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S00E01 Aired May 31, 2009

Killer Catfish - Extended Cut

Two years ago, on the treacherous Kali River, high in the mountains of Northern India, Jeremy Wade unearthed the mother of all fisherman's tales and the ultimate freshwater horror: a super-sized freshwater fish turned man-eater. Jeremy takes on the biggest, toughest challenge he's ever faced as he heads back to the Himalayas to separate fact from fiction and track down the monstrous beast.

S00E02 Aired March 06, 2011

The Giants

Biologist and extreme fisherman Jeremy Wade offers a retrospective of his harrowing attempts to reel in some of the largest freshwater fish in the world, including a man-eating catfish and a massive stingray in Thailand.

S00E03 Aired April 03, 2011

The Deadliest

Jeremy re-lives his most heart-stopping encounters with the world's deadliest fish.

S00E04 Aired May 08, 2011

The Most Bizarre

Angler Jeremy Wade re-lives his encounters with some of the world's most bizarre, and gruesome, freshwater monsters - beasts that can swallow you whole, swim up your private parts, or even eat you alive from within!

S00E05 Aired May 27, 2011

The Lost Reels – Amazonian Giant

This two-part special — featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences — captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

S00E06 Aired May 27, 2011

The Lost Reels – Himalayan Giant

This two-part special — featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences — captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

S00E07 Aired May 29, 2011

River Monsters Goes Tribal

Jeremy Wade attempts to survive alongside some of the world's best tribal fishermen using spears, bows and arrows, and even spiders webs to catch his prey. These master fishermen live in a tropical island paradise, where they fish and swim in some of the most shark-infested waters on the planet. As Jeremy throws himself into South Pacific tribal life, he comes closer than ever to one of the world's ultimate predator.

S00E08 Aired April 29, 2012

Killer Sharks And Rays

An elite handful of fish are capable of living and thriving in both fresh and saltwater. Among these specialists are aggressive man-eaters, venomous giants and a wickedly armed beast that hails from a bygone age. In this special edition of River Monsters, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade relives his thrilling encounters with some of these fearsome intruders that swim in from beyond the surf. Jeremy reveals how our understanding of these predators has shifted dramatically in recent years and answers pertinent questions about what draws these ocean-dwelling hunters into freshwater in the first place and how they are capable of crossing what is normally an impenetrable barrier.

S00E09 Aired May 22, 2012

Killer Weapons

A look at the ways marine animals attack and the physical attributes that make them so dangerous.

S00E10 Aired May 23, 2012

Lethal Legends

Is there a snakelike fish in New Zealand that could devour you? Or a fishlike being in Japan that stalks children? In this River Monsters Special, Jeremy Wade untangles fact from fiction as he re-lives the beasts that lie behind lethal legends.

S00E11 Aired May 24, 2012

The Deadliest Encounters

Jeremy recalls close encounters with dangerous marine animals, including wolffish and whaler sharks.

S00E12 Aired May 25, 2012

Untold Stories

Jeremy Wade is renowned for tracking down freshwater beasts, yet it's the untold stories of what happened along the way that are often the best. In this special 'Behind-the-Scenes' edition, Wade reveals how reeling in the big fish is often the easy part!

S00E13 Aired May 27, 2012

The Deadliest Catfish

No other group of fish has such a diversity of horrors, or has spread so successfully around the world. Jeremy Wade re-lives his most intense encounters as he asks: Why are Catfish so often at the top of the suspect list?

S00E14 Aired May 28, 2012

Lair of Giants

The season four finale episode is a two-hour look into one of the most challenging expeditions of Jeremy Wade's life. He'll travel to the isolated and untouched jungles of Guyana, South America, where early explorers wrote about a river system filled with mysterious giants. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Wade embarks on an epic journey where he'll tackle the Essequibo — South America's third largest and least known river. He immerses himself in the culture of the Macushi Indians and must earn the trust of these native people in order to gather their knowledge and hear their stories. Once again he'll set out to separate fact from fiction. Are there terrifying ancient monsters still alive in this region's hostile waters?

