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The Best Episodes of Naked and Afraid XL

Every episode of Naked and Afraid XL ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Naked and Afraid XL!

A group of the best survival experts in the world take on an un-survivable situation: 40 days. 40 nights. No food, water or clothes. To survive they'll need to master the environment, pushing far beyond the breaking point. Will even one be able to finish?

Genre:Reality
Network:Discovery

Top Episode Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Naked and Afraid XL" is "Den of Vipers", rated 8.7/10 from 18 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Den of Vipers" aired on 12/6/2020 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Jungle Gangsters Out".

  • Den of Vipers
    8.7/10 18 votes

    #1 - Den of Vipers

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 2020-12-06

    Jeff is called out for his "no hand-outs" survival strategy but refuses to back down. Through a free-wheeling discussion, new interviews, and never-before-seen footage, it's a new look into how the survivalists survived land, sea and each other.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jungle Gangsters Out
    8.4/10 20 votes

    #2 - Jungle Gangsters Out

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 2022-07-03

    With the day 60 extraction looming, a hunt goes awry and leads to an all-out jungle search for wounded prey; the team's large-scale raft build could be a crushing waste of time and calories; a survivalist decides this will be their last challenge.

    Director: N/A

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  • 40 Days: Death March
    8.2/10 40 votes

    #3 - 40 Days: Death March

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2015-12-12

    The 10 remaining survivalists cross the 21-Day milestone and enter into unchartered waters. Scarce resources send the survivalists on a collision course. They fight for their lives with a huge electric eel and are visited in the night by a gigantic puma.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Sickness
    8.2/10 35 votes

    #4 - The Sickness

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2017-10-08

    In a 24-hour period, the contaminated fruit of a single tree sets off a shocking chain of events. As panic and illness spread through the group it's questionable whether anyone will make it to Day 40.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Enter the Proving Grounds
    8.2/10 8 votes

    #5 - Enter the Proving Grounds

    Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 2024-05-12

    Twelve brave souls take on their first XL challenge in the Colombian Badlands. Survivalists must battle disease-carrying insects, scorching heat, six-foot caiman and stalking jaguars. In this unprecedented challenge, they must trek 40 miles in 40 days.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 40 Days: Jungle Rich
    8.0/10 37 votes

    #6 - 40 Days: Jungle Rich

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2015-12-06

    After nearly three weeks in the bush, two survivalists have tapped out and most others are making desperate treks across the savannah in search of food. If they can't find sustenance, they'll be forced out of the most difficult challenge of their lives.

    Director: N/A

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  • Out of Africa
    8.0/10 16 votes

    #7 - Out of Africa

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2016-08-31

    All 12 survivalists return to bring viewers behind-the-scenes of their epic 40-day challenge in South Africa

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All-Stars: Hunted Humans
    8.0/10 32 votes

    #8 - All-Stars: Hunted Humans

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2019-10-27

    Stalked by lions, hyenas and aggressive crocodiles, 13 all-star survivalists try to survive for 40 days in Africa's sun-scorched Selati Basin. Resources are scarce and when one group scavenges meat, hungry predators stalk their camp.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All-Stars: Africa Strikes Twice
    8.0/10 29 votes

    #9 - All-Stars: Africa Strikes Twice

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2019-11-10

    One survivalist takes a huge risk and enters a leopard kill zone to secure a big kill for his team. A massive storm unleashes torrential rains on each camp and the temperature plummets nearly 40 degrees.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All-Stars: Dead Weight
    8.0/10 26 votes

    #10 - All-Stars: Dead Weight

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2019-11-24

    One camp throws themselves into the lion's den to hunt for big game, while the other camp bands together for a group hunt and ends up finding a dangerous and unexpected food source.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jeff's Worst Nightmare
    8.0/10 31 votes

    #11 - Jeff's Worst Nightmare

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2020-11-15

    The group is devastated when two critical survivalists leave the challenge; with just 10 days left before extraction, Jeff is forced to change his survival strategy, but a medical emergency puts him on the verge of a tap out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye Cruel Waterworld
    8.0/10 25 votes

    #12 - Goodbye Cruel Waterworld

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 2020-11-29

    Season finale. Medics closely monitor Jeff's high fever and prepare his evacuation. The others scramble for a 5-mile extraction journey through shark-infested waters. A survivalist pushes too hard leading to a medical emergency on the open sea.

