← Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown

Season 1

10 episodes · 2026

  1. 1The Olympics of Survival

    17 May 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    Fighting for their countries and a $200,000 prize, competitors from Australia, Brazil, Mexico and the USA must take on a 24-hour insertion challenge; surrounded by Africa's apex predators, each team is immediately tasked with making primitive fire.

  2. 2Fire and Pain

    24 May 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    Competitors from across the globe battle for national pride and $200,000.

  3. 3Enter the Kill Zone

    31 May 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    When prime hunting grounds are unlocked, several teams take down warthogs.

  4. 4Bow Up or Bow Out

    07 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

    The first elimination tests survivalists' ability to make fire in damp conditions and puts a legend on the chopping block.

  5. 5Cracking Under the Pressure

    14 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    In a two-part challenge, survivalists must choose who will use the primitive bow and who will process each kill.

  6. 6A Raft of Trouble

    21 Jun 2026

    Competitors move to a new survival zone patrolled by territorial hippos, upending the challenge.

  7. 7Lock In or Storm Out

    28 Jun 2026

    A primitive weapons challenge where survivalists build and use atlatls leads to a shocking elimination matchup.

  8. 8Sharp Spears, Broken Spirits

    05 Jul 2026

    The final four teams build four-pronged, fire-hardened spears to skewer fish.

  9. 9Smoking the Competition

    12 Jul 2026

    The final three teams migrate to the shores of the Indian Ocean. Two teams score crab, stingray and octopus, but the third struggles to get food.

  10. 10On Top of the World

    19 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    With national pride on the line, the last two teams square off in a multi-stage gauntlet testing their ability to build traps, shoot targets, bushcraft weapons and make fire.