Deadliest Catch

Episodes

Season 21 · 16 episodes

• E1 The Wild West
  Aug 1, 2025 88 min

  In the Season 21 premiere, Sig and Johnathan head to abandoned Adak Island, chasing rumors of giant king crab. Co-captaining the Time Bandit, the two legends spark a gold rush out west, until chaos on the Titan Explorer forces Jake's crew to abandon ship.

• E2 Abandon All but Hope
  Aug 8, 2025 46 min

  After a deadly chemical leak forces Jake to abandon ship, Keith races to locate the Titan Explorer crew and save their ailing vessel. With Sig aboard the Time Bandit, Mandy takes the Northwestern's helm for her first-ever solo king crab season.

• E3 Typhoon Sea State
  Aug 15, 2025 41 min

  A typhoon brings monstrous waves and high winds to the west. Rick and Bob attempt to stitch a head wound in turbulent seas, while John risks capsize to make a harbor entrance. An emergency tests Jake between his duties as captain and man of the house.

• E4 Mutiny on the Confidence
  Aug 22, 2025 44 min

  A brutal knife injury on the Northwestern leaves Sig scrambling. After one crewman quits, tensions explode on the Confidence until even the co-captain revolts. The Wizard faces a nightmarish mechanical failure when Keith's throttle fails in rough seas.

• E5 The Ship's Bell Tolls
  Aug 29, 2025 44 min

  In treacherous western waters, Sig and Jake gamble on a daring new fishing strategy. Rick and Sophia attempt a perilous boat-to-boat transfer to save a quarter of a million dollars of crab. The fleet mourns the loss of beloved fisherman Nick Mavar.

• E6 Boarded on the Time Bandit
  Sep 5, 2025 44 min

  Johnathan's dash to the dock halts as the Coast Guard boards the Time Bandit. Sig seeks a bigger biomass out west and convinces Rick to go to Adak to dig up his father's lost fishing spots. The Hillstrands attempt a high-risk harbor entry in 20-foot seas.

• E7 You're Fired, Mate!
  Sep 12, 2025 44 min

  Sig must act quickly as heavy ice entombs the Northwestern. When Keith's Australian greenhorn challenges his old-school command, a culture clash erupts. Hellbent on earning an ownership stake in the Titan, Jake hauls pots at a blistering pace.

• E8 Bering Sea Casino
  Sep 19, 2025 44 min

  A cracked tank on the Titan Explorer leaves Jake's engines vulnerable to seawater; Keith fires another deckhand but struggles to get rid of him for good; Johnathan prescribes alternative cures as the norovirus overtakes the Time Bandit crew at sea.

• E9 Dire Straits
  Sep 26, 2025 44 min

  Sig strikes gold raiding Keith's hot spot, but when a line snarls his wheel, he must call his rival for help; a rogue wave knocks out Rick's electronics, forcing Bob to take the helm; Harley breaks in a new co-captain, only to break down at sea.

• E10 Rage Bait
  Oct 3, 2025 44 min

  When the Time Bandit loses power with a storm at its tail, Johnathan deploys a camera probe to find what's snarling his propeller; Keith sets a decoy string to lure Sig away from good fishing, but risks his own secret plan by trusting the wrong ally.

• E11 Fail Fast, Fail Often
  Oct 10, 2025 41 min

  In the winter premiere, the snow crab fishery reopens unexpectedly after three years; Keith and Jake charge north, only to collide with an incoming Siberian storm; Sig and Rick form a wary alliance, but with big money on the line, trust fails fast

• E12 Kidney Punch
  Oct 17, 2025 44 min

  Winter season erupts as the fleet battles brutal seas and each other. Sig and Rick's alliance shatters as Keith fights through a debilitating injury and a short-handed crew. The Titan Explorer loses steering in heavy seas, leaving Jake dead in the water.

• E13 Ice Peril
  Oct 24, 2025 46 min

  Sig gambles on a trip to the far north but ends up with a major equipment failure.

• E14 Bring Out the Monster
  Oct 24, 2025 41 min

  Keith and Jake defend their grounds from encroaching trawlers; Sig keeps his vessel operational.

• E15 Beyond the Breaking Point
  Oct 31, 2025 44 min

  After six relentless weeks at sea, man and machine push past the breaking point; Keith seeks medical care in Anchorage, the Wizard loses steering in 20-foot seas.

• E16 Million-Dollar Bounties
  Oct 31, 2025 44 min

  As buyers close their doors, the fleet scrambles to collect its first opilio windfall in three years.