As of July 2026, Deadliest Catch Season 5 aired in 2009 with 16 episodes — streaming now on BINGE. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Deadliest Catch Season 5

2009 16 Episodes Reality ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Deadliest Catch Season 5 on and — and it is more addictive than the premise lets on. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. With 171 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Phil Harris anchors the format, but the whole cast makes it watchable. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Deadliest Catch Season 5 is worth clearing space for. The production behind Deadliest Catch Season 5 knows exactly which moments to let breathe. Season 5 of Deadliest Catch includes 16 episodes. It aired from April 2009 to July 2009. This season stars Phil Harris, Murray Gamrath and Derrick Ray. Phil Harris and Murray Gamrath lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2009. The format has been replicated endlessly since Deadliest Catch Season 5 first appeared, which is its own form of tribute. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Best watched with company, Deadliest Catch Season 5 generates takes from everyone in the room. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Phil Harris is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. The kind of thing that generates strong opinions in every room it is watched in.

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🎬 Deadliest Catch Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Everything on the Line
2009-04-14
The 2008 King crab fleet faces huge stakes - before boats even cast off. Skippers Keith and Phil could be sidelined by life threatening illnesses and all the boats are in debt from summer repairs. A skipper is pressured to take a potentially fatal risk.
E2
Red Skies in the Morning
2009-04-21
A vicious storm kicks up and a Mayday goes out. The Skippers are glued to their radios -- waiting to hear the fate of 11 brother fishermen in distress...
E3
Stay Focused or Die
2009-04-28
The fleet is still dialing into the crab, and already a typhoon has taken its toll. A boat has sunk - and bone-chilling accounts of the fate of its men relay around the fleet.
E4
Put Up or Shut Up
2009-05-05
It¹s week four of King Crab Season. Seven souls have perished, but the fishermen soldier on, in the hunt for crab. Grueling hours and vicious hazing test the Greenhorns -- and some start to crack.
E5
Long Haul, Short Fuses
2009-05-12
Crab pots still come up empty and the skippers are out of ideas. Low bait and long grinds take our crews to dark places -- the smallest infractions from a Greenhorn or fellow Deckhand cause tempers and even violence to flare.
E6
Deadline
2009-05-19
A new deadline is set: an upcoming drop in the price of king crab has the skippers rushing to finish their season. But crew battles and a fierce arctic storm block the way.
E7
Down to the Wire
2009-05-26
The King Crab Season is down to the wire and skippers are desperate to top off their quotas. It's looking bleak as crews pick through bone-yards of fished out grounds. Some boats dig deep for an end of season sprint, --other boats just scrape by.
E8
Payback Time
2009-06-02
The 2008 King crab season is over with and It's the start of the 2009 Opilio Crab Season. Anything the Bering Sea held back during King Season is now being paid out in spades. The skippers have their eyes on the oncoming ice pack -- but it's a lethal, 40-foot rogue wave that's on the hunt.
E9
No Second Chances
2009-06-09
In this episode the fleet arrives on the Opi Grounds and boats struggle with ice, big seas, and bad information to hunt down the crab. A skipper regrets sending his men out in savage weather to save the boat but there are no second chances on the Bering Sea.
E10
Sea of Misery
2009-06-16
It's week three of the Opilio Crab Season. Long hours and miserable conditions already have the crabbers turning on each other. Boat-crushing ice stands between one skipper and the safety of harbor.
E11
Lockout
2009-06-23
After weeks battling freezing spray, forty foot waves, and sub-zero temperatures, skippers have begun plugging their boats with Opilio crab. As they race to St. Paul harbor for offload, the 250,000 square mile arctic ice pack stands in their way.
E12
A Slap in the Face or Kick in the Butt
2009-06-30
Halfway through the season, each skipper faces his own personal form of hell. Frozen crab, frozen gear, and a frozen harbor chill the hearts of the most callous of fishermen. On the Northwestern, Sig battles a fierce cigarette addiction-and a fierce storm
E13
Ends of the Earth
2009-07-07
When the fleet gets word of great fishing by the ice pack, the chase is on to the ends of the earth! Two egos collide, when Keith and Phil fight over fishing turf. Sick of hauling mangled, barnacle-ridden crab down south, Captain Harry on the Incentive faces his fears and climbs north to frozen wate...
E14
Bitter Tears
2009-07-14
Weeks into the Opilio Season, the fleet is bone tired and desperate for home. As delirium sets in, deadly, rib-crunching mistakes are made. But for one fisherman, a tragedy on land spells gut-wrenching, heartbreak at sea.
E15
Day of Reckoning
2009-07-21
The Opilio season is almost over, but an arctic storm front has the skippers on edge. The boats race to plug their tanks with crab and get back to port unscathed. On the first boat to finish, a tight knit crew fractures.
E16
Shipwrecked
2009-07-28
It's the final 24 hours of the 2009 Opilio crab season. A savage arctic storm causes multiple vessels to send out maydays. The Coast Guard is in a race against the clock to save four men before their boat is pounded into splinters against jagged rocks.

🎭 Cast of Deadliest Catch Season 5

Phil Harris
Phil Harris
Self
Murray Gamrath
Murray Gamrath
Self
DR
Derrick Ray
Self
Keith Colburn
Keith Colburn
Self
Sig Hansen
Sig Hansen
Self

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