S00E15 Aired May 19, 2013

Year of Beasts

Before Jeremy caught radioactive catfish in Chernobyl and killer stingrays in Colombia, he didn’t think Season 5 would bring any new or unusual river monsters. He couldn’t have been more wrong: “At the end of Season 4, I seriously wondered where we could possibly go from there. Surely we'd now run out of monsters. But thoughts of retirement, and warm cups of cocoa in my armchair, proved to be premature. We dug even deeper into fishing folklore and struck an unexpectedly rich seam of new stories, surprising discoveries and spectacular fish. It truly was an exceptional year of travels, surpassing all expectations, and these are the highlights...

S00E16 Aired May 24, 2013

Top Ten Beasts

In this special edition of River Monsters, extreme angler Jeremy Wade brings together the ten biggest and baddest catches of his career. His battles with them have drawn blood, nearly ripped off his arms and become obsessions.

S00E17 Aired April 07, 2016

Into the Ocean

Extreme 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.

S00E18 Aired April 06, 2014

River Monsters LIVE!

Welcome to River Monsters LIVE! The conversation with Jeremy Wade continues right here, after the Season 6 premiere episode "Amazon Apocalypse" and the first half hour of the live Aftershow on your TV. Join River Monsters Executive Producer Lisa Lucas as she sits down with our favorite angler to answer every burning question from fans and give intimate insight into the new season to come.

S00E25 Aired May 03, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (3)

Jeremy looks back on the time he learned the gruesome truth about a Mongolian killer fish.

S00E26 Aired May 03, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (4)

Jeremy relives his journey through the Amazon rainforest in search of a legendary creature said to swallow men whole.

S00E27 Aired May 10, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (5)

Jeremy Wade looks back on a mysterious man-eating eight-foot beast said to be legend over 200-years old.

S00E28 Aired May 10, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (6)

Jeremy Wade looks back on his mission to track down the famous monster of Loch Ness.

S00E29 Aired May 17, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (7)

Jeremy looks back on his European quest in search of an aggressive man-eating predator.

S00E30 Aired May 17, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (8)

Jeremy reflects on the Central American quest that took him to the breaking point.

S00E31 Aired May 17, 2015

South American Killers

Extreme angler, Jeremy Wade, is on the hunt for freshwater fish with a taste for human flesh. This rip-roaring ride through the dark side of nature mixes action and adventure with mysteries, edge of the seat chase and a battle of wills between man and almost supernatural beasts who lurk in the serpentine waterways of the planet, mooching murderously underwater, growing to truly awesome sizes. Watch as Jeremy Wade deconstructs exactly how these river monsters are constructed to kill.

S00E32 Aired May 17, 2015

Canadian Horror - Alternate Cut

From Canada’s waterlogged wilderness come stories of a twenty-foot lake monster that attacks humans. Freshwater detective Jeremy Wade tries to track down this shadowy predator with a mouth said to resemble a bear-trap.

S00E33 Aired May 18, 2015

Killer Treasures

Jeremy shows off various treasures he has acquired - from lucky charms to penis sheaths; from knife-proof gloves to yak-skin; Jeremy shares the bizarre stories behind each one.

S00E35 Aired May 20, 2015

African Horrors

Jeremy relives his encounters with record-breaking sharks and a super-sized Congo tiger-fish in African waters.

S00E39 Aired April 30, 2017

Monster Scars

Jeremy looks back at the injuries, accidents and moments of agony he inevitably endures in his line of work.

S00E40 Aired May 19, 2016

Killer Discoveries

Jeremy revisits some of the many scientific projects he has worked with over his career and presents new information discovered since his time with the researchers.

S00E41 Aired June 02, 2016

Secrets at Sea

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads into new territory – the open ocean. Go behind the scenes as Jeremy and his crew face stormy seas, deep-water dives, dangerous creatures and extreme hardship as they produce an entire season at sea.

