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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 11 - Grand Canyon
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Grand Canyon

    S3:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 17 - I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 17
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 17

    S4:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 7 - Alone in the Amazon
    5.2/10(60 votes)

    #3 - Alone in the Amazon

    S4:E7

    Fresh-faced twenty two year old Brit Benedict Allen embarks on an epic six-month expedition which will take him from the mouth of the Orinoco River to the Mouth of the Amazon River through six hundred miles of uncharted jungle. On the final leg of his journey Benedict meets two gold miners who steal his guides then threaten to kill him. Fearing for his life Benedict is forced to tackle the wilds of the Amazon with only his faithful dog, Cashoe, for company. His inexperience nearly costs him dear when he capsizes his canoe, losing virtually all his provisions. Embarking on the 100 miles journey through dense rainforest to safety Benedict is struck down by Malaria and a severe case of 'jungle madness'. On the verge of starvation he makes the drastic decision to eat the one living thing he can catch - his beloved dog. But will he ever find civilization?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 6 Episode 1 - Volcano Vacation Hell
    6.2/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Volcano Vacation Hell

    S6:E1

    Businessman and entrepreneur Dewey Gaedcke decides to check out the spectacular Kilauea Volcano, driving down a secluded local road, before hiking through the dark to a viewing spot. But in the dead of night, becomes disorientated - in the heart of a 330,000-acre national park, covered with deep craters, steaming volcanic vents and crusty lava fields. Dewey is faced with a five day battle to live in this arid, lunar landscape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 4 - Into the Heart of Darkness
    6.4/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Into the Heart of Darkness

    S2:E4

    Two close friends head for the Amazon rain forest and get lost in the jungle. They have to survive the dangers of the jungle and hold on to sanity as they find their way home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 4 - Swept Away
    6.6/10(67 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 4 - Crushed and Alone
    6.6/10(35 votes)

    #7 - Crushed and Alone

    S3:E4

    A man drives his quadbike in the Canadian Wilderness, loses control of it and he and the quadbike topple over and he ends up getting his legs get crushed by the quadbike and survives for 4 days.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 6 Episode 2 - Chasm of Death
    6.6/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Chasm of Death

    S6:E2

    School teachers and old friends, Ben Gowans, Jason Cox and Clay Craig embark on a 'guy's trip' to the remote wilderness of Utah. Ben has talked his friends into canyoneering through some of the states most beautiful slot canyons. But after taking a wrong turn the friends quickly find that they are in way over their heads. With no way out, Ben decides to climb 60ft up and out of the canyon. As he's nearing the top disaster strikes - the rock he's holding onto snaps and he freefalls back down the canyon. Severely injured and unable to move Ben's life rests in the hands of his friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 8 - Vacation Nightmare
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Vacation Nightmare

    S4:E8

    Newlyweds Brandon and Brandy Wiley are on a backpacking adventure in Costa Rica, when their 8 - person Cessna crashes in dense tropical rainforest. The pilots and one passenger are killed on impact. Of the five remaining survivors two are seriously injured, including American Michael Packard. With the plane's emergency beacon malfunctioning and the crash site obscured by thick cloud, the chances of rescue appear remote. When darkness falls, the group face poisonous spiders, swarming ants and jungle predators. By morning and with Michael's condition worsening by the hour Brandon and Brandy face a terrible dilemma - do they go in search of help or stay with the two injured men? It's a decision that could ultimately cost lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 9 - Shipwrecked
    6.8/10(45 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 6 Episode 4 - Escape from Bear Mountain
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Escape from Bear Mountain

    S6:E4

    In the summer of 2010 Texan Gary Nall and his friend Dave Akers take a trip in Dave's Cessna to the Knick Glacier deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Out of the blue they hit a pocket of turbulence and crash land into the mountainside. Seriously injured and stuck in the middle of bear country the two friends face a fight to survive.

