About this season
Survival expert Bear Grylls puts himself into potentially life-threatening situations to show the how-to, hands-on, step-by-step instructions on everything you may need to know when faced with a worst case scenario.
Episodes (12)
1. Burning Car/Boating Accident
Aired 5 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear escapes a burning vehicle and rescues two men from drowning after a boating accident.
2. Downed Powerline/Dog Attack
Aired 5 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear is caught in a car under a downed powerline and is chased by vicious dogs.
3. Sinking Car/Rattlesnake Encounter
Aired 12 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear escapes a sinking car and encounters a rattlesnake...and a snakebite victim.
4. Earthquake Escape
Aired 12 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear escapes from a building ravaged by an earthquake.
5. Car Brakes Fail/Physical Attack
Aired 19 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear shows how to stop a car that's lost its brakes and how to fend off an attacker.
6. Trapped in Freezer
Aired 19 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear shows how to get out alive when caught unprepared in a cold environment, such as a freezer.
7. Desert Breakdown/Tarantula
Aired 26 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear's vehicle breaks down in the desert, and later, he finds a tarantula crawling on him.
8. Elevator Plunge/Blackout
Aired 26 May 2010 • 22 min
Bear shows how to brace for impact during an elevator plunge and navigate to safety during a blackout.
9. Mountain Bike Disaster/Run For Your Life
Aired 19 June 2010 • 22 min
Bear rescues an injured mountain biker who is far from safety and then outwits two fleet-footed pursuers chasing him
10. Road Rage/Panicked Crowd Stampede
Aired 19 June 2010 • 22 min
Bear fends off a driver with road rage and escapes from being trampled by a panicked crowd.
11. Toxic Gas Leak/Man on Fire
Aired 28 August 2010 • 22 min
Bear creates a safe space during a toxic spill and then rescues a man who caught fire during a barbecue,
12. Home Break In/Terror Threat
Aired 28 August 2010 • 22 min
Bear helps two victims safely escape from nighttime intruders, then, Bear must escape a building any way he can after he's trapped in a hostile environment.