The show features accounts of individuals and groups caught in dangerous scenarios, presented both through interviews and dramatic reenactments. The main focus is how the survivors survived and the decisions they made that kept them alive.
I Shouldn't Be Alive (Season 3)
Trapped in the Canyon (Episode 1)
Air date: 2010-01-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Two-time adventure racing world champion Danelle Ballengee suffers a pelvis-shattering 60-foot fall and 2 nights in sub-freezing weather in a Canyon near Moab, Utah, accompanied only by her dog, Taz.
Date from Hell (Episode 2)
Air date: 2010-01-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A couple go on a tour of the San Jacinto Mountains, only to find themselves stranded and alone for 4 days fighting for their lives.
Nightmare on the Mountain (Episode 3)
Air date: 2010-01-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An 18 year-old elk hunter in Montana is seriously injured by a bear and must spend a night wandering the wooded mountain area in search of help before his injuries claim his life while his parents search for him.
Crushed and Alone (Episode 4)
Air date: 2010-02-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A man drives his quadbike in the Canadian Wilderness, loses control of it and he and the quadbike topple over and he ends up getting his legs get crushed by the quadbike and survives for 4 days.
Boys Adrift (Episode 5)
Air date: 2010-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Two teenagers plan on going fishing in a less than seaworthy boat when a riptide drags them into the Atlantic ocean. They face extreme dehydration, hunger, and weather for 6 days while awaiting rescue.
Fear in Freefall (Episode 6)
Air date: 2010-04-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Three friends sky diving trip goes horribly wrong when their plane gets caught by a storm, sending them into the shark infested waters of Costa Rica.
Shattered on Impact (Episode 7)
Air date: 2010-04-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Four men fight for their lives against the very animals they have dedicated themselves to protect.
Lost in the Outback (Episode 8)
Air date: 2010-04-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A treasure hunter gets lost in the Australian Outback and struggles to survive wild dingoes, as well as the scorching heat, until rescuers can find him.
Blizzard of Death (Episode 9)
Air date: 2010-04-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A father and son on a hunting expedition in Kyrgyzstan are caught in a blizzard, and the rescue helicopter sent to retrieve them crashes.
Avalanche of Terror (Episode 10)
Air date: 2010-04-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A solo hiker in the Carpathian Mountains breaks his hip and femur when he is crushed by multiple avalanches.
Grand Canyon (Episode 11)
Air date: 2007-01-07
Runtime: 60 min
