Deadliest Catch
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, the Emmy award-winning DEADLIEST CATCH returns to Discovery for an all-new season.
- 2005-2026
- 22 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Documentary, Action & Adventure, Reality
- TV-PG
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, the Emmy award-winning DEADLIEST CATCH returns to Discovery for an all-new season.
Season 22 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2026
Episode 1
Kings of the Frozen North
Fri, May 8, 2026 90 mins
In the season opener, captains discover a rare red King crab strain up north amid crushing ice and fierce storms. Sig uses an underwater drone to locate the horde.
Episode 2
Headlong Into Halong
Fri, May 15, 2026 45 mins
Johnathan battles Typhoon Halong to keep his crew safe with no harbor nearby. Rick's Red King crab haul stops when fishing line tangles his propeller. Jake learns the Cornelia Marie's limits in 25-foot waves.
Episode 3
Stack Fire
Fri, May 22, 2026 45 mins
Sig and Jake team up and head toward each other. Tensions boil over on the Time Bandit, prompting Keith to bring Freddy back to the Wizard. Rick battles a fire when the Aleutian Lady's exhaust stack ignites.
Episode 4
Hunger Game
Fri, May 29, 2026 45 mins
The Time Bandit's freezer breaks, forcing John to rush to St. George Island for crew provisions. Sig and Jake strategically attract crab on their side of a maritime line. Rick faces a puzzling engine problem during severe seas.
Episode 5
Saltwater Runs Deep
Fri, Jun 5, 2026 45 mins
John follows a dream to find crabs, but a competing boat has the same idea. Keith's team works to rescue the Wizard from flooding. A malfunctioning crane pulls Clark across the Northwestern's deck.
Episode 6
Rocked to the Core
Fri, Jun 12, 2026 45 mins
A rogue wave hits the Wizard, injuring the crew and prompting Keith to rethink his risks. Sig rushes to offload but loses a deckhand to a toe injury. Rick locates crab, must adapt his approach to navigate a seafloor littered with old pots.
Episode 7
Wrong Side of the Law
Fri, Jun 19, 2026 45 mins
After Monte comes to take over for Keith, who has taken a leave from the Wizard, he discovers that Keith has set 50 pots in a restricted illegal zone and must figure out how to deal with it.
Episode 8
Anything That Can Go Wrong
Fri, Jun 26, 2026 45 mins
When Sig's crane blows a hydraulic line, Clark ascends the rig in 20-foot seas to fix it. The Cornelia Marie battles a fire as Jake's engine room fills with smoke. Monte fights a generator outage while Rick dumps pots to avoid capsizing.
Episode 9
Nine Souls on Board
Fri, Jul 10, 2026 45 mins
In the winter season premiere, Sig trains Sophia to captain the Northwestern at the Russian line. Jake loads the Cornelia Marie for a dangerous northern voyage.
Episode 10
He's in the Water!
Fri, Jul 17, 2026 45 mins
When Wizard deckhand Lynn Guitars falls overboard in 25 foot seas Keith and Monte scramble to rescue him before hypothermia sets in. On the Northwestern, Sig let's Sophia prove herself at the Russian line. A greenhorn joins the crew of the Aleutian Lady.
Episode 11
O Captain, My Captain
Fri, Jul 24, 2026 45 mins
On the Aleutian Lady, greenhorn Todd's abscessed tooth makes Rick weigh a costly trip back to Dutch Harbor. Sig gives new protégé "Bob" the helm for her first opilio season.
Episode 12
Crushing Ice
Fri, Aug 7, 2026 45 mins
Arctic ice threatens the fishing grounds, endangering Rick's valuable crab pots. Johnathan tests the Time Bandit's reinforced bow to rescue the gear. A health emergency on the Wizard forces Keith to make a life-or-death choice.
Episode 13
Those in Peril on the Sea
Fri, Aug 14, 2026 45 mins
Captains Sig and Sophia shift strategy as injuries plague the Northwestern crew. A Time Bandit crewman's concussion forces John into a perilous harbor entry. Jake loses power in heavy seas.
Episode 14
Curse of the Hybrids
Fri, Aug 21, 2026 45 mins
Sig and Sophia hit the jackpot with hybrid crab, but filling tanks risks capsizing the Northwestern. After OJ gets tragic news, the Time Bandit crew races incoming ice to get him home.
Episode 15
Aleutian Solution
Fri, Aug 28, 2026 45 mins
Sig's crew races to jettison pots and repair flooding below deck. Rick asks Johnathan to hide his honey hole, but Jake spots the Time Bandit's movements and puts the Cornelia Marie on hot fishing.
Episode 16
Contagion
Fri, Sep 4, 2026 41 mins
Jake sets gear in heavy seas as a painful infection spreads among his crew. Sig sets between storms but pays a price. Rick faces a $100K loss as ice overruns 22 pots.
Episode 17
Raw Nerves
Fri, Sep 11, 2026
On the Time Bandit, Johnathan delegates dentistry when Neal's dental implants fail at sea. Keith relies on co-captain Monte battling 25-foot waves. Rick reverses course after his greenhorn's head injury.
Episode 18
Runaway Train
Fri, Sep 18, 2026
As 25-foot breakers pound the fleet, critical systems fail. Sig's engine runs wild, Jake loses power, John's crane cracks, and Rick replaces a deckhand with a returning favorite greenhorn.
Episode 19
Father, Brother, Sailor, Son
Fri, Sep 25, 2026
As the season ends, tragedy strikes when greenhorn Todd Meadows falls overboard from the Aleutian Lady. The crew fights to save him as the Bering Sea's true stakes hit home.