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The Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 7

Every episode of Deadliest Catch Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Deadliest Catch Season 7!

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 meet their quota and make it home safely.

Genre:Reality
Network:Discovery

Season 7 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Deadliest Catch" season 7 is "New Blood", rated 7.5/10 from 32 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "New Blood" aired on 4/12/2011 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Proving Grounds".

  • New Blood
    7.5/10 32 votes

    #1 - New Blood

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 2011-04-12

    Fresh blood join the crab fleet as the 2010 crab season begins; new skippers are Scott Campbell Jr. on the Seabrooke and Elliot Neese on the Ramblin' Rose.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Proving Grounds
    7.2/10 30 votes

    #2 - Proving Grounds

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2011-04-19

    Across the Bering Sea crab fleet, bad fishing causes high tensions and low morale as empty pots whittle away profits and nerves among the men

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Old Age & Treachery
    7.2/10 33 votes

    #3 - Old Age & Treachery

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 2011-04-26

    Jake Harris gets a sink-or-swim lesson on driving the Cornelia Marie as danger strikes the Wizard when a crew member gets caught in the line.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Breaking Point
    7.5/10 29 votes

    #4 - Breaking Point

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 2011-05-03

    A serious injury forces a crew member to his bunk after the crane breaks on the Kodiak, while the Seabrooke's greenhorn has a mental breakdown.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Wing and a Prayer
    7.4/10 30 votes

    #5 - A Wing and a Prayer

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 2011-05-10

    A deckhand falls asleep at the wheel and sends the boat towards a fleet of vessels.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Exit Wounds
    7.3/10 33 votes

    #6 - Exit Wounds

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 2011-05-17

    In the midst of a rough King Crab season, a mutiny transpires on the Cornelia Marie while mental and physical breakdowns plague the crew of the Kodiak.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Thick as Thieves
    7.7/10 34 votes

    #7 - Thick as Thieves

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 2011-05-24

    The police are called in after a confrontation on the Cornelia Marie while an injury onboard the Ramblin' Rose causes the rookie skipper to have a change of heart.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Graduation Day
    7.7/10 32 votes

    #8 - Graduation Day

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 2011-05-31

    The King Crab Season closes with a fierce arctic storm, a spectacular prank on the Northwestern by the crew of the Time Bandit and the departure of one of the fleet's most revered fishermen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sea Change
    7.7/10 31 votes

    #9 - Sea Change

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 2011-06-07

    Massive change strikes every returning boat as Opilio season begins. Edgar finally says farewell to the Northwestern, a new captain boards the Cornelia Marie and the entire fleet is shut down by an epic arctic storm.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frontier Medicine
    7.6/10 32 votes

    #10 - Frontier Medicine

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 2011-06-14

    The fleet battles a devastating arctic hurricane as the focus shifts from fishing to survival; the captains consider drastic measures as the ice and injuries pile up.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Birds, Bones and Blood
    7.6/10 28 votes

    #11 - Birds, Bones and Blood

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 2011-06-21

    A crewman's nose gets broken on the Northwestern; the Ramblin' Rose takes a gamble as a winter storm rips through the crab-fishing grounds; danger at the dock for the Time Bandit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's Not All Mai Tais and Yahtzee
    7.5/10 30 votes

    #12 - It's Not All Mai Tais and Yahtzee

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 2011-06-28

    A loose pot causes havoc on the Kodiak; a Seabrooke crewman is nearly crushed by ice and the new skipper of the Cornelia Marie courts mutiny when his new string comes up lean.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pirate School
    7.6/10 29 votes

    #13 - Pirate School

    Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2011-07-05

    A captain and deckhand clash on the Cornelia Marie over a crippling lack of bait, while skipper Elliott Neese attempts to fix a possible season-ending breakdown and the Time Bandit's soft-spoken greenhorn goes to the Hillstrands' Pirate School.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Island
    7.5/10 30 votes

    #14 - The Island

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2011-07-12

    Offloading crab in the treacherous waters off St. Paul island proves a daunting task as a harbor surge snaps lines on the Wizard and the Seabrooke loses a crew member.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Smell a Nightmare
    7.7/10 29 votes

    #15 - I Smell a Nightmare

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2011-07-19

    As the Opilio season winds down exhaustion causes tempers to boil over on the Time Bandit; the skippers of the Seabrooke and the Cornelia Marie both suffer injuries.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mohawks & Madness, Goodness & Gladness
    7.7/10 30 votes

    #16 - Mohawks & Madness, Goodness & Gladness

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 2011-07-26

    The Seabrooke captain fights a painful illness; the Cornelia Marie returns from what could be its final season as the Harris brothers mull over who will run the boat and the Northwestern exacts some revenge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A