    Director:Michael Keillor
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 3 Episode 8 - Lost in the Outback
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #12 - Lost in the Outback

    S3:E8

    A treasure hunter gets lost in the Australian Outback and struggles to survive wild dingoes, as well as the scorching heat, until rescuers can find him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 4 - Christmas Horror
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #13 - Christmas Horror

    S5:E4

    Students Sonja Rendell and Marni Sheppeard are on a 3-day hike in Arthur's Pass National Park, staying in picturesque huts and planning to visit thermal mud pools, before returning home for a family Christmas. But when their path is blocked by ice, the girls take a detour. What started as a steep slope quickly becomes a sheer cliff - with Sonja clinging to the rock with just her finger tips. Returning to the trail is no longer an option as the girls fight to survive on a tiny rock ledge in torrential rain and wind. Will Sonja and Marni be able to climb their way to safety?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 1 - Nightmare Canyon
    7.0/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Nightmare Canyon

    S2:E1

    Two brothers go on a hike in Utah's Canyons. They expect the trip will take no more than 8 hours, but when freezing temperatures come, one brother breaks his leg and the other has to find help... and fast.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 3 - Trapped Under the Ice
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Trapped Under the Ice

    S2:E3

    A man and his aged dad go kayaking in the Alaskan wilderness. Everything goes fine until they run into some ice on the river, and soon find themselves swept underneath.

    Director:Nick Copus
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 3 - Trapped on a Ledge
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #16 - Trapped on a Ledge

    S4:E3

    Charlie Hench has set himself a big challenge before he turns the big 50 - to fulfil his dream of a late-summer solo hike through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. But he underestimates the challenge ahead. Charlie is at 9,000 feet when an early snowstorm suddenly blows in. The amateur hiker is soon out of his depth, lost in the snow-covered landscape. A missed step on the treacherous boulders and he's crashes over the side of the mountain. Only a ledge, the size of a car bonnet, saves him from falling 500 feet to his death. Charlie is trapped and badly injured, with a shattered wrist and fractured spine. He's alone and there's no way up or down. He knows no-one will even know he's missing for days, but will he survive trapped on the exposed on the side of a cliff?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 6 Episode 3 - Dive of Terror
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Dive of Terror

    S6:E3

    In 2006, ex-Navy diver Rob Hewitt embarks on a short recreational fishing dive off the Kapiti Coast near Wellington, New Zealand. A fun day turns into a living nightmare when he gets caught in a vicious rip current and gets dragged out to sea. Coming face to face with a huge shark and suffering dehydration and exposure Rob is driven to the limit of human endurance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 5 Episode 6 - Til Death Do Us Part
    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Til Death Do Us Part

    S5:E6

    In 2009, Tom and Linda Bosworth set off on a short 'jeeping' adventure to a beautiful but remote canyon in New Mexico.. Disaster strikes when their jeep hits a large rock causing it to roll. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, their car broken beyond repair, Tom and Linda are suddenly thrown into a desperate fight for survival.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 8 - Ice Cave Survivor
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 6 Episode 5 - Lost in the Jungle
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Lost in the Jungle

    S6:E5

    Ken gets lost alone on a trip to Mayan ruins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 2 - Shipwrecked Family
    7.3/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Shipwrecked Family

    S4:E2

    On the final leg of an amazing two year sailing voyage, the Silverwood Family hit some stormy weather 180 miles west of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. It's no big deal, until a broken mast pin and a submerged rocky reef suddenly turns their adventure into a potentially deadly one. As the mast snaps, it falls on dad John, severing his leg. It's up to teenage son Ben, to become the man and help to save his family. He gets the family off the sinking boat, but as they spend a terrifying night on a reef in the middle of the ocean, will rescue get to them before Ben's father dies of blood loss?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 10 - Killer Crevasse
    7.3/10(36 votes)

    #22 - Killer Crevasse

    S4:E10

    Mountaineer Jim Davidson and best-friend Mike Price embark on a mountaineering expedition to conquer the snow-shrouded summit of Mount Rainier in Washington State. On the descent disaster strikes when, without warning, Jim plunges into an 80 foot crevasse, pulling Mike down with him. Having survived the fall and an avalanche of snow Jim discovers that partner Mike has not been so lucky. To save his own life, Jim has to figure out a way to scale the sheer frozen walls, injured, without the right gear or a climbing partner. Can Jim overcome his grief and find the courage and skill to attempt the toughest climb of his life?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 5 - Kidnap in the Killing Fields
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Directors:Nick Copus, Paul Wilmshurst
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 1 Episode 6 - Jaws of Death
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 2 Episode 5 - Blood in the Water
    7.4/10(37 votes)

    #25 - Blood in the Water

    S2:E5

    Five boat safari goers find themselves stranded in the hippo and crocodile-infested Zambezi River when their watercraft sinks due to a mad hippo. Three get stranded on a submerged sand flat in the middle of the river and the other barely makes it to the shore. None of them are protected from Africa's deadly wildlife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Grand Canyon" is the worst rated episode of "I Shouldn't Be Alive". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/7/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I Shouldn't Be Alive Season 4 Episode 17".