Planet Earth

The Worst Episodes of Planet Earth

Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One

Every episode of Planet Earth ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Planet Earth!

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
Episodes
11
Avg. Rating
8.8
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  1. 8.6/10(3.2k votes)

    #1 - Deserts

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    S1:E5

    Despite the lack of rain, deserts are the most varied of our ecosystems. In fact, about thirty percent of the earth's land surface is covered in desert. Explore the unique conditions present in deserts as well as the survival mechanisms developed by the animals that inhabit them.

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  2. 8.6/10(2.9k votes)

    #2 - Great Plains

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    S1:E7

    This episode deals with savanna, steppe, tundra, prairie, and looks at the importance and resilience of grasses in such treeless ecosystems. Their vast expanses contain the largest concentration of animal life. Over Africa's savanna, a swarm of 1.5 billion red-billed queleas are caught on camera, the largest flock of birds ever depicted.

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  3. 8.7/10(3.3k votes)

    #3 - Caves

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    S1:E4

    Although often overlooked, caves are remarkable habitats with bizarre wildlife. Explore the structures created inside the earth as well as the adaptations animals have made to thrive in these environments.

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  4. 8.8/10(3.7k votes)

    #4 - Mountains

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    S1:E2

    An exploration of the world's major mountain ranges and the habitats they create.

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  5. 8.8/10(3.4k votes)

    #5 - Fresh Water

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    S1:E3

    Although merely 3% of water on earth, fresh water plays an important part in the planet's weather and erosion. It is immensely important for all non-marine wildlife, which drinks fresh water and swims, procreates, hunts in it. Its concentrations, such as rivers, lakes and swamps, abound in aquatic and other species, often adapted to 'wet' life.

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  6. 8.8/10(3.1k votes)

    #6 - Ice Worlds

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    S1:E6

    Experience life in the most hostile corners of the planet by exploring the terrain, seasons, and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.

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  8. 8.8/10(2.9k votes)

    #7 - Shallow Seas

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    S1:E9

    A look at the shallow seas of the earth, from coral reefs to kelp forests and beyond.

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  9. 8.8/10(2.8k votes)

    #8 - Seasonal Forests

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    S1:E10

    Trees are Earth's largest organisms and are also one of the planet's oldest inhabitants. Seasonal forests (unlike tropical rain-forest) are the largest land habitats. A third of all trees grow in the endless taiga of the Arctic north. Northern America has forests that include California's sequoias, the Earth's largest trees. There and elsewhere, their vast production of photosynthesis and shade presides over a seasonal cycle of life and involves countless plant and animal species.

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  10. 8.9/10(3.0k votes)

    #9 - Jungles

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    S1:E8

    Jungles cover roughly three percent of our planet yet contain fifty percent of the world's species. Experience the countless flora and fauna that inhabit these unique areas.

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  11. 8.9/10(2.9k votes)

    #10 - Ocean Deep

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    S1:E11

    An exploration of the deepest, darkest realms of the ocean, spanning countless species to a depth of 2,000 meters.

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  12. 9.0/10(4.3k votes)

    #11 - From Pole to Pole

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    S1:E1

    A global tour examining the behaviors of animals and revealing the effects of climate change on their environments.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Deserts" is the worst rated episode of "Planet Earth". It scored 8.6/10 based on 3162 votes. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and written by David Attenborough, it aired on 4/2/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Great Plains".