Andy anderson flight deck series#

The show emphasizes the dangers on deck to the fishermen and camera crews as they duck heavy crab pots swinging into position, maneuver hundreds of pounds of crab across a deck strewn with hazards, and lean over the rails to position pots for launch or retrieval, while gale-force winds and high waves lash the deck constantly.Įach episode focuses on a story, situation, or theme that occurs on one or more boats.

Andy anderson flight deck series#

The series follows a fisherman's life on the Bering Sea aboard various crab fishing boats during two of the crab fishing seasons, the October king crab season and the January opilio crab season. The show's 18th season premiered on April 19, 2022, and was simulcast on Discovery Channel and the streaming service Discovery+.

Subsequent seasons have aired on the same April to June or July schedule every year since. The first season consisted of ten episodes, with the finale airing on June 14, 2005. Produced for the Discovery Channel, the show's title is derived from the inherent high risk of injury or death associated with this line of work.ĭeadliest Catch premiered on the Discovery Channel in 2005 and currently airs worldwide. The base of operations for the fishing fleet is the Aleutian Islands port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. American TV series or program Deadliest Catchĭeadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005.