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The Best Seasons of Mayday

Every season of Mayday ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Mayday!

Top season: Season 2; 8.1avg
Best episode: S5E3 Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242); 8.9307 votes

Season 2

6 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2005

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Blow Out 8.6

Season 5

10 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2008

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242) 8.9

Season 1

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2003

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Unlocking Disaster 8.1

Other Seasons

Season 3

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2005

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Out of Control 8.2

Season 4

10 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2007

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9) 8.5

Season 16

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2016

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736) 8.4

Season 11

13 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2011

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE13 · Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232) 8.6

Season 7

8 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2009

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision) 8.2

Season 10

6 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2011

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Dead Tired (Colgan Air Flight 3407) 8.5

#10

Season 15

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2016

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines Flight 214) 8.4

#11

Season 12

13 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2012

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8) 8.4

#12

Season 9

8 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255) 7.9

#13

Season 22

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Holding Pattern 8.1

#14

Season 13

10 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2013

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32) 8.2

#15

Season 19

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2019

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Deadly Descent 8.2

#16

Season 21

10 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2021

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Grounded: Boeing Max 8 8.1

#17

Season 14

11 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100) 8.1

#18

Season 17

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2017

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800) 8.0

#19

Season 20

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2020

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Icy Descent 8.0

#20

Season 23

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2023

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Control Catastrophe (Air Astana Flight 1388) 8.1

#21

Season 24

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2024

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE6 · Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458) 8.3

#22

Season 25

11 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2025

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · No Exit (US Air 1493) 8.1

#23

Season 18

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2018

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17) 7.8

#24

Season 26

10 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2026

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Crash Landing (Eagle Airways Flight 2300) 8.0

#25

Season 6

3 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2007

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures) 7.5

#26

Season 8

2 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2009

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System) 7.3

The Best Seasons of Mayday

Season 2

Season 5

Season 1

Other Seasons

Season 3

Season 4

Season 16

Season 11

Season 7

Season 10

Season 15

Season 12

Season 9

Season 22

Season 13

Season 19

Season 21

Season 14

Season 17

Season 20

Season 23

Season 24

Season 25

Season 18

Season 26

Season 6

Season 8

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