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Naked and Afraid: Season 17

12 episodes Premiered Feb 18, 2024 Updated Oct 29, 2026
Previously on Naked and Afraid

Season 17 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Naked and Afraid Season 16.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 17 Episodes

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Season 17: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S17·E1 Mytharc

Death by Crocodile

Feb 18, 2024 · 84 min

A hunter and a farmer pool their knowledge as they attempt to survive 21 days in South Africa. But when the wildlife proves too stealthy to hunt, the survivalists take a life-threa

S17·E2 Core

There Will Be Blood

Feb 25, 2024 · 84 min

In an international tribes challenge, one survivalist must cope with menstruation in the middle of the African bush.

S17·E3 Core

Colombian Cave Women

Mar 3, 2024 · 84 min

In this all-female tribe’s challenge, two veteran survivalists return to mentor two newcomers on the perils of San José Del Guaviare, Colombia, for 21 days. But, scarce food resour

S17·E4 Core

Surviving the Road to Recovery

Mar 10, 2024 · 84 min

Two former addicts attempt to survive 21 days in the searing Black Hills of South Africa. On their road to recovery, they must contend with man-eating crocodiles, prowling lions an

S17·E5 Core

Runaway Bride

Mar 17, 2024 · 84 min

A survivalist postpones her wedding to try 21 days in the Colombian jungle.

S17·E6 Core

This is Harder Than it Looks

Mar 24, 2024 · 42 min

Two die-hard fans doubt their survival skills after 10 days with no food.

S17·E7 Core

Put Up or Shut Up

Mar 31, 2024 · 48 min

Two superfan critics test their armchair survival knowledge in Colombia.

S17·E8 Core

Unbreakable

Apr 7, 2024 · 62 min

After surviving a near-fatal fall, an equestrian stunt rider attempts to endure 21 days in Colombia.

S17·E9 Core

Triple Threat

Apr 14, 2024 · 84 min

Three 14-day fan challenge survivalists return to conquer 21 days.

S17·E10 Core

Hit by Hippos

Apr 21, 2024 · 43 min

A professional boxer and a former cop try to survive 21 days in Africa while threatened by a herd of aggressive hippos.

S17·E11 Mytharc

Poison Control

Apr 28, 2024 · 44 min

Crippled by injuries and toxic frogs, an adrenaline junkie and a self-proclaimed renaissance redneck must dig deep to try to endure 21 days in Colombia.

S17·E12 Mytharc

Naked and Amish

May 5, 2024 · 44 min

A former member of the Amish and an Australian fitness coach attempt to survive 21 days together in the harsh Colombian jungle.

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