Dual Survival

Experts agree there are some very basic - and universal - rules for surviving in the wild. Find shelter, find water, find food, find help. Beyond that, there's not much they agree on. Meet military trained Dave Canterbury and naturalist Cody Lundin - trained survival experts who have very different methods of meeting survival challenges. Together, with their drastical... Read all

Genre: Adventure, Game-Show, Reality-TV

Cast:Cody Lundin , Paul Christie , Joe Teti , Dave Canterbury , Grady Powell , Matt Graham , Bill McConnell , E.J. Snyder , Jeff Zausch , Josh James , Bo McGlone , Christopher Kubek , Matthew Venezio , Thomas Mumme

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Shipwrecked

Fri, Jun 11, 2010

Cody and Dave must use items they salvage from their life raft to find shelter, build a fire and find food and water when they arrive on a deserted island off the coast of Nova Scotia in the dead of winter - showing what it takes to survive.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Failed Ascent

Fri, Jun 18, 2010

In this scenario, Dave Canterbury and Cody Lundin take on a mountaineer's worst nightmare: stranded on top of a mountain in New Zealand with limited supplies. Together they battle glacial peaks and deep rocky canyons to show what it takes to survive.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Out of Air

Fri, Jun 25, 2010

Each year, an average of 20 people drown while cave diving. For this survival scenario, survival experts Cody and Dave are lost divers who are fortunate to find air, but they are deep inside a maze of caves in Belize. Equipped with only their dive gear - mask, fins, wetsuit, buoyancy compensator and flashlights - they must find their way out and to safety.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Desert Breakdown

Fri, Jul 9, 2010

Survival experts Dave and Cody head to Peru's "Valley of the Volcanoes" to take on the ultimate lost-in-the-desert survival scenario: a broken down car, miles from civilization, in the middle of a lava-scorched land with few survival resources.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Panic in the Jungle

Fri, Jul 9, 2010

Dave and Cody take on a lost hiker scenario in the sweltering jungles of Laos. The items given to them for their journey include typical (or not so typical!) items a backpacker might carry: a 35 mm camera, condoms and a pack of cigarettes.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Swamped

Fri, Jul 16, 2010

Cody and Dave head to the heart of the Louisiana bayou to take on a potentially deadly scenario: lost in a 1,000 square mile labyrinth of water channels and bogs, home to 1.5 million alligators and six species of poisonous snakes - including water moccasins.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Split Up

Fri, Jul 23, 2010

Our survival duo take on a nightmarish scenario: stranded, miles apart, in Arizona. Their mission: trek through the tough terrain to find each other and then together make their way to civilization. Dave begins his journey at 8,000 feet above sea level in the Ponderosa Pine forest. Further south, Cody sets out in a totally different ecosystem: the high desert scrub country that he calls home.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Soaked

Fri, Jul 30, 2010

For two boat-wrecked hunters, surviving in the Pacific Northwest rainforest takes keen navigation skills and the know-how to avoid hypothermia and signal for rescue. Dave and Cody take on this nightmare scenario and show what it takes to survive.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ After the Storm

Fri, Aug 13, 2010

In a hurricane's aftermath, Cody and Dave find their most valuable survival resources in the trash covering the beaches. But their journey to the Dominican Republic's coast is filled with creatures that sting, and Dave ignores Cody's advice about hunting the deadliest of them all.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Bogged Down

Fri, Aug 20, 2010

Deep inside Brazil's Pantanal, the largest swamp wetland in the world, Cody and Dave wade through piranha-infested waters in search of civilization. Their best bet for rescue is a river but Cody's plan on how to travel on it could sink them both.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Slash and Burn

Fri, Apr 22, 2011

Dave and Cody show how lost hunters can survive in the harsh conditions of Tierra Del Fuego, just 500 miles from Antarctica. To demonstrate how to survive an extreme injury, Dave self-inflicts a laceration and uses black powder to cauterize the wound. Then, the pair have to cross a frigid bog to reach the coast, facing the hazards of hypothermia and the threat of being swallowed whole by the sucking waters.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Buried Alive

Fri, Apr 29, 2011

Armed with what's left of an avalanche victim's gear, Dave and Cody show how to survive in the Wyoming's harsh Rocky Mountains. Facing sub-zero temperatures, they make their way down a jagged ice waterfall, build a snow cave and try to salvage a dead elk carcass. Along the descent, they must work together to get through waist-deep snow and rig their parachute cord to get down to the tree line where there's a chance of making a fire.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Stuck in the Muck

