Season 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: May 7, 2023 (123 min)
Naked and Afraid's most skilled compete for $100,000 and to be crowned the franchise's best. Starting with no tools, they scramble to prep for a brutal storm and two competitors are at risk immediately. A cutthroat survivalist puts the others on notice.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: May 14, 2023 (122 min)
As competitors rush to find cached items, Matt races to grab the bow before Jeff. A grueling migration features head-to-head tests of survival skills. A group forms to stop Jeff from finding more items. A survivalist plots to sabotage two competitors.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 21, 2023 (122 min)
A deadly snake could take Matt out of the challenge -- or become lunch. Survivalists' tracking skills are tested as they scramble to recover the remaining caches before their competition. Gary and Waz hatch a plan to coax Stacey into sending Jeff home.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 28, 2023 (122 min)
Competitors battle for new resources in a grueling migration across punishing, elevated terrain. An injury puts Matt's challenge at risk. Waz unleashes a game-changing response to Jeff's cutthroat strategy. Two survivalists exit the challenge.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jun 4, 2023 (122 min)
Gary and Dan take on a swarm of killer bees to chase a big food win. Fighting an injury, Matt is forced to adapt and chase small prey. Exhausted and hungry, Cheeny is on the brink. The challenge is upended as pairs are split and new factions are formed.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jun 11, 2023 (122 min)
With competitors split into camps, simmering tensions come to a boil. Matt scores a meat win. Gary tries a dangerous climb to secure a critical cache. Jeff spirals after cutting his hand, burning his foot and facing backlash from the other survivalists.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2023
Desperate for a kill, Matt lays down new hunting ground rules. Gary confronts Steven and Waz when a honey score might be stolen. In the first elimination challenge, a cold-blooded move creates head-to-head conflict. Two survivalists leave the challenge.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jun 25, 2023 (121 min)
A serious leg injury puts Matt's challenge in jeopardy. During a dangerous white-water migration, the survivalists and their rafts are battered. Tempers flare, and Gary squares off with Matt and Waz. New camp dynamics shake up the competition.
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jul 9, 2023 (127 min)
Two bitter rivals go head-to-head in a multi-step water and bushcraft elimination. Steven uses his tracking skills and out-strategizes Jeff to secure a critical cache. Gary forages a huge protein score. One survivalist is eliminated from the competition.
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Jul 16, 2023 (191 min)
The survivalists face torrential rainstorms and then must make primitive fire to stay in the competition. The grueling challenge pushes even the most tested past their breaking point. In a neck-and-neck battle, the winner is crowned.
Specials
Episode: S01 Special | Airdate: Jul 2, 2023 (152 min)
In a cutthroat fight to be crowned Naked and Afraid's best, twelve elite survivalists are pared down to just six competitors. South Africa's punishing Oribi Gorge proves too much for some, while others are eliminated in head-to-head survival challenges.