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Deadliest Catch: Season 1

10 episodes Premiered Apr 12, 2005 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Greenhorns

Apr 12, 2005

It's the first day of work at the world's deadliest job. Approximately 1,500 fishermen and 250 boats have converged on Dutch Harbor, Alaska, for the 2005 Alaskan king crab season.

S1·E2

Long Sleepless Nights

Apr 19, 2005

After a long, sleepless night of baiting and setting crab pots, the fishermen anxiously await the captain's call to begin hauling them in. What's in the first pot of the season as

S1·E3

Lady Luck

Apr 26, 2005 · 65 min

It's hour 42 of the Alaskan king crab season and every captain feels the pressure, especially since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game just announced an early closure to the se

S1·E4

Beat the Clock

May 3, 2005

With less than half a day left in the Alaskan king crab season, the crews race the clock to get as much crab into the holding tanks as they can. Bad luck and mechanical malfunction

S1·E5

Dead of Winter

May 10, 2005

Opilio crab season is about to begin, and the forecast is glacial and dangerous. On a cold, rainy January day — when sunlight lasts just six hours — 171 boats begin the journey out

S1·E6

Man Overboard

May 17, 2005

With one boat sunk and its crew missing, several Good Samaritan boats postpone their season to comb the frigid waters of the Bering Sea for survivors. The tragic news travels fast,

S1·E7

High Hopes

May 24, 2005 · 60 min

Less than a day into the Opilio crab season, the Bering Sea has already claimed six lives. Despite these losses, the rest of the fleet begins to pull the pots they set 12 hours bef

S1·E8

Good Fishing

May 31, 2005 · 60 min

Unseasonably warm weather and calm seas have contributed to three days of record catches for the fleet. It's not all smooth sailing for one boat, however, when an electrical fire b

S1·E9

The Clock is Ticking

Jun 7, 2005

Eighty-four hours into the Opilio season, the hunt for crab intensifies as rumors of a possible closure prompt the men to push even harder. Some boats are so successful their capta

S1·E10

The Final Run

Jun 14, 2005 · 60 min

With the deaths of the Big Valley crew, this Opilio crab season has been a rough one. On every boat, crew members are reaching their limit, but are spurred on by the pressure to ca