River Monsters

Seasons

2009

8.2

TV-14

Jeremy Wade searches the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Piranha

The myth of man-eating piranha is examined with actual demonstrations focusing on what triggers piranha attacks.

S1 • E2

Killer Catfish

Jeremy investigates stories of people seen suddenly disappearing underwater without a trace in a river in India. Among the lethal candidates Jeremy examines swirling river currents, crocodiles and catfish.

S1 • E3

Alligator Gar

Jeremy is on the hunt for an armor plated, 300 pound, river fish suspected of being a man-eater that lives, can you believe it, in the United States.

S1 • E4

European Maneater

Reports of predation by Wells catfish on humans dates back to medieval times. Jeremy tries to determine if the legend is likely to be true.

S1 • E5

Amazon Assassins

Is there really a fish nearly 10 feet long that has resulted in the disappearance of numerous fishermen in the amazon basin? If there is, Jeremy will catch it.

S1 • E6

Amazon Flesh Eaters

Are catfish as fearsome predators as their name sake terrestrial felines. Jeremy thinks so and he's looking to prove it. But it's a little four inch fish that turns his blood cold.

S1 • E7

Freshwater Shark

Jeremy wants to know what a shark is doing up river miles form the ocean, why it's munching on people and most important, did it bring some friends and relatives he can catch.