Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown

Season 1

2026 · 10 episodes · 8h 47m in all

Episodes

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   1. The Olympics of Survival

   17 May 2026 · 88 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.

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   2. Fire and Pain

   24 May 2026 · 88 min

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

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   3. Enter the Kill Zone

   31 May 2026 · 88 min

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

4. 

   4. Bow Up or Bow Out

   7 Jun 2026 · 87 min

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

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   5. Cracking Under the Pressure

   14 Jun 2026 · 88 min

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

6. 

   6. A Raft of Trouble

   21 Jun 2026

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

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   7. Lock In or Storm Out

   28 Jun 2026

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

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   8. Sharp Spears, Broken Spirits

   5 Jul 2026

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

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   9. Smoking 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.

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    10. On Top of the World

    19 Jul 2026 · 88 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.