Deadliest Catch
Season 17

s17e01 / Out of the Ashes

21st Apr '21 - 1:00am
Out of the Ashes Summary

With half the crab boats tied up, Sig devises a plan to save the fishery from destruction. As Bering Sea legend Johnathan Hillstrand returns with the Time Bandit to help, veterans struggle to prove they can work together to defend the American dream.

245 have watched this episode

s17e02 / Russian Dragger

28th Apr '21 - 1:00am
Russian Dragger Summary

When Mandy devises a plan for partnering, Sig must rethink his own hard-won tactics. On the Time Bandit, John and Josh conspire to outmaneuver a Russian captain who tells them what to do in US waters. All hell breaks loose as two vessels collide.

237 have watched this episode

s17e03 / Point of No Return

5th May '21 - 1:00am
Point of No Return Summary

As hundreds of dolphins lead the Summer Bay into an approaching cyclone, Jake attempts a daring nighttime rescue in high seas. Scott Campbell Jr. finds himself out of options, leaving Sig to make a controversial call to save the fishery.

236 have watched this episode

s17e04 / Time Machine

12th May '21 - 1:00am
Time Machine Summary

Driving the Time Bandit and Cornelia Marie, Josh and Casey attempt Johnathan's strategy for tracking King Crab across time and space. On the Summer Bay, Wild Bill's crew fights a mid-gale power outage, but the days are numbered for their greenhorn.

235 have watched this episode

s17e05 / Force Majeure

19th May '21 - 1:00am
Force Majeure Summary

As a typhoon rocks the Bering Sea, the Summer Bay suffers a collision. Sig gambles all his pots in one spot, while Casey takes a scientific approach to finding the elusive Bairdi crab. John and Josh rush a pit stop to get the Time Bandit back in the hunt.

235 have watched this episode

s17e06 / Restricted Zone

26th May '21 - 1:00am
Restricted Zone Summary

Time Bandit and Northwestern are struggling so they decide to join forces and throw cages down on either side of the restricted zone. Will their new technique work out?

231 have watched this episode

s17e07 / What Would Phil Harris Do?

2nd Jun '21 - 1:00am
What Would Phil Harris Do? Summary

With the Bairdi fishery open for the first time in years, Josh and John on the Time Bandit reopen the Phil Harris playbook and ask Casey and Sig to help tank the fleetwide quota. Wild Bill bets on Nick McGlashan to turn the tide for the Summer Bay.

230 have watched this episode

s17e08 / Tangled Web

9th Jun '21 - 1:00am
Tangled Web Summary

Time Bandit and Cornelia Marie race for the last spot at the cannery, but as word spreads of an emergency shutdown of the Bairdi fishery, they return to the grounds as Sig Hansen rallies his fellow captains with an unconventional plan.

227 have watched this episode

s17e09 / Dedication

16th Jun '21 - 1:00am
Dedication Summary

In the Winter premiere, the fleet reels from the loss of Summer Bay deck boss Nick McGlashan. Wizard and Cornelia launch early into a massive Arctic storm. Johnathan can't see eye-to-eye with an old friend and shocking news forces Sig to change his plans.

225 have watched this episode

s17e10 / Truth Will Set You Free

23rd Jun '21 - 1:00am
Truth Will Set You Free Summary

When Johnathan trusts his instincts more than his partners, the Time Bandit makes a surprise appearance in the Northern Grounds just as Josh and Casey need him most. Sig puts his crew exactly where they need to be in a matter of life and passing.

223 have watched this episode

s17e11 / Shipbreakers

30th Jun '21 - 1:00am
Shipbreakers Summary

As seawater floods in, Wild Bill's crew rushes to find a hole in the Summer Bay's hull. Johnathan faces a fire on the Time Bandit and the Saga has a hydraulic failure.

