in the English Channel, and culminating in the dark depths of the Mediterranean Sea.
  2. 02Death Down UnderS08E02 · 8.5When six men vanish in the remote waters of northern Australia, extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels to the scene and embarks on one of his toughest investigations yet - taking on some of the deadliest animals on the planet in his search for a suspect.
  3. 03RazorheadS08E03 · 8.0Something is terrorizing the Florida Keys, attacking both visitors and locals alike - striking its victims so violently it is slicing open flesh, even smashing bones. Jeremy Wade is determined to identity the assailant, but is quickly out of his depth.

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Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2009AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01River Monsters S01E01PiranhaApril 5, 2009In 1976 a packed coach crashed into the Amazon killing 39 people. By the time the bodies were pulled out by rescuers some had been so viciou
  2. S01E02River Monsters S01E02Alligator GarApril 19, 2009In the deep South is a fish reputed to have committed a series of violent attacks on humans. This creature is said to be as vicious as a sha
  3. S01E03River Monsters S01E03European ManeaterApril 26, 2009Wade travels to Germany where he meets victims of a beast that has been raising its snout above the surface of freshwaters in Europe for the
  4. S01E04River Monsters S01E04Amazon AssassinsMay 3, 2009In the darkest depths of the Amazon lurks a dinosaur. Legends tell of an evil spirit inhabiting an enormous fish. Taller than a man, it is c
  5. S01E05Amazon Flesh EatersMay 10, 2009A man swallowed whole by a fish, a body eaten alive from within. Another penetrated in a most unnatural fashion, yet more with multiple stab
  6. S01E06Freshwater SharkMay 17, 2009No fish inspires the same terror as the shark. A creature with an insatiable hunger for brutal violence. But at least these killers are conf

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season027Episodes2010AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Demon FishMarch 28, 2010Jeremy Wade journeys to the infamous Congo River in Africa in search of the world's most ferocious fish. This supernatural monster predator
  2. S02E02Death RayApril 25, 2010Jeremy Wade heads to The Mekong River in Thailand in search of one of the world's largest, most terrifying river fish, the Giant Freshwater
  3. S02E03Killer SnakeheadMay 2, 2010Angler Jeremy Wade sets his sights on an aggressive Far Eastern predator that's now invading America's backyards. Accused of homicide, and s
  4. S02E04Congo KillerMay 9, 2010Jeremy Wade travels to one of the few rivers left on earth that will still test a fisherman. The Congo, a river steeped in legends, and soak
  5. S02E05Alaskan HorrorMay 16, 2010Extreme angler, Jeremy Wade, searches for the lethal lake monster of native legend that's been dragging people down to an icy grave for cent
  6. S02E06Rift Valley KillersMay 23, 2010Jeremy Wade is on a quest to Africa's Rift Valley, to explore the roots of fishing and the monsters these first fishermen faced.
  7. S02E07Hidden PredatorMay 30, 2010The biggest Bull Shark ever recorded was caught in South Africa, in a river. Was this monsterous freshwater catch a horrifying fluke, or are

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season037Episodes2011AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01The MutilatorApril 10, 2011Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on the Sepik River. An island renowned for cannibalism, mac
  2. S03E02Flesh RipperApril 17, 2011Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater described over two hundred years ago by a famous explorer. Is the eight-foot beast in
  3. S03E03Silent AssassinApril 24, 2011Jeremy Wade travels to the Paraná River in the remote corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. This creature is not arm
  4. S03E04Chainsaw PredatorMay 1, 2011Angler Jeremy Wade heads to the Australian outback to try and catch the rare and fearsome Freshwater Sawfish. This shadowy predator is said
  5. S03E05Electric ExecutionerMay 15, 2011Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's 'wild west' in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. Jeremy finally corners his elusive p
  6. S03E06Cold Blooded HorrorMay 22, 2011Jeremy Wade travels to Japan, to try and uncover the truth behind two of their most extraordinary River Monster legends. He is about to disc
  7. S03E07Jungle KillerMay 30, 2011Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranha get all the press. There's a more fearsome predator lurkin

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season048Episodes2012AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01American KillersApril 1, 2012Angler Jeremy Wade normally travels into the most remote regions searching for freshwater monsters, but recently he's been getting reports o
  2. S04E02Pack of TeethApril 8, 2012From the Okavango swamps in southern Africa there are stories of a piranha-like fish that hunts in marauding packs, tearing into other fish,
  3. S04E03Invisible ExecutionerApril 15, 2012Jeremy Wade takes on Africa's wild Zambezi River to unmask an invisible predator that's dragging fisherman to their deaths. Crocs and hippos
  4. S04E04Asian SlayerApril 22, 2012Angler Jeremy Wade returns to the remote rivers of India's Himalayas to investigate a fresh spate of savage attacks. Jeremy thinks he knows
  5. S04E05Russian KillerMay 6, 2012Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads to Russia's remote Amur River, where the mysterious deaths of three men appear to be linked with a reclusiv
  6. S04E06Mongolian MaulerMay 13, 2012When he hears of a recent bloody attack in a remote Mongolian river, angler Jeremy Wade wonders if it could be the work of a giant fish so r
  7. S04E07Phantom AssassinMay 20, 2012Jeremy Wade returns to Australia's predator-packed Fitzroy River in search of one of the world's rarest and least known fish - the Northern
  8. S04E08Lair of GiantsMay 28, 2012Jeremy Wade explores the hostile wildness of the Essequibo, Guyana's largest river and one of South Americas best kept secrets. Armed with o

