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First Aired: April 5th, 2009
Status: Ended
Network: Animal Planet
Summary: Extreme angler Jeremy Wade is on the hunt for fish with a taste for human flesh. This rip-roaring ride mixes action and adventure with mysteries, edge-of-the-seat chase and a battle of wills between man and nature.
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# of Episodes: 59
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Season 3
Episode 1: The Mutilator
Air Date: April 10th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on the Sepik River. An island renowned for cannibalism, macabre rituals, and head hunters, Wade is on the trail of a creature reported to devour certain male body parts.
Episode 2: Flesh Ripper
Air Date: April 17th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater described over 200 years ago by a famous explorer. Is the 8-ft beast in question a mere legend, or could it be the same, flesh & blood creature that has attacked divers & children?
Episode 3: Silent Assassin
Air Date: April 24th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade travels to the Paraná River in the remote corner of Argentina to investigate the death of a young girl. This creature is not armed with bone-crunching jaws or razor sharp teeth, but a razor-sharp blade tipped with tissue-destroying venom.
Episode 4: Chainsaw Predator
Air Date: May 1st, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade heads to the Australian outback to try & catch the fearsome Freshwater Sawfish. This shadowy predator is said to be 18-feet long & attacks boats. But does the fact that it could slash Jeremy to shreds make it a killer?
Episode 5: Electric Executioner
Air Date: May 15th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade travels to Brazil's "wild west" in search of a river monster that has killed three cowboys. The search for the culprit sends him deep into prospecting cattle country, where he discovers the shocking truth about a fish he's never caught before. He has to combat all his fears to catch this monster, and after a long chase, Jeremy finally corners his elusive prey in the most unexpected place. All he has to do then is catch it without getting killed.
Episode 6: Cold-Blooded Horror
Air Date: May 22nd, 2011
Summary: Having never been to Japan, Jeremy Wade is entering new territory in more ways than one. The river monsters there are like no others he ever has encountered, from the devastating "Namazu," which legend says causes earthquakes, to a child-snatching killer called the "Kappa." Can our extreme fisherman uncover the truth behind these legends? Can he catch a monster in the rivers of Japan that reveals the reality behind these horrific tales? He is about to find out.
Episode 7: Jungle Killer
Air Date: May 30th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade sets out to discover the true river monster of South America. Piranhas get all the press, but is there a more fearsome predator lurking in its rivers? Tipped off by an account of an attack on a diver, Jeremy soon discovers that there is a real monster to find. Tipped off by the the local Amerindian tribe, Jeremy heads deeper and deeper into the remote jungles of Suriname to come face to face with a jungle killer like no other.
Episode 8: The Deadliest
Air Date: April 3rd, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade is on the trail of a mysterious man-eater. New Zealand's fresh waters have been a safe place for swimmers, yet as Jeremy finds out, its remote rivers and deep lakes provide refuge for an ancient and slippery predator that can stay hidden for more than a century. To flush one out, he must put himself on the menu.
Episode 9: Cold Blooded Horror
Air Date: May 22nd, 2011
Episode 10: The Giants
Air Date: May 27th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade travels to Papua New Guinea to investigate a spate of bizarre deaths on one of the world's last great unexplored rivers, the Sepik. A creature there is tearing chunks from unsuspecting fishermen and devouring certain male body parts. Jeremy has never fished in this part of the world and knows little of what might be there. Nothing could prepare him for what he discovers.
Episode 11: The Lost Reels - Himalayan Giant
Air Date: May 27th, 2011
Episode 12: River Monsters Goes Tribal
Air Date: May 29th, 2011
Episode 13: Jungle Killer
Air Date: May 30th, 2011
Summary: Jeremy Wade visits South America in search of a predator believed to be more fearsome than a piranha. Tipped off about an attack by a single fish on a diver, he knows there is a real monster to find, but lightning storms threaten his journey as he heads deeper into the remote jungles of Suriname. Last in the series.
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