8.7/1014 votesLoading...#1 - Secrets of the Dinosaurs
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2023
Paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.
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8.3/1028 votesLoading...#2 - The Last Wrecks of WWII
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/16/2020
New insights reveal how the Allies won World War II.
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- 8.3/109 votesLoading...
#3 - The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2023
The truth behind the legend of a pirate ship.
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- 8.2/1068 votesLoading...
#4 - Secrets of D-Day
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2019
In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.
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- 8.2/1043 votesLoading...
#5 - Secrets of the Civil War
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/22/2019
Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.
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- 8.2/1045 votesLoading...
#6 - Pacific War Megawrecks
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2019
An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.
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- 8.2/1042 votesLoading...
#7 - Lost Giants
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2019
Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.
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8.2/1042 votesLoading...#8 - Egypt's Sunken City
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/2020
A lost Egyptian city gives up its secrets after 2,000 years.
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- 8.2/1016 votesLoading...
#9 - The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/14/2022
Through digital re-creations, scientists uncover mysteries from the bottom of the ocean.
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8.1/1069 votesLoading...#10 - Ultimate Battleships
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/23/2018
The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.
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- 8.1/1057 votesLoading...
#11 - Thai Cave Rescue
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2019
Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.
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- 8.1/1040 votesLoading...
#12 - Pacific Shockwave
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/2019
In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.
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8.1/1020 votesLoading...#13 - Venice's Lost Empire
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2021
A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.
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- 8.1/1013 votesLoading...
#14 - Maya Collapse
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 12/11/2022
New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the ancient Maya.
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- 8.1/1015 votesLoading...
#15 - Narcos
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/19/2022
With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cockiness into the US over the last 40 years.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1076 votesLoading...#16 - Egypt's Lost Wonders
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/9/2018
The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.
Director: N/A
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8.0/1088 votesLoading...#17 - Malaysia Airlines 370
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/30/2018
Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.
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8.0/1025 votesLoading...#18 - Raiders of the Civil War
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 6/9/2020
Revealing the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.
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- 8.0/1013 votesLoading...
#19 - Rise of the Mob
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2023
How the mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.
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7.9/1063 votesLoading...#20 - Mysteries of the China Seas
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/16/2018
The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.
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- 7.9/1047 votesLoading...
#21 - Killer U-Boats
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2019
Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.
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- 7.9/1044 votesLoading...
#22 - Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/2019
Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.
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- 7.9/1048 votesLoading...
#23 - London's Secret History
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2019
London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.
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- 7.9/1042 votesLoading...
#24 - Hitler's Killer Warships
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/23/2019
The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.
Director: N/A
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7.9/1032 votesLoading...#25 - Pirate Ships of the Caribbean
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/2020
Shipwrecks reveal the true story of piracy on the Caribbean.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Drain the Oceans
Every episode of Drain the Oceans ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Drain the Oceans!
Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom...
Genre:Documentary
Network:National Geographic
Best Episodes Summary
"Secrets of the Dinosaurs" is the best rated episode of "Drain the Oceans". It scored 8.7/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/19/2023. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Last Wrecks of WWII".