Description
Original Airdate05/17/2026
Survivalists from around the world compete in a 40-day primitive bushcraft competition representing their homelands with partners; they test their skills for national pride and a large cash prize.
Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown
Cast & Crew
Matt WrightContestant Matt WrightContestant Gabrielle BalassoneContestant Gabrielle BalassoneContestant Kylie FurneauxContestant Kylie FurneauxContestant Jeff ZauschContestant Jeff ZauschContestant Dan LinkContestant Dan LinkContestant Kerra BennettContestant Kerra BennettContestant
Related To Naked and Afraid: Global Showdown
Season 1
10. On Top of the World
Air Date 07/19/2026
With national pride on the line, the last two teams square off in a multi-stage gauntlet testing their ability to build traps, shoot targets, bushcraft weapons and make fire; in a neck-and-neck battle, they fight to raise their flag and win $200,000.
9. Smoking the Competition
Air Date 07/12/2026
The final three teams migrate to the shores of the Indian Ocean; two teams score crab, stingray and octopus, but the third struggles to get food; during a smoke-and-snare challenge, unexpected stumbles lead to an elimination challenge.
8. Sharp Spears, Broken Spirits
Air Date 07/05/2026
The final four teams build four-pronged, fire-hardened spears to skewer fish; one team's spear, and their partnership, breaks under pressure; cold, driving rain collapses a shelter; in an elimination challenge, teams battle hypothermia and each other.
7. Lock In or Storm Out
Air Date 06/28/2026
A primitive weapons challenge where survivalists build and use atlatls leads to a shocking elimination matchup; multiple teams score huge protein wins, but Mexico's food struggles may lead medics to intervene; a raging storm causes a shelter to collapse.
6. A Raft of Trouble
Air Date 06/21/2026
Competitors move to a new survival zone patrolled by territorial hippos, upending the challenge; teams must design and build a traditional raffia palm raft; an underdog shocks the competition while a crucial mistake puts a legend at risk of elimination.
5. Cracking Under the Pressure
Air Date 06/14/2026
In a two-part challenge, survivalists must choose who will use the primitive bow and who will process each kill; strong winds wreak havoc and the competition is rocked when an underdog team dominates.
4. Bow Up or Bow Out
Air Date 06/07/2026
The first elimination tests survivalists' ability to make fire in damp conditions and puts a legend on the chopping block; a primitive bow challenge pushes bushcraft skills and partnerships to their breaking point; two teams get big-game kills.
3. Enter the Kill Zone
Air Date 05/31/2026
When prime hunting grounds are unlocked, several teams take down warthogs; in a multi-stage challenge, competitors pick seeds out of rhino dung and build complex traps; Texas surges ahead, and Jeff calls out Ky; a legend is sent to the first elimination.
2. Fire and Pain
Air Date 05/24/2026
Competitors from across the globe battle for national pride and $200,000; seven elite pairs from Australia, Brazil, Mexico and the USA enter the Olympics of Survival; over 40 days in Africa's Zululand, teams must survive apex predators, and each other.
1. The Olympics of Survival
Air Date 05/17/2026
Fighting for their countries and a $200,000 prize, competitors from Australia, Brazil, Mexico and the USA must take on a 24-hour insertion challenge; surrounded by Africa's apex predators, each team is immediately tasked with making primitive fire.