Fri, May 6, 2011

Dave and Cody head into the Everglades to take on the role of air boaters stuck in a sawgrass prairie marsh under the blazing Florida sun. They must seek shelter in a nearby swamp where water moccasin, python and alligators lay in wait. They soon find that even with over 4,000 square miles of cypress swamp the biggest challenge is to make enough drinking water to fend off dehydration.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Bitten

Fri, May 13, 2011

Dave and Cody show how to survive the rugged jungle in Thailand using only the gear an ill-equipped ecotourist might carry for a day trek: a Thai jungle knife, steel wool, a sharpening stone, a damaged cell phone and a bag of tobacco.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Frozen Plains

Fri, May 20, 2011

Cody and Dave take on the scenario of two ranchers, stranded on the Northern Great Plains in Montana during the dead of winter. Their only survival supplies are the charred remains of a burned-down shack: an axe head, a bison hide, a glass jar, a metal tin and a steel striker.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Out of Africa

Tue, May 24, 2011

Cody and Dave take on a survival scenario in South Africa's backcountry where dehydration kills in hours and hungry super-predators kill even faster. Armed with nothing but a machete, they show how to escape the bush without getting eaten alive.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Out of the Clouds

Fri, May 27, 2011

Dave and Cody take on a survival scenario in the wet cloud forests of Panama with only a poncho, specimen jar and a broken lighter to aid in their quest for civilization.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Adrift

Fri, May 20, 2011

Our intrepid duo take on the survival scenario of two castaways adrift at sea and show how to survive being stranded on a deserted jungle island in the South Pacific. This time, even Dave goes barefoot.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Eating Dust

Fri, Jun 10, 2011

From the barren salt flats to the vast desert woodland, Dave and Cody battle the elements in the sun scorched desert of Baja, Mexico. With few supplies, they each demonstrate how to make use of an unlikely resource - urine.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Hippo Island

Fri, Jun 17, 2011

In Botswana's Okavango Delta, Cody and Dave - equipped only with a dying GPS and waterlogged binoculars - seek to escape the dangerously territorial and deadly hippos that rule the marshland.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Up the River

Fri, Jun 24, 2011

In densely wooded Appalachian highlands, Cody and Dave take on the role of two kayakers who are dumped into a frigid river just before sundown. To make matters worse, they're separated from each other by two miles of raging river.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Road to Nowhere

Fri, Jul 1, 2011

The boys must wend their way through woods and forested areas of Northern Maine, all the way to the southern coast of the state, at which time they are forced to try to garner assistance/rescue any way they can.

0Season 3

S3.E0 ∙ Unbraided

Tue, Jan 1, 2013

Dual Survival is back with all new episodes and a brand new partner for Cody Lundin, Special Operations veteran Joe Teti.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Mars on Earth

Tue, Jan 1, 2013

Two guys with two completely opposing approaches to survival take on one of the most barren landscapes on the planet, Chile's Atacama Desert, known as "Mars on Earth". Battling dehydration and hyperthermia, Joe and Cody lock horns over resources.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ On the Menu

Tue, Jan 8, 2013

Stranded in the South African bush and in close proximity to the planet's deadliest predators - including lions and leopards - Joe and Cody fight to get out alive while hiding from poachers who may be hunting them.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Into the Frying Pan

Tue, Jan 15, 2013

Deep in New Mexico's Chihuahuan Desert, Joe struggles to get out of an abandoned mineshaft. A deadly western diamondback rattlesnake becomes dinner, and a maggot-infested cow carcass puts the team's opposing survival tactics to the test.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Trouble in Paradise

Tue, Jan 22, 2013

Isolated in the jungle of an uninhabited Hawaiian island, Joe and Cody lock heads over priorities. Cody battles the dangers of dehydration searching for water and fire-making tools, while Joe gears up for mortal combat with aggressive feral boars.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ The Green Hell

Tue, Jan 29, 2013

Marooned on the banks of the mighty Amazon River, surrounded by the impenetrable jungle of Ecuador's rainforest, Cody and Joe show how to stay alive on the world's deadliest river --if they can keep from killing each other first.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Twin Peaks

Tue, Feb 5, 2013

Tempers get hot when survival tactics collide as Joe and Cody struggle to escape the Nicaraguan jungle. The men are stranded at the top of a steep, muddy volcano, and Cody takes on the role of a hiker suffering an immobilizing knee injury.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Meltdown

Tue, Feb 12, 2013

Check out the new season of Dual Survival, Tuesdays at 9PM E/P. Stranded in the middle of Zambia's hot, wild plains, Joe and Cody must avoid territorial hippos and herds of elephants to find water and shelter.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Belly of the Beast

