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The Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 16

Every episode of Deadliest Catch Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 1 - Cold War Rivals
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Cold War Rivals

    S16:E1

    A dramatic change in the Russian crab industry rocks global markets and drives new competition between Dutch Harbor captains and their Russian adversaries. As crab prices skyrocket legendary captains return to claim their piece of a historic payday.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 2 - Typhoon Hagibis
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Typhoon Hagibis

    S16:E2

    Just as the fleet begins its race to beat the Russians, ferocious typhoon Hagibis turns its deadly gaze on the Bering Sea. Captains must choose whether to risk life and limb for a big payday, or to sit out the storm and fish another day.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 3 - Breaking Point
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Breaking Point

    S16:E3

    Still reeling from deadly typhoon Hagibis, the fleet claws its way back into competition against the Russians. The pressure to make up ground has mounted and it's do-or-die for the captains, even if it means danger or even war.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 4 - Shotguns and Fist Fights
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    #4 - Shotguns and Fist Fights

    S16:E4

    With the Russian menace looming, co-captains Johnathan and Jake blast a shotgun at their problems while a vicious fist fight breaks out on the Seabrooke. Meanwhile, Wild Bill blows an engine and Mandy bets on science to get back on crabs.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 5 - Double Agent
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #5 - Double Agent

    S16:E5

    The Cornelia Marie uses US satellites to spy on the Russians, Scott pioneers a dormant fishery and Wild Bill faces off with a Russian greenhorn.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 6 - The Bleeding Edge
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #6 - The Bleeding Edge

    S16:E6

    Johnathan finds himself going under the knife at sea as King season comes to an end. Junior chases the elusive Golden King and Wild Bill faces off with a greenhorn.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 7 - Into The Red
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Into The Red

    S16:E7

    Junior risks crossing into Russian waters to tank golden crab. Co-captains Jake and Johnathan attempt an alliance with longtime rival Keith Colburn. Josh Harris bets his season on instinct. Short on quota and options, Wild Bill seeks work in Russia.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 8 - Mayday Mayday
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Mayday Mayday

    S16:E8

    The Coast Guard responds to a mayday call as captains and crew brace for the loss of friends during a brutal winter storm. Sig and Monte track an opilio hoard at the Russian line, and the clock is ticking for Wild Bill & Junior during the cod derby.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 9 - Cold War Heating Up
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Cold War Heating Up

    S16:E9

    As the crab biomass migrates across the Russian line, Josh and Casey dump 175 pots on the border. Sig and Mandy go dark ship in towering seas. Jake's new deckhand gets injured while Junior attempts to steam through False Pass in a nighttime blizzard.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 10 - Harms Way
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Harms Way

    S16:E10

    Facing a 500-mile wide Siberian storm, Josh takes a big risk to keep the Cornelia Marie crew safe. Junior loses control of his rudders putting his boat at the mercy of heavy seas. Jake’s greenhorn problems get a lot worse when one clogs the toilet.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 11 - Chase Boat Rescue
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Chase Boat Rescue

    S16:E11

    Listing heavily and taking on water, Junior calls on chase boat rescue for the first time in series history. Wild Bill sends Nick 20 feet off the deck in spite of his fear of heights. Josh and Casey hit a massive wave that knocks out greenhorn Maria.

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  12. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 12 - Dutch Harbor Double Cross
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Dutch Harbor Double Cross

    S16:E12

    On the Summer Bay there's hell to pay when Bill's backup block goes missing. Cornelia Marie skippers Josh and Casey navigate a tenuous partnership at the Russian line. Weighed down by three full tanks, Sig puts a heavy Northwestern in Mandy's hands.

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  13. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 13 - Bomb Cyclone
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Bomb Cyclone

    S16:E13

    The Wizard catches fire in a violent storm known as a bomb cyclone. Josh and Casey attempt to fish in 30-foot seas, while two rogue waves slam the Southern Wind. Wild Bill grinds his crew 72 straight hours bringing himself to the brink of collapse.

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  14. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 14 - Bering Sea Crash
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Bering Sea Crash

    S16:E14

    Battling exhaustion, Wild Bill and his crew face the full wrath of the bomb cyclone. A snapped tendon puts the Summer Bay down a man. Josh gambles on crab-rich grounds in a costly venture north. An injured Mac fights to get Junior through the storm.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 15 - Gut Instinct
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Gut Instinct

    S16:E15

    As an injury knocks Sig out of his wheelhouse, Mandy takes the helm to face a disgruntled Northwestern crew.

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  16. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 16 - Bering Sea Wrecking Ball
    7.8/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Bering Sea Wrecking Ball

    S16:E16

    Stuffed pots come at a price as Jake scrambles to repair a slack tank before it kills his crab or capsizes the Saga.

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  17. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 17 - Danger Close
    7.2/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Danger Close

    S16:E17

    Josh and Casey race to haul pots as engine failure threatens their delivery window. As seawater destroys his hydraulic motors, Junior attempts a risky high seas delivery of three new motors. Harley and his crew bang heads over his fishing strategy.

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  18. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 18 - Like Father Like Daughter
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Like Father Like Daughter

    S16:E18

    Sig and Mandy conspire to get Jake to do their prospecting, but the former deckhand seizes the moment to fill his own tanks. The Wizard crew must break through ice to rush Keith to a doctor. Junior fears the worst as a deckhand falls from the stack.

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  19. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 19 - Rogue Wave Juggernaut
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #19 - Rogue Wave Juggernaut

    S16:E19

    A rare weather event churns up rogue waves as supermoon tides collide with a cyclonic snowstorm. Josh and Casey face a 55-foot monster, while Jake risks capsizing to repair his rudder in unruly seas. Monte's big move north pays off in massive pots.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 20 - A Problem Like Maria
    7.5/10(21 votes)

    #20 - A Problem Like Maria

    S16:E20

    As the super snow-moon storm peaks, the Cornelia Marie's deck becomes a gauntlet for Josh and Casey's greenest greenhorn. Ice fog overtakes the fleet as Monte scrambles to stay afloat, Harley loses an engine and Junior fights a sea-flea infestation.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 21 - End of The Beginning
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #21 - End of The Beginning

    S16:E21

    As the fleet mounts a final Winter season push, sad news rattles the Cornelia Marie wheelhouse. Lady Alaska greenhorn, Gabby, overcomes a painful injury to support her crew. Wild Bill's deckhands must devise a bush fix or face hauling pots by hand.

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  22. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 22 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Blood Is Thicker Than Water

    S16:E22

    Saga loses a veteran deckhand, forcing Jake to steam a greenhorn army to the Russian line. Amid scuttlebutt that ports are closing due to a virus, Josh fights to get home for a reunion with his brother and Sig's daughter gets rushed to the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Deadliest Catch Season 16 Episode 23 - Everything Changes
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Everything Changes

    S16:E23

    The Cornelia crew fights to save its gear from sea ice; Jake risks the far north to fill his tanks before his son's birth; amid news of a looming pandemic, Russian boats mysteriously disappear and captains race to dock before crab prices crash.

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Cold War Rivals" is the best rated episode of "Deadliest Catch" season 16. It scored 7.9/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Typhoon Hagibis".