8.7/1018 votesLoading...#1 - Den of Vipers
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/2020
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.
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8.5/1011 votesLoading...#2 - Prove It or Lose It
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 6/30/2024
Facing an unprecedented two-day extraction, the final eight survivalists hunt, fish and trap potential food.
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8.4/1023 votesLoading...#3 - Jungle Gangsters Out
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 7/3/2022
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.
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8.3/1041 votesLoading...#4 - 40 Days: Death March
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/2015
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.
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8.3/1036 votesLoading...#5 - The Sickness
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2017
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.
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8.3/1013 votesLoading...#6 - Enter the Proving Grounds
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 5/12/2024
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.
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8.2/1012 votesLoading...#7 - A Parasite to Behold
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 6/2/2024
A newly formed tribe quickly works together to stalk and kill a caiman. The pressure to trek 40 miles to extraction pushes two teams to make risky migrations. A survivalist is on the brink when medics discover parasites in their digestive system.
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8.1/1038 votesLoading...#8 - 40 Days: Jungle Rich
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/2015
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.
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8.1/1018 votesLoading...#9 - Out of Africa
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/31/2016
All 12 survivalists return to bring viewers behind-the-scenes of their epic 40-day challenge in South Africa
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8.0/1044 votesLoading...#10 - 40 Days: No Escape
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/22/2015
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.
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8.0/1032 votesLoading...#11 - All-Stars: Hunted Humans
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2019
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.
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8.0/1029 votesLoading...#12 - All-Stars: Africa Strikes Twice
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2019
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.
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8.0/1026 votesLoading...#13 - All-Stars: Dead Weight
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2019
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.
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8.0/1027 votesLoading...#14 - All-Stars: Burn Notice
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2019
A devastating injury and a vicious storm that destroys the survivalists' food supply threatens to tear apart the newly merged camp.
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8.0/1031 votesLoading...#15 - Jeff's Worst Nightmare
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2020
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.
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8.0/1025 votesLoading...#16 - Goodbye Cruel Waterworld
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2020
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.
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8.0/1029 votesLoading...#17 - A Bridge Over Swampy Water
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2021
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.
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8.0/1026 votesLoading...#18 - Frozen: Rocky Road Ahead
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2022
Twelve elite survivalists venture to Montana's sub-zero conditions in the Rocky Mountains.
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8.0/109 votesLoading...#19 - Big Group Energy
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 6/23/2024
The remaining survivalists join forces; when the group splinters to hunt resources, it leads to a big protein win but creates tension between Lynsey and Terra.
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7.9/1038 votesLoading...#20 - 40 Days: Snake in the Grass
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/29/2015
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.
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7.9/1025 votesLoading...#21 - The Last Roar
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2017
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.
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7.9/1033 votesLoading...#22 - All-Stars: Fight to the Finish
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 7/1/2018
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.
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7.9/1037 votesLoading...#23 - Waterworld
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2020
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.
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7.9/1014 votesLoading...#24 - A Camp Divided
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 6/16/2024
Far from extraction, Kaiela leads her team on a punishing trek that puts her challenge at risk.
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7.8/1037 votesLoading...#25 - That All You Got, Louisiana?
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2021
12 of Naked and Afraid's best battle their biggest challenge yet - 60 days in Louisiana's punishing swamps.
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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...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Den of Vipers" is the best rated episode of "Naked and Afraid XL". It scored 8.7/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/6/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Prove It or Lose It".