Tue, Feb 19, 2013

Isolated beneath the mountains of Romania, lost in a labyrinth of underground caves, Joe and Cody fight to escape the pitch black darkness with dying headlamps. Their teamwork is further strained by their opposing survival philosophies.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Castaways

Tue, Feb 26, 2013

Marooned on a deserted island somewhere in Fiji, Cody and Joe face unpredictable and punishing tropical storms and brave shark-infested waters. With limited resources and up against enormous odds, they'll show how to get back to civilization.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Rocky Mountain High

Tue, Mar 5, 2013

Stranded at over 9,000 feet above sea level in the snow covered Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Cody and Joe battle temperatures of negative twenty degrees Fahrenheit in an effort to fight off hypothermia, and stay alive long enough to get spotted by passing

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Misty Mountain Drop

Tue, Mar 12, 2013

Cody and Joe take on the mountains of Northern California. The damp and treacherous woodland environment proves to be the ultimate test for Cody and Joe, with drastic temperature changes and a lack of dry materials for fire-building.

1Season 4

S4.E1 ∙ No End in Sight: Part 1

Wed, Apr 23, 2014

Stranded in a mangrove swamp in Sri Lanka, Joe and Cody escape the crocodile-filled waters only to find themselves in a leech-infested jungle. But this time, distressed elephants interrupt their journey back and they may not get out alive.

2Season 4

S4.E2 ∙ No End in Sight, Part 2

Wed, Apr 30, 2014

3Season 4

S4.E3 ∙ Deadly Dunes

Wed, May 7, 2014

Marooned in a sea of sand dunes, Joe and Cody traverse the unforgiving desert and trek deep into the mountains of Oman. Threatened by dehydration and heatstroke, their journey shows how nomads have survived for millennia in this hyper-arid land.

4Season 4

S4.E4 ∙ Glacial Downfall

Wed, May 14, 2014

On a glacier and clinging to opposite ends of a rope, Joe and Cody face their most challenging rescue scenario ever. The frozen landscape brings Joe and Cody's opposing survival styles to the forefront of this journey - their final episode together.

5Season 4

S4.E5 ∙ Journey's End to a New Beginning

Wed, May 21, 2014

After 15 episodes, the partnership of Cody Lundin and Joe Teti is coming to an end. This special episode of Dual Survivor goes behind the scenes with the show's crew to get the scoop on who is leaving and who's moving on with a new partner.

6Season 4

S4.E6 ∙ No Man Is an Island

Wed, May 28, 2014

Joe tries to locate his new partner, who is on an uninhabited island of the coast of Panama.

7Season 4

S4.E7 ∙ Mayan Mayhem

Wed, Jun 4, 2014

Trapped in a labyrinth of underground tunnels, Joe and Matt facedown darkness and risk drowning only to emerge on surface and find an inhospitable jungle. Their opposing approaches to survival pit them against one another before bringing them to rescue.

8Season 4

S4.E8 ∙ On the Edge

Wed, Jun 11, 2014

Lost on a perilous ridgeline, at 15,000 feet above sea level, Joe and Matt are forced to descend slippery cliffs through extreme weather conditions, where altitude sickness and hypothermia threaten, and life-preserving fire alludes them.

9Season 4

S4.E9 ∙ End of the Road

Wed, Jun 18, 2014

While stranded in Vietnam, Joe and Matt face the hottest month of the year in South East Asia.

10Season 4

S4.E10 ∙ One Shot, One Kill

Wed, Jun 25, 2014

Lost in a land that time forgot-New Zealand's Fiordland-Joe and Matt face a seemingly ordinary scenario of two hunters following their target into unfamiliar territory, but this time, they've only got one chance to get out alive.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Into the Canyons

Wed, Jan 21, 2015

Joe and Matt face down the high desert canyons of Matt's home of 20 years: southern Utah. Without knives or any modern supplies, they attempt to survive and seek rescue in this harsh terrain that's more favorable to rattlesnakes and mountain lions.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Grin and Bear It

Wed, Jan 28, 2015

Joe and Matt trek through the Alleghany Mountains of Pennsylvania, where Joe grew-up and first learned survival skills. Traveling in freezing rain, blocked by steep ravines, and deep in bear country, they're racing against Mother Nature to get out alive.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Downed and Out Part One

Wed, Feb 4, 2015

Matt and Joe start at the site of a plane crash off the shore of an uninhabited tropical island. With few resources and no sea traffic to bring rescue, they are forced to confront long-term survival and each other on the barren island.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Downed and Out Part Two

Wed, Feb 11, 2015

Marooned on a barren island under the tropical sun, Matt and Joe risk a long swim through shark-infested waters and fight for life-sustaining basics at every turn.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Swamplandia