S00E42 Aired April 30, 2017

Monster Scars

Jeremy looks back at the injuries, accidents and moments of agony he inevitably endures in his line of work.

S00E43 Aired May 07, 2017

Don't Try This at Home

A look at epic journeys, insane stunts and raw confrontations involved in hooking the world's biggest aquatic monsters.

S00E44 Aired May 21, 2017

Aquatic Aliens

Jeremy looks back at the most outlandish aquatic aliens he encountered on his missions.

S00E45 Aired May 29, 2017

Jeremy's Monster Story

In this special episode, Jeremy reveals brand-new personal insights and untold stories behind the most epic and challenging adventures of his River Monsters career.

S00E46

Heavyweight Killers

S00E47

Killer Discoveries

S00E49

Secrets at Sea

S00E52 Aired April 26, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (1)

Jeremy looks back on his encounter in the Congo River with the notorious Goliath Tiger Fish.

S00E53 Aired April 26, 2015

Jeremy's Favorite Moments (2)

Jeremy looks back on his journey to South Africa in search of a monstrous freshwater shark.

S00E54 Aired May 19, 2015

Size Matters

Jeremy looks back on seven specific blockbuster catches with the largest and scariest beasts of his career.

S00E55 Aired May 18, 2014

Monster Hunting Secrets

Jeremy reveals his tactics into how he manages to track down the river monsters.

S00E56 Aired May 22, 2014

American Horrors

A look at menacing creatures said to be found in U.S. waterways.

S00E57 Aired May 20, 2014

Killer Mysteries

Jeremy Wade relives the most confusing and perplexing cases of his career.

S00E58 Aired May 21, 2014

Lethal Encounters

Jeremy's dangerous moments, including surviving a plane crash, nearly being struck by lightning and exploring a radioactive landscape, are recalled.

S00E59 Aired October 31, 2013

Worst Nightmares

Angler Jeremy Wade recalls haunting encounters with freshwater creatures in Vermont, South America and Papua New Guinea.

S00E60 Aired May 20, 2013

Year of Beasts

Before Jeremy caught radioactive catfish in Chernobyl and killer stingrays in Colombia, he didn’t think Season 5 would bring any new or unusual river monsters. He couldn’t have been more wrong: “At the end of Season 4, I seriously wondered where we could possibly go from there. Surely we'd now run out of monsters. But thoughts of retirement, and warm cups of cocoa in my armchair, proved to be premature. We dug even deeper into fishing folklore and struck an unexpectedly rich seam of new stories, surprising discoveries and spectacular fish. It truly was an exceptional year of travels, surpassing all expectations, and these are the highlights...”

S00E61 Aired April 03, 2011

The Deadliest

Jeremy re-lives his most heart-stopping encounters with the world's deadliest fish.

S00E62 Aired May 08, 2011

The Most Bizarre

Angler Jeremy Wade re-lives his encounters with some of the world's most bizarre, and gruesome, freshwater monsters - beasts that can swallow you whole, swim up your private parts, or even eat you alive from within!

S00E63 Aired May 27, 2011

The Lost Reels Amazonian Giant

This two-part special — featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences — captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

S00E64 Aired May 27, 2011

The Lost Reels Himalayan Giant

This two-part special — featuring long-lost footage never before seen by U.S. audiences — captures some of the biggest moments in Jeremy Wade's life. Journey back to 2002 in part one, "Amazon," as Jeremy searches for one of the world's largest freshwater fish: the arapaima. And in part two, "India," Jeremy travels to India in 2005 in search of a man-eating catfish called the goonch.

S00E65 Aired May 29, 2011

River Monsters Goes Tribal

Jeremy Wade attempts to survive alongside some of the world's best tribal fishermen using spears, bows and arrows, and even spiders webs to catch his prey. These master fishermen live in a tropical island paradise, where they fish and swim in some of the most shark-infested waters on the planet. As Jeremy throws himself into South Pacific tribal life, he comes closer than ever to one of the world's ultimate predator.