208 have watched this episode

s17e12 / Extreme Arctic

7th Jul '21 - 1:00am
Extreme Arctic Summary

As a polar vortex storm slams the Cornelia Marie in the far north, Josh navigates the biggest seas of his career while Casey performs emergency surgery. A catastrophic collapse of the Northwestern's crane leaves Sig and Mandy with no way to haul pots.

218 have watched this episode

s17e13 / Of Ice and Men

21st Jul '21 - 1:00am
Of Ice and Men Summary

Sig makes a desperate bid to save his gear from the descending ice pack while Jake dumps pots to avoid capsize. When Wild Bill gets a line caught in his propeller far from Dutch Harbor, he enlists Jake's diver to attempt a risky underwater repair.

222 have watched this episode

s17e14 / The Crush

28th Jul '21 - 1:00am
The Crush Summary

As the fast-moving ice edge crushes all in its path, Sig and Mandy rush north to rejoin the fray. On the Cornelia Marie, Josh and Casey's race to save their pots comes at a cost in blood and pain. Heavy freezing spray threatens to capsize the Wizard.

216 have watched this episode

s17e15 / Run Silent Run Deep

4th Aug '21 - 1:00am
Run Silent Run Deep Summary

Skirting the ice line to the deepest set of their careers, Josh and Casey apply frontier medicine to a bleeding deck boss. A block wound sidelines Wild Bill's new rail man, while injuries on the Time Bandit take out two crewmen and threaten family bonds.

216 have watched this episode

s17e16 / First Come First Served

11th Aug '21 - 1:00am
First Come First Served Summary

As canneries unexpectedly change delivery rules, captains must race to get to the front of the line. Jake risks a daring entry into St. Paul harbor, as Johnathan seeks help from Wild Bill. Josh and Casey bet their season on a deep set at the Russian Line.

215 have watched this episode

s17e17 / Quid Pro Crab

18th Aug '21 - 1:00am
Quid Pro Crab Summary

Captains scramble to meet an expanded quota in the path of a unhappy system dubbed "Squall-pocalypse". A breakdown on the Wizard puts Monte in debt to the Time Bandit and Josh and Casey exceed their own quota when it comes to injuries on deck.

209 have watched this episode

s17e18 / Winter's Gambit

25th Aug '21 - 1:00am
Winter's Gambit Summary

An Arctic storm blasts the fleet as Sig ventures to deep waters he hasn't fished in 17 years. Johnathan steers the Time Bandit into 30-foot waves in a hail Mary run toward Russia. Captain Keith attempts a risky maneuver to save the Wizard's pots.

207 have watched this episode

s17e19 / Wicked Game

1st Sep '21 - 1:00am
Wicked Game Summary

Cornelia Marie skippers Josh and Casey follow a blind tip from an unknown fisherman into uncharted waters. Johnathan fears for the worst when Freddy lands in the icy Bering Sea. On the Wizard, Captain Keith tempts fate, risking thousands in crab gear right at the ice edge.

208 have watched this episode

s17e20 / Over the Rail

8th Sep '21 - 1:00am
Over the Rail Summary

Jake battles a hurricane in the fleet's smallest boat while Keith orders crew over the rail to avoid capsizing. When Johnathan discovers crab in his cod pots, his crew scrambles to locate the hoard as "Blind Dog" finds himself in a bone-crushing position.

204 have watched this episode

s17e21 / First in Line

15th Sep '21 - 1:00am
First in Line Summary

When processors shut down due to outbreaks, Sig bets he can zero in on a rare "crab highway" before there's no place to deliver. Josh and Casey race to deliver live crab after their pump fails, while Harley risks shipwreck to be first to enter St. Paul.

211 have watched this episode

s17e22 / The Ultimate Price

22nd Sep '21 - 1:00am
The Ultimate Price Summary

In the season finale, Keith risks pushing through jagged ice in search of the Wizard's lost pots. Attempting a risky harbor entry, Wild Bill overturns the Summer Bay and a beloved crewman makes the ultimate sacrifice on the deck of a veteran crab boat.

208 have watched this episode
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