Wed, Feb 18, 2015

Stranded in a black water swamp in southern Georgia, Joe and Matt are deep in alligator territory where peat bogs, mysterious floating islands, and poisonous snakes stand in the way of getting out and finding rescue.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Out of the Ashes Part One

Wed, Feb 25, 2015

On the slopes of a tropical volcano, Matt and Joe face roadblocks in their quest to navigate towards the coast including thick rainforest, steep-walled gorges and towering waterfalls that stop them dead in their tracks.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Out of the Ashes Part Two

Wed, Mar 4, 2015

Trapped on high ocean cliffs, Joe and Matt struggle to cross a volcanic island covered with jungle and water-filled canyons. Every setback fuels a rift between the guys and only a successful hunt can help them get out alive.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Waterlogged

Wed, Mar 11, 2015

Off the beaten path and waterlogged in the rainforest of Costa Rica, Matt and Joe battle torrential rains, deadly insects, and raging rapids. After missing a shot at rescue, they combine survival ingenuity with indigenous skills to get out alive.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Coastal Catastrophe

Wed, Mar 18, 2015

Marooned on a rocky coast in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and Joe struggle to get away from powerful waves and come head to head over the question of whether to hunker down or travel deeper into one of the darkest, wettest forest in the United States.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Winter Vortex

Wed, Mar 25, 2015

In the snowiest part of Wyoming, Matt and Joe demonstrate how to repurpose a broken down snowmobile, make shelter from snow, and survive sub-freezing temperatures in whiteout conditions that cause them to miss a chance at rescue.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Winter Vortex Pt 2

Wed, Apr 8, 2015

Marooned on a barren island under the tropical sun, Matt and Joe risk a long swim through shark-infested waters and fight for life-sustaining basics at every turn.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Himalayan Hardship

Wed, Apr 15, 2015

In the Himalayas, Joe seeks rescue from the rocky terrain, dense forest, and animal threats while Matt seems more interested in achieving spiritual enlightenment than getting out alive.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Namibian Nightmare

Wed, Apr 22, 2015

Stranded in the vast scrubland of Namibia, Joe and Matt are in a race to get out alive from one of the driest countries on earth. They run into trouble with a troop of baboons, proving that Mother Nature isn't the only force in the wilderness.

1Season 7

S7.E1 ∙ Fire and Ice

Wed, Jan 13, 2016

New partners, Grady and Bill are dropped onto a glacial volcanic peak in the Chilean Andes, where they face 70 mph winds, heavy snowfall, and sub-freezing temperatures. Hunkering down in cave shelters, they risk noxious gases and struggle to get fire.

2Season 7

S7.E2 ∙ Long Way Home

Wed, Jan 20, 2016

Stranded in Chile, Grady and Bill struggle to get fire in the damp rainforest, setting ego and survival protocol on a collision course that tests this new team. Only a successful primitive fire and hunt can reset the clock on their survival.

3Season 7

S7.E3 ∙ Take Me to the River

Wed, Jan 27, 2016

Deep in the heart of the Amazon, Grady and Bill climb ancient trees and commune with animals to navigate through the jungle in search of a river that could lead them to salvation. But the jungle heat and humidity pushes them to their breaking point.

4Season 7

S7.E4 ∙ Eat or Be Eaten

Wed, Feb 3, 2016

Stranded in the Zambezi River Basin, Grady and Bill are surrounded by Africa's fiercest, during the dry season, when every creature is competing to find sufficient water and sustenance. Only a successful fire and shot of luck can get them out alive.

5Season 7

S7.E5 ∙ Scorched Earth

Wed, Feb 10, 2016

The Namib Desert of southern Africa.

6Season 7

S7.E6 ∙ On Thin Ice

Wed, Feb 17, 2016

The Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.

7Season 7

S7.E7 ∙ High and Dry

Wed, Feb 24, 2016

Bill and Grady visit Oregon where they find themselves lost in a desert-type environment.

8Season 7

S7.E8 ∙ Cuban Crisis

Wed, Mar 2, 2016

Closed to Americans for over 55 years, Cuba is the site of Grady and Bill's journey through uncharted territory. Here, they face-off against crocodiles, navigate tangled mangroves, fight dehydration, and struggle to get out of the water and find rescue.

9Season 7

S7.E9 ∙ Saturation Point

Wed, Mar 9, 2016

Bill and Grady head to remote, rocky coastal Maine where they go through a bog, face a nor'easter storm, and journey towards the coast. But the cold, damp environment threatens to end this partnership in a flash.

