8.2/1093 votes#1 - Shark Survivor
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/28/2005
1982. Five people get caught in a tropical storm and their yacht sinks. They have to survive in the middle of the ocean on a raft with absolutely no survival equipment. To their horror they find the area of the ocean to be infested with sharks.
Director: Nick Copus, Ian Barnes
Writer: Ian Barnes
- 7.8/1072 votes
#2 - Lost in the Snow
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2005
A U.S. Army Private, his wife, and their five-month old son travel to a funeral, but on the way there, they miss the sign that leads to the city and instead go into an uninhabited national park which is closed for the winter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1075 votes
#3 - Escape from the Amazon
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/11/2005
Three friends go to the Amazon for a trip but things get nasty when their guide leads them to jeopardy. As the four (three friends and guide) split into two groups, one pair faces disaster at every turn, while the other two are never heard from again.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1054 votes
#4 - Swept Away
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/18/2005
Two friends go kayaking in the Strait of Georgia. When the tide comes in, one friend falls from his kayak and fears that he will end up in the Pacific Ocean.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1053 votes
#5 - Kidnap in the Killing Fields
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/25/2005
A man involved in demining Cambodia accidentally steps on a landmine and blows off his leg. Two years earlier, he was kidnapped by a murderous group of Khmer Rouge.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1043 votes
#6 - Jaws of Death
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/2/2005
A man crashes his plane in the African savannah. With legs broken in a total of six different places, he has to make it alive past lions and other dangerous predators in a state of intense pain and loss of leg mobility.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1048 votes
#7 - Trapped Under a Boulder
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2006
An environmentalist heads for a remote island off the coast of Queensland, he then meets a Dutch man on a deserted beach. A one ton slab of granite hits the environmentalist and pins him down to the bed of a creek. The Dutchman must find help for his new friend.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Nick Copus, Jamie L. Smith
- 7.3/1040 votes
#8 - Ice Cave Survivor
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2006
1995. A man and his son go on a skiing trip to Turkey. When a snowstorm arrives, they lose their way, and the father has to chose between staying with his son or finding help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1034 votes
#9 - Shipwrecked
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2006
Two cousins go on a fishing trip when they realize they are shipwrecked on a deserted island.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1033 votes#10 - Alaskan Avalanche
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2006
Two climbers are scaling a sheer ice-wall in an Alaskan mountain when one of the climbers falls and is badly injured. A passing aircraft sees their SOS signal, but damages the landing gear in the process. Now, the people on board are also stranded on the icy wasteland.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: N/A
7.6/1034 votes#11 - Lost at Sea
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/9/2006
Two sons looking to repair their relationship with their father plan a fishing trip with their father in Mexico. An unexpected storm leaves them stranded in the middle of the Sea of Cortez.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1056 votes#12 - Crash in a Volcano
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/16/2006
Three men filming a volcano in their helicopter crash after losing control and get trapped in a crater of the active volcano. Surrounded by unclimbable ridges and poisonous gases, they must send one of them to radio for help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1052 votes#13 - Lost in the African Bush
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/23/2006
Five survivors of a private plane crash must survive the dangers of the desolate African wilderness. With two severely injured, some of the group must wander off to find rescue, even though there is no civilization for hundreds of miles.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Shark Survivor" is the best rated episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 93 votes. Directed by Nick Copus, Ian Barnes and written by Ian Barnes, it aired on 10/28/2005. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Lost in the Snow".