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The Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 15

Every episode of Deadliest Catch Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 15!

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Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 1 - Battle Of Kings
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #1 - Battle Of Kings

    S15:E1

    Hours before king season, a huge new boat with a renegade captain finds the crab are all in one spot. The fleet races to find the hoard and fight for their share.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 2 - Super Swarm
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Super Swarm

    S15:E2

    Atop the king crab super swarm, full pots boil over into conflict as young guns Sean and Jake join forces to set down Sig. Keith and Harley reignite a decades old rivalry, and Sean faces the long arm of Alaska law when crab in his tank come up short.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 3 - Knife in the Ribs
    7.4/10(24 votes)

    #3 - Knife in the Ribs

    S15:E3

    In storm-driven seas, Cornelia Marie's crane goes off the rails; Sig risks navigating a rocky passage in treacherous conditions, and the Wizard crew face a rogue wave without warning.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 4 - Single Point Of Failure
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #4 - Single Point Of Failure

    S15:E4

    A freak accident strikes the Northwestern with Mandy alone at the helm. Josh charts a new course on the Cornelia Marie while Casey sleeps. Lights go out on the Wizard, and Harley's launcher snaps at the worst moment.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 5 - Shifting Stack
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Shifting Stack

    S15:E5

    In the biggest storm of the season, Jake faces a life-or-death decision when a shifting stack threatens to capsize the Saga. Sig and Mandy haul through angry seas, while Josh and Casey gamble on quota but find there's more on the line than numbers.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 6 - Blood in the Water
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Blood in the Water

    S15:E6

    The Bering Sea takes a toll on captains and crew. Wild Bill calls the Cornelia for help. Jake confronts a disorderly crew, forcing his toughest decision yet as captain. Josh mans the helm as Casey makes a risky ship-to-ship transfer in high seas.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 7 - Winter Is Here
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Winter Is Here

    S15:E7

    The coldest weather in nearly a decade threatens to crush hulls and freeze the sea. Monte must fill his tanks fast to get home to his ailing father, while a shocking mishap leaves a Hansen family member grasping for life.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 8 - Tough Inheritance
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #8 - Tough Inheritance

    S15:E8

    As winter intensifies, Sean faces an engine room fire. Summer Bay deck boss suffers a season-threatening injury. Harley offers a newfound nephew a trial run at greenhorn. Monte races to fill Wizard's quota so Keith can say farewell to their father.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 9 - Russian Roulette
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Russian Roulette

    S15:E9

    Josh and Casey risk a 500 mile trek north to the icy Russian line. Jake tracks his own fast-moving crab horde. Sig does double duty on the Northwestern. The Bering sea cracks the Wizard's steel hull as the Colburns face the loss of their dad.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 10 - Curse of the Russian Line
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Curse of the Russian Line

    S15:E10

    Josh and Casey haul in their biggest pots ever, starting a gold rush to the Russian line. Captain Bill gets some inside intel, while Harvey confirms the numbers his own way. As Arctic Storm Elsa strengthens, the fleet realizes the ice queen casts a deadly spell.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 11 - Hell Hath No Fury
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Hell Hath No Fury

    S15:E11

    The wrath of Arctic Storm Elsa hits the Cornelia hardest as a breakaway pot thrashes Josh and Casey's crew; Capt. Keith orders deckhands onto the stack as Elsa's icy blasts threaten to capsize the Wizard; the Saga takes a rogue wave.

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  12. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 12 - Sixty Foot Monster
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Sixty Foot Monster

    S15:E12

    As arctic super-storm Elsa intensifies, a forecast warns of isolated waves of unusual size; trapped in the crab-rich northern grounds, the Cornelia Marie, Wizard and Southern Wind haul pots as big as the waves, until one boat faces a 60-foot monster.

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  13. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 13 - Crane Wreck
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Crane Wreck

    S15:E13

    In storm-driven seas, Cornelia Marie's crane goes off the rails, smashing Josh and Casey's wheelhouse and injuring deckhand Taylor; Sig risks navigating a rocky passage in treacherous conditions, and the Wizard crew face a rogue wave without warning.

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  14. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 14 - Devil's Cut
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Devil's Cut

    S15:E14

    Deckhands pay in blood as captains make up for time lost to the storm; on the Cornelia Marie, Josh takes the wheel as Casey conducts surgery at sea; Brenna A tests the mettle of a former Marine; a call from home has Sig facing a worst-case scenario.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 15 - Unbreakable
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #15 - Unbreakable

    S15:E15

    The fleet battles a freight train of back to back storms. Sig's crew pays a price for some stuffed pots and Harley risks his gear to cash in on an elusive crab hoard under the ice. Freddy attempts to perform self surgery on the Wizard and on the Summer Bay the crew gets news on Nick's future.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 16 - Hell Or High Water
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Hell Or High Water

    S15:E16

    Monte returns to co-captain the Wizard just as massive storms slam the fleet from the south. Jake risks hauling his pots in 30 foot seas to return to his family. Wild Bill goes farther north into the icy Arctic than any other boat in the fleet.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 17 - Unholy Alliance
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Unholy Alliance

    S15:E17

    As the crab become harder to find, veterans Sig Hansen and "Harley" Davidson form an unusual alliance, however trust doesn't come easy for old school captains. Freddy pays a price for Keith's decision to haul in rough seas and Jake tempts fate to become a boat owner.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 18 - Dark Ship
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Dark Ship

    S15:E18

    As smoke starts to fill the Wizard, Keith and Monte face a dark ship nightmare. Massive breakers shatter Jake's steel anchor forcing him to fight to avoid the rocks of St. Paul Island. Battered by relentless seas, Sig turns to his family to fill the Northwestern's tanks.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 19 - Time And Tide Wait For No Man
    7.8/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Time And Tide Wait For No Man

    S15:E19

    The bone-breaking winter unleashes fury on the Summer Bay. A rookie mistake leaves Captain Bill short a hand. Jake hits the jackpot at sea, but forces on land cost him dearly. There's hell to pay when Sean discovers the fatal flaw in his crab count.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 20 - Dead Or Alive
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #20 - Dead Or Alive

    S15:E20

    Each captain’s next move determines who survives the final winter push. Winds put the Wizard on a collision course with a monster wave. Jake taps a Hillstrand to save the Saga. Josh and Casey hit numbers not seen since Josh’s father, Phil Harris, was captain of the Corneila Marie.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Deadliest Catch Season 15 Episode 21 - Now Or Never
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Now Or Never

    S15:E21

    In the season finale, with just ten pots to go, a crushing injury requires Coast Guard rescue. Josh and Casey face a huge loss when their offload gets cancelled. Sig gambles on an early finish, while Monte hauls more crab than the Wizard can hold.

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"Battle Of Kings" is the best rated episode of "Deadliest Catch" season 15. It scored 7.4/10 based on 30 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/9/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Super Swarm".