Naked and Afraid

10 Best Episodes of Naked and Afraid - Season 9

What happens when you put two complete strangers - sans clothes - in some of the most extreme environments on Earth? Each male-female duo is left with no food, no water, no clothes, and only one survival item each as they attempt to survive on their own.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 06, 2023.

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Naked and Afraid - S9E2

#15 - A Screw Loose (Season 9 - Episode 2)

In a haunted Mayan jungle, a painful injury tests the resolve of survivalists Leah and Caesar, who contend with suffocating humidity, hungry predators, torrential rainfall, unrelenting insects, and intoxicating fruit.

The episode was rated 7.34 from 223 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E8

#14 - Burnt to A Crisp (Season 9 - Episode 8)

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LeAnn Duncan and Lee Diehl are faced to survive in the hurricane-hit region of Indio Maiz in Nicaragua. They must battle with the blazing heat, territorial animals, and the disheveled landscape from the hurricane.

The episode was rated 7.45 from 176 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E1

#13 - Category 5 Survival (Season 9 - Episode 1)

A category five Hurricane blasts through the camp of Amal, an Iraqi war refugee now living in Iowa and her partner, Duke. In addition to the hurricane, the pair also endure venomous spiders, insects, and nocturnal predators in the swamps of Florida.

The episode was rated 7.46 from 223 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E10

#12 - Pick Your Poison (Season 9 - Episode 10)

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Anthony Coppage and Suzanne Taylor are challenged to survive on the Soninho River of Brazil where they must face ravenous jaguars, stinging wasps and scorching heat. With little habitable conditions, will either complete the challenge?

The episode was rated 7.50 from 156 votes.

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#11 - Island of Tears (Season 9 - Episode 5)

Max Djenohan and Bianca Isidro face off with aggressive caiman, boa constrictors, large spiders, and thorny mangroves in this Superfan 14-day challenge on a tropical island in Panama.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 183 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E6

#10 - Thieves in the Night (Season 9 - Episode 6)

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Ava Holmes and Larry Little are set to survive in the harsh Mayan Jungle in the Yucatan part of Mexico. They are faced with jaguars, disease-carrying bats, malnutrition, and one survivalist even falls into the roaring fire. Larry tapped out early and was replaced by Steven Townes.

The episode was rated 7.51 from 182 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E3

#9 - Swamp Queen (Season 9 - Episode 3)

In the snake-filled Mississippi swamps, Gabrielle Balassone, a former fan survivalist takes on the full 21-day challenge. Gabrielle and newcomer Brian Schultz are faced with deadly snakes, unrelenting mosquitos, nocturnal predators and a relentless week-long thunderstorm.

The episode was rated 7.51 from 193 votes.

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#8 - Naked and Afraid of Sharks (Season 9 - Episode 13)

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Five former Naked and Afraid contestants, Ky Furneaux, Ryan Holt, Chris Fischer, Steven Lee Hall and Eva Rupert, are stranded on an island in the middle of the most shark-infested waters in the world for 14 days (Bahamas).

The episode was rated 7.52 from 127 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E12

#7 - Fan Down (Season 9 - Episode 12)

A freak injury puts super-fan survivalists Maci and Justin at risk as they attempt to survive the treacherous Nicaraguan jungle for 14 days.

The episode was rated 7.52 from 132 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E7

#6 - Love at First Fight (Season 9 - Episode 7)

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Leah McCabe, Wes Heustess and James Lewis are challenged to survive in the jungles of Isla Zapatera, in Nicaragua. They face off with thorns, painful fire ants, stinging plants, jaguars, flash floods, vampire bats, sharp lava rocks and bull sharks. With little nutrition, will they get to Day 21?

The episode was rated 7.52 from 170 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E4

#5 - Forbidden Fruit (Season 9 - Episode 4)

Gary Golding and Karra Falkenstein are put to the test of surviving the savannah of the Jalapao region of Brazil, where bug swarms and lack of food put them to the limit. Depleted and broken will either of them make it to Day 21?

The episode was rated 7.57 from 187 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E15

#4 - Fire and Fury (Season 9 - Episode 15)

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Returning survivalists Angela Hammer and Chad Keel fight the elements and each other as they look for double Redemption in South Africa.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 130 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E9

#3 - Loaded For Bear (Season 9 - Episode 9)

Surrounded by aggressive and territorial black bears day and night, two survivalists must compete against the apex predators for resources in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.

The episode was rated 7.61 from 174 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E14

#2 - Blindsided (Season 9 - Episode 14)

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A dangerous burn and clashing survival strategies plague returning survivalist Steven Townes and newcomer Angela Hammer in the jungles of Panama.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 97 votes.

Naked and Afraid - S9E11

#1 - Trouble in Paradise (Season 9 - Episode 11)

Torrential downpours and brutal wind storms push two starving survivalists to their breaking points in the Honduran jungle.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 129 votes.

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