S00E66 Aired May 31, 2009

Killer Catfish - Two Hour Special Cut

Two years ago, on the treacherous Kali River, high in the mountains of Northern India, Jeremy Wade unearthed the mother of all fisherman's tales and the ultimate freshwater horror: a super-sized freshwater fish turned man-eater. Jeremy takes on the biggest, toughest challenge he's ever faced as he heads back to the Himalayas to separate fact from fiction and track down the monstrous beast.

S00E67 Aired April 07, 2016

Into the Ocean

In this special episode, Jeremy charts THE JOURNEY that has taken him from freshwater rivers into the heart of the big blue and revisits the extraordinary and deadly monsters he has encountered along the way.

S00E68 Aired June 02, 2016

Secrets at Sea

Extreme angler Jeremy Wade heads into new territory - the open ocean. Go behind the scenes as Jeremy and his crew face stormy seas, deep-water dives, dangerous creatures and extreme hardship as they in this special episode looks back on the production of an entire season at sea.

S00E69 Aired May 11, 2016

Invisible Killers

Jeremy Wade has hunted down freshwater killers for 30 years, but those waters are infested with darker, deadlier creatures - parasites.

S00E70 Aired April 28, 2016

Deadly Superstitions

Wade revisits some of his previous adventures and investigates the spiritual and mythological events behind them.

S00E71 Aired May 19, 2016

Killer Discoveries

In this special edition of River Monsters, Jeremy looks back at the scientific collaborations that have had the most impact on him and reveals new data from the teams he worked with.

S00E72 Aired May 28, 2012

Lair of Giants

The season four finale episode is a two-hour look into one of the most challenging expeditions of Jeremy Wade's life. He'll travel to the isolated and untouched jungles of Guyana, South America, where early explorers wrote about a river system filled with mysterious giants. Armed with only old journals and his rod, Wade embarks on an epic journey where he'll tackle the Essequibo — South America's third largest and least known river. He immerses himself in the culture of the Macushi Indians and must earn the trust of these native people in order to gather their knowledge and hear their stories. Once again he'll set out to separate fact from fiction. Are there terrifying ancient monsters still alive in this region's hostile waters?

S00E73 Aired April 29, 2012

Killer Sharks And Rays

An elite handful of fish are capable of living and thriving in both fresh and saltwater. Among these specialists are aggressive man-eaters, venomous giants and a wickedly armed beast that hails from a bygone age. In this special edition of River Monsters, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade relives his thrilling encounters with some of these fearsome intruders that swim in from beyond the surf. Jeremy reveals how our understanding of these predators has shifted dramatically in recent years and answers pertinent questions about what draws these ocean-dwelling hunters into freshwater in the first place and how they are capable of crossing what is normally an impenetrable barrier.

S00E74 Aired May 22, 2012

Killer Weapons

A look at the ways marine animals attack and the physical attributes that make them so dangerous.

S00E75 Aired May 23, 2012

Lethal Legends

Is there a snakelike fish in New Zealand that could devour you? Or a fishlike being in Japan that stalks children? In this River Monsters Special, Jeremy Wade untangles fact from fiction as he re-lives the beasts that lie behind lethal legends.

S00E76 Aired May 24, 2012

The Deadliest Encounters

Jeremy recalls close encounters with dangerous marine animals, including wolffish and whaler sharks.

S00E77 Aired May 25, 2012

Untold Stories

Jeremy Wade is renowned for tracking down freshwater beasts, yet it's the untold stories of what happened along the way that are often the best. In this special 'Behind-the-Scenes' edition, Wade reveals how reeling in the big fish is often the easy part!

S00E78 Aired May 27, 2012

The Deadliest Catfish

No other group of fish has such a diversity of horrors, or has spread so successfully around the world. Jeremy Wade re-lives his most intense encounters as he asks: Why are Catfish so often at the top of the suspect list?