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Survivorman is a Canadian-produced television program, broadcast in Canada on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN), and in the United States and internationally on The Discovery Channel and The Science Channel. The show has aired two seasons to date, in 2004 and in 2007.
The "Survivorman" is Canadian survival expert Les Stroud, who must use his survival skills to manage for seven days by himself in various remote locales with little or no food, water, or equipment.
Unlike the similar Discovery Channel series Man vs. Wild, Stroud is completely alone (he is not accompanied by a camera crew and he operates the cameras himself). He is equipped with only his clothes, his camera equipment, his "trusty" harmonica, and a Leatherman multi-tool. Often, the show begins with a specific scenario in which one might find oneself stranded (such as a car breakdown in the desert; or stranded on a deserted island after a storm). To add to the realism of the "scenario", he is sometimes permitted to have some 'everyday items' that a stranded person in such a situation might possess. He also carries a satellite phone for use only in an emergency.[1]
Survivorman can be considered to be a sequel or spinoff to Stroud's earlier project, Stranded, a 2001 five-part series that was shown on the Canadian Discovery Channel.
Season 1
# Title Original airdate
01 "Canadian Boreal Forest" November 1, 2004
After a canoeing accident, Les becomes lost in a Northern Ontario forest.
02 "Arizona Desert" November 2, 2004
A broken down dirt bike provides the scenario for surviving in the Sonoran Desert.
03 "Costa Rica" November 3, 2004
Marooned on Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, Les must survive on a tropical beach and in dense jungle.
04 "Georgia Swamp" November 4, 2004
Lost in the swamplands of Georgia's Altamaha River Basin.
05 "Canadian Arctic" November 5, 2004
A broken down snowmobile in the Canadian arctic, near Pond Inlet.
06 "Mountain" November 6, 2004
Hiking gone wrong leads to a week in the Canadian Rockies.
07 "Canyonlands" November 7, 2004
A broken bicycle in the Utah canyons.
08 "Plane Crash" November 8, 2004
Plane crash survivor in Temagami, Ontario in the winter.
09 "Lost at Sea" November 9, 2004
On a raft in the middle of the ocean near Belize for several days in temperatures of 102 °F (39 °C), then washing ashore on an uninhabited island.
10 "Behind the Scenes" November 10, 2004
Season 2
# Title Original airdate
11 "Kalahari" August 10, 2007
Les' 4x4 runs out of gas, leaving him to survive extreme heat in the Kalahari Desert. He builds a solar still to obtain clean, safe water from his own urine. Stroud cut his stay short due to dehydration
12 "Amazon" August 17, 2007
Stroud pays a visit to one of the densest, deepest parts of the Amazon rainforest.
13 "Labrador" August 24, 2007
Stroud is paired with a team of sled dogs (who have their own food not meant for Les), then eventually loses the dogs (intentionally) and is left on his own. He was given a rifle for protection and a slab of seal meat for food.
14 "African Plains" August 31, 2007
Les lands his hot air balloon in the Northern part of South Africa.
15 "Alaska" September 7, 2007
Stuck in an Alaskan bay, Les utilizes a kayak to fish and travel to the various local shores to scavenge. Les is also on the alert for black bears and larger grizzly bears.
16 "South Pacific" September 14, 2007
Les is shipwrecked in the Cook Islands, and makes the ultimate sacrifice (his harmonica).
17 "Behind the Scenes" September 21, 2007
A behind the scenes look of each episode of season 2. Les goes in-depth with his preparation for each locale. Also featured are local people who taught Les certain techniques beforehand.
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