    Director: N/A

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  • A Bridge Over Swampy Water
    8.0/10 28 votes

    #13 - A Bridge Over Swampy Water

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 2021-06-06

    To cross the gator-filled swamp, Rylie, Matt and Ryan engineer an epic 50-foot bridge in a desperate attempt for resources. Harassed by a black bear, Jeff and Steven must abandon their camp. EJ stalks a gator who has been stealing his fish.

    Director: N/A

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  • Frozen: Rocky Road Ahead
    8.0/10 25 votes

    #14 - Frozen: Rocky Road Ahead

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 2022-07-31

    Twelve elite survivalists venture to Montana's sub-zero conditions in the Rocky Mountains.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 40 Days: No Escape
    7.9/10 43 votes

    #15 - 40 Days: No Escape

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2015-11-22

    After a week of being dropped into the dangerous and desolate badlands of Colombia with no food or water, one survivalist has already tapped out, another is on the brink, and hunger, thirst, and distrust are threatening to take down several more.

    Director: N/A

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  • All-Stars: Burn Notice
    7.9/10 26 votes

    #16 - All-Stars: Burn Notice

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2019-12-01

    A devastating injury and a vicious storm that destroys the survivalists' food supply threatens to tear apart the newly merged camp.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All-Stars: Fight to the Finish
    7.9/10 33 votes

    #17 - All-Stars: Fight to the Finish

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 2018-07-01

    In an epic two-hour event, the weak, divided group gets a much-needed victory when the hunters score a kill. To finish the challenge, the survivalists must complete a brutal extraction across deadly killing fields of lions, crocodiles and leopards.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Waterworld
    7.9/10 37 votes

    #18 - Waterworld

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2020-10-04

    12 elite survivalists are dropped into the brutal South China Sea where they must survive 40 days on land and sea. Plus, 2 All-Star survivalists enter the same challenge looking to survive not just 40 but an unprecedented 60 days.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Amazon Pain Forest
    7.9/10 22 votes

    #19 - Amazon Pain Forest

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 2022-05-08

    The Peruvian Amazon. A rich, beautiful rainforest where thousands of species of animals and plants want to kill you. Now, 12 survivalists begin a new XL challenge there -- some going for 40-days, others attempting 60-day legend status.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 40 Days: Snake in the Grass
    7.8/10 37 votes

    #20 - 40 Days: Snake in the Grass

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2015-11-29

    After fourteen days, many who remain are struggling to adapt to their environment and each other. Some consider migrating to try and find new resources, while in other camps tension continues to rise and may lead to our second tap out of the season.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Last Roar
    7.8/10 24 votes

    #21 - The Last Roar

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2017-10-15

    As deadly predators begin to close in on the remaining survivalists, they must find the energy to secure food and start their long journey to extraction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • That All You Got, Louisiana?
    7.8/10 35 votes

    #22 - That All You Got, Louisiana?

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 2021-04-25

    12 of Naked and Afraid's best battle their biggest challenge yet - 60 days in Louisiana's punishing swamps.

    Director: N/A

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  • A Feast of the Eyes
    7.8/10 25 votes

    #23 - A Feast of the Eyes

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 2021-06-13

    An eye-popping, reckless move puts a survivalist's challenge at risk.

    Director: N/A

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  • Cold Grudges Die Hard
    7.8/10 23 votes

    #24 - Cold Grudges Die Hard

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 2021-06-20

    Two survivalists confront sub-freezing temperatures in the swamp.

    Director: N/A

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  • All In To Get Out
    7.8/10 24 votes

    #25 - All In To Get Out

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 2021-06-27

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    Director: N/A

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