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season056Episodes2013Aired 6.0Season avg
  1. S05E01Face RipperApril 7, 2013Angler Jeremy Wade investigates his most disturbing case yet - the story of a man who had his face ripped off in a remote Bolivian river. Th
  2. S05E02Atomic AssassinApril 14, 2013Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a monster that leads him to the site of the worst nuclear accident in history - Chernobyl. In
  3. S05E03Killer TorpedoApril 21, 2013Angler Jeremy Wade ventures deep into the heart of Central America in search of a man-sized killer said to leap into boats and cause fatal i
  4. S05E04Colombian SlasherMay 5, 2013Angler Jeremy Wade pushes himself and his gear past breaking point to discover what killed a bride in the Colombian Amazon. Amidst dense jun
  5. S05E05Vampires of the DeepMay 12, 2013 6.0Extreme angler Jeremy Wade embarks on a punishing mission to the heart of a thundering waterfall in the Pacific Northwest to battle an ancie
  6. S05E06Legend of Loch NessMay 27, 2013Jeremy Wade is on a mission to track down the famous monster of Loch Ness, but can he succeed where so many have failed? The journey will ta

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season066Episodes2014AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01Amazon ApocalypseApril 6, 2014Hundreds died when the Sobral Santos sank on the Amazon, many rumored to have been eaten alive. Jeremy Wade retraces the doomed boat's last
  2. S06E02Jungle TerminatorApril 13, 2014Jeremy Wade investigates three mysterious deaths in three South American countries on his most remote mission to date. Will living with a se
  3. S06E03River of BloodApril 20, 2014Investigating reports of a brutal riverside mutilation, Jeremy Wade heads to remote wetlands. There, he comes face to face with one of South
  4. S06E04Man-Eating MonsterMay 4, 2014For years Jeremy Wade has hunted a legendary Amazon giant. Locals call it the lau-lau - a creature said to swallow men whole. The evidence h
  5. S06E05Bone CrusherMay 18, 2014Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a new river monster after a corpse is found with highly unusual injuries. He also uncovers a s
  6. S06E06Body SnatcherMay 26, 2014Jeremy Wade has heard tales of a body-snatching spirit that locals call the Water Mama. Now, people are disappearing without trace from thes

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season076Episodes2015AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01Canadian HorrorApril 5, 2015From Canada's waterlogged wilderness come stories of a twenty-foot lake monster that attacks humans. Freshwater detective Jeremy Wade tries
  2. S07E02Mekong MutilatorApril 12, 2015A disturbing report from Southeast Asia, of something in the water that's sliced cleanly through a young man's testicle, is enough to lure f
  3. S07E03Prehistoric TerrorApril 19, 2015Jeremy Wade is on the trail of horrifying killers from the depths of time. Fearsome, prehistoric beasts are brought back to life using cutti
  4. S07E04Alaska's Cold Water KillerApril 26, 2015For years fishermen have been vanishing in Alaska's remote and unforgiving wilderness - their deaths unseen, their bodies never found. For f
  5. S07E05South Pacific TerrorsMay 10, 2015In Fiji, people are coming under attack from unseen assailants in the water, but it's not clear if there are multiple culprits, or a single
  6. S07E06Africa's DeadliestMay 17, 2015Jeremy Wade returns to Africa's Okavango Delta to investigate a pack-hunting carnivore blamed for mauling the victims of a capsized boat. Th

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season08Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2016Aired 8.2Season avg
  1. S08E01Season's bestDeep Sea DemonApril 7, 2016 8.5Extreme angler and underwater detective Jeremy Wade goes in search of the real creature behind the enduring legend of the sea serpent - star
  2. S08E02Death Down UnderApril 14, 2016 8.5When six men vanish in the remote waters of northern Australia, extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels to the scene and embarks on one of his to
  3. S08E03RazorheadApril 21, 2016 8.0Something is terrorizing the Florida Keys, attacking both visitors and locals alike - striking its victims so violently it is slicing open f
  4. S08E04Terror in ParadiseMay 5, 2016 8.0TIn the West Indies, tales of swimmers being ripped from the surface of the islands' blue holes have been attributed to a monster known as t
  5. S08E05Invisible KillersMay 12, 2016 8.0Jeremy Wade has hunted down freshwater killers for 30 years, but those waters are infested with darker, deadlier creatures - parasites.
  6. S08E06Devil of the DeepMay 26, 2016Extreme angler Jeremy Wade's cases usually involve freshwater culprits, but with multiple reports of a deep water serial killer in Mexico's

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season096Episodes2017AiredSeason avg
  1. S09E01River Monsters S09E01Killers from the Abyss: Supersized Q&A with JeremyApril 23, 2017Wade takes on the biggest investigation of his career -- to unravel what happened to over 1,000 passengers of the RMS Laconia, torpedoed in
  2. S09E02River Monsters S09E02Ice Cold KillerApril 30, 2017Traveling from London to Greenland and on to Norway, Wade follows the trail of an unknown sea monster; fishing through ice to extreme depths
  3. S09E03River Monsters S09E03Coral Reef Killers: Supersized Q&A with JeremyMay 7, 2017On the tropical island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, a tourist snorkeler and several local fishermen have been killed and injured by a mysterious
  4. S09E04River Monsters S09E04Return of the Killer Catfish: Supersized Q&A with JeremyMay 14, 2017Jeremy Wade investigates a case in Nepal that sounds strangely familiar -- a lone fisherman dragged off his feet and into a mountain river b
  5. S09E05River Monsters S09E05Volcanic Island TerrorMay 21, 2017On a volcanic island in the Pacific, terror grips a fishing community when something in the water leaves a trail of bloody victims in its wa
  6. S09E06River Monsters S09E06Malaysian Lake MonsterMay 28, 2017After two men vanish from a remote lake in Malaysia, Jeremy sets out to find the possible culprit; a trail of evidence leads Jeremy into an

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

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