Naked and Afraid XL

Adventure | Nature

Station:
Discovery (US)

Status:
Running

Start:
2015-07-12

Rating:
7.7/10 from 6 users

A group of the best survival experts in the world are taking on an un-survivable situation that has never been attempted before: 12 people. 40 days. 40 nights. No food. No water. No clothes. The ultimate trial of human endurance and will to survive.Naked and Afraid XL is a 40 day challenge, making it exponentially more difficult than anything that's ever been tried in the past. Six women and six men, all extreme survivalists with their own expertise, find themselves stranded in a remote equatorial jungle of Colombia and this time, they will all be fighting for the same limited resources.All being inserted separately, how will these survivalists encounter and respond to each other? Will they band together as one large group or break apart into smaller groups to survive?These 12 survivalists have proven that they have physical and mental strength, endurance, intelligence, a fantastic survival skillset, and the will to survive in some of the harshest environments on the planet during their Naked And Afraid challenges. In a challenge this big, however, the survivalists will need to master the environment and push themselves far beyond their breaking point if they want make it out alive. By the 40th day, will even one of them have successfully proven they have what it takes to endure?

Naked and Afraid XL Next Episode Air Date

Next Episode is 'Enter the Proving Grounds' (Season 10 Episode 1) and airs on 12 May 2024 19:00 (CDT).

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List of episodes

S9E4 - Snow Rest for the Weary

An overnight snowstorm tests the survivalists' will. Pushing through foot injuries, Jake scavenges a challenge-changing food win. With Jeremy struggling, Trish needs to step up. Heart conditions put Sarah and Joe's challenges at risk.

Air Date: 14 Aug 2022 19:00 (CDT)

S9E5 - Thin Air, Fat Chance

Wes confronts Sarah about her contributions to the team. A mountain lion stalks the survivalists. Jermaine's trapping efforts are rewarded. Ky taps her primitive skills to treat an injury. Medics are forced to remove a survivalist from the challenge.

Air Date: 21 Aug 2022 19:00 (CDT)

S9E6 - Bear of a Finish

Just days before extraction, a grizzly bear mauling leads to a frightening search and rescue mission. Montana delivers a ferocious windstorm the night before extraction. Jake's damaged feet have medics looking to pull him from his final challenge.

Air Date: 28 Aug 2022 19:00 (CDT)

S10E1 - Enter the Proving Grounds

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.

Air Date: 12 May 2024 19:00 (CDT)