10Season 7

S7.E10 ∙ Live to Tell

Wed, Mar 16, 2016

Get an inside look at what it takes to shoot a season of Dual Survival in the world's most challenging terrains. Never-before-seen footage of Grady and Bill is revealed, along with crew interviews and a sneak peak at the next season.

1Season 8

S8.E1 ∙ Croatian Castaway

Wed, Jun 15, 2016

Trapped in the jagged canyons of Croatia's Velebit Mountain, new partners Grady and Josh must work together to navigate the frigid, fast-moving rapids, and descend treacherous waterfalls in order to find salvation in this remote landscape.

2Season 8

S8.E2 ∙ Mosquito Coast

Wed, Jun 22, 2016

Grady and Josh slash their way through the Nicaraguan jungle battling snakes, mosquitoes and dehydration. They struggle to start a fire using a soil testing kit, go on a nighttime hunt for caiman and build a raft to cross croc-infested waters.

3Season 8

S8.E3 ∙ Bulgarian Blizzard

Wed, Jul 6, 2016

On the punishing slopes of Bulgaria's Rila Mountains, Grady and Josh face a whiteout blizzard, freezing temps and a run-in with a deadly predator. They must use unconventional methods to secure fire, shelter and food on this quest for civilization.

4Season 8

S8.E4 ∙ Burning Island

Wed, Jul 13, 2016

Shipwrecked on an island in the South China Sea, castaways Grady and Josh demonstrate their resourcefulness by repurposing garbage on the beach to desalinate water, construct shelter, hunt for food, and ultimately signal for rescue.

5Season 8

S8.E5 ∙ Out of Air

Wed, Jul 20, 2016

Stranded in the high altitudes of the Peruvian Andes, Grady and Josh battle crippling altitude sickness and the hallucinations that come with it. They must find fresh water fast in order to navigate this rough landscape in pursuit of civilization.

6Season 8

S8.E6 ∙ Snow Daze

Wed, Jul 27, 2016

Air Force veteran Bo McGlone teams up with former Green Beret Grady Powell on Wyoming's frigid Big Horn Mountains in the dead of a brutal winter. Navigating the exhausting, snowy terrain will push them to their limits as they attempt to signal rescue.

7Season 8

S8.E7 ∙ Colombian Chaos

Wed, Aug 3, 2016

Military Veterans Grady Powell and Bo McGlone are dropped into separate locations of a Colombian jungle. With only a map and machete, they must survive in the jungle while trying to link up and find rescue.

1Season 9

S9.E1 ∙ Battle of Brazil

Wed, Aug 24, 2016

Stranded in the scorching hot savannas of Southern Brazil, Naked and Afraid fan favorites EJ Snyder and Jeff Zausch must find a way to survive this bone-dry environment without water or food and navigate back to civilization.

2Season 9

S9.E2 ∙ Forest from Hell

Wed, Aug 31, 2016

Lost in a mile-high Araucaria forest of South America, Army Combat Veteran EJ Snyder and Wilderness Survivalist Jeff Zausch must brave venomous pit vipers, fight a wild boar and survive the treacherous terrain in their search for rescue.

3Season 9

S9.E3 ∙ Dying of Thirst

Wed, Sep 14, 2016

EJ and Jeff brave the blazing high desert heat of eastern Utah. Their quest for water and rescue forces them to descend a sheer canyon wall, climb the face of a steep mesa and endure a hellish journey through one of the deadliest deserts in the country.

4Season 9

S9.E4 ∙ Gator Bait

Wed, Sep 21, 2016

Waist-deep in the backwater swamps of Louisiana's Atchafalaya river basin, EJ and Jeff find themselves surrounded by alligators and poisonous snakes. With no clear way to safety, they must find a direction out of the bayou and onto safe dry land.

5Season 9

S9.E5 ∙ Blackout

Wed, Sep 28, 2016

In the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, located between Russia and Turkey, EJ and Jeff find themselves in a nightmarish scenario as they're surrounded by 800-pound bears and trapped in a pitch-black cavern.

6Season 9

S9.E6 ∙ Tracking Lions

Wed, Oct 5, 2016

Lost in the middle of South Africa's Wild Coast, EJ and Jeff find themselves surrounded by African lions. Without food, water or protection they must navigate through some of the most hostile terrain on the planet to find their way back to salvation.

7Season 9

S9.E7 ∙ Attack of the Elephants

Wed, Oct 12, 2016

Stranded and lost in the drought-ravaged Okavango Delta in Botswana, EJ and Jeff must face down aggressive bull elephants and territorial three-thousand pound hippopotamuses in their quest for survival and a way back to civilization.