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The Best Episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1

Every episode of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1!

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The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 1 - Shark Survivor
    8.2/10(104 votes)

    #1 - Shark Survivor

    S1:E1

    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.

    Directors:Nick Copus, Ian Barnes
    Writer:Ian Barnes

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  2. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 2 - Lost in the Snow
    7.8/10(78 votes)

    #2 - Lost in the Snow

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 3 - Escape from the Amazon
    7.8/10(79 votes)

    #3 - Escape from the Amazon

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown

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  4. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 4 - Swept Away
    6.7/10(61 votes)

    #4 - Swept Away

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 5 - Kidnap in the Killing Fields
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #5 - Kidnap in the Killing Fields

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 6 - Jaws of Death
    7.3/10(45 votes)

    #6 - Jaws of Death

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown

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  7. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 7 - Trapped Under a Boulder
    7.8/10(51 votes)

    #7 - Trapped Under a Boulder

    S1:E7

    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
    Writers:Nick Copus, Jamie L. Smith

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  8. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 8 - Ice Cave Survivor
    7.2/10(44 votes)

    #8 - Ice Cave Survivor

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 9 - Shipwrecked
    6.7/10(38 votes)

    #9 - Shipwrecked

    S1:E9

    Two cousins go on a fishing trip when they realize they are shipwrecked on a deserted island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 10 - Alaskan Avalanche
    7.6/10(36 votes)

    #10 - Alaskan Avalanche

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown

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  11. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 11 - Lost at Sea
    7.6/10(36 votes)

    #11 - Lost at Sea

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 12 - Crash in a Volcano
    8.2/10(62 votes)

    #12 - Crash in a Volcano

    S1:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 13 - Lost in the African Bush
    8.0/10(58 votes)

    #13 - Lost in the African Bush

    S1:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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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 104 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".