The 2008 King crab fleet faces huge stakes - before boats even cast off. Skippers Keith and Phil could be sidelined by life threatening illnesses and all the boats are in debt from summer repairs. A skipper is pressured to take a potentially fatal risk.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 1 of Deadliest Catch resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Deadliest Catch Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Everything On The Line
• s05e02 - Red Skies in the Morning
• s05e03 - Stay Focused or Die
• s05e04 - Put up or Shut up
• s05e05 - Long Haul, Short Fuses
• s05e06 - Deadline
• s05e07 - Down to the Wire
• s05e08 - Payback Time
• s05e09 - No Second Chances
• s05e10 - Sea of Misery
• s05e11 - Lockout
• s05e12 - A Slap in the Face or Kick in the Butt
• s05e13 - Ends of the Earth
• s05e14 - Bitter Tears
• s05e15 - Day of Reckoning
• s05e16 - Shipwrecked

Deadliest Catch Show Summary

It's the world's deadliest job-where a man could die every week-the most macho of manly occupations: the Alaskan crab fisherman. Deadliest Catch features the wild and treacherous life of the crab fisherman.

This dramatic series will document the end of an era-what veteran crab fishermen are calling "The Last Rodeo". The first season documents the last time race, as it is the last season where they are pitted against the clock.

Later seasons contains a less action packed theme, and delves deeper into the lives and minds of those on the boats. We follow the crews through laughter and sorrow while on the hunt for crab.

The series is dedicated to the brave men and women lost at sea, and to the families they left behind. And to Phil Harris, the captain of the Cornelia Marie, who died on February 9, 2010.

Warning: This show is not scripted, and every injury and/or passing appearing is real. Take note of this if you are viewing it with children and/or people sensitive to blood and graphic scenes.