Man vs. Wild (2006)

Adventure · Reality-TV

Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (24,083 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Bear Grylls Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2006)

7.95 avg 15 episodes 7.9 → 8.1 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Rockies	7.9	177
2	Moab Desert	7.7	141
3	Costa Rican Rainforest	7.8	129
4	Alaskan Mountain Range	7.9	144
5	Hawaii: Mount Kilauea	7.6	121
6	Sierra Nevada	7.7	134
7	African Savannah	8.1	132
8	European Alps	7.7	126
9	Desert Island	8.6	120
10	Everglades	8.0	130
11	Iceland	8.2	119
12	Mexico	7.8	114
13	Kimberley, Australia	8.0	115
14	Ecuador	8.2	116
15	Scotland	8.1	114

Season 2 (2007)

7.95 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 7.9 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sahara	8.0	119
2	Desert Survivor	8.0	99
3	Panama	8.1	100
4	Jungle	7.9	94
5	Patagonia	7.9	100
6	Andes Adventure	7.6	87
7	Bear Eats	7.6	87
8	Zambia	8.0	96
9	Namibia	7.9	89
10	Jungle Swamp	8.2	88
11	Castaway	8.1	87
12	Siberia	8.1	91
13	Land of Ice	7.9	90

Season 3 (2008)

8.03 avg 13 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 44 min avg

Rebound

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Baja Desert	8.0	98
2	The Deep South	7.9	73
3	Ireland	7.9	82
4	South Dakota	7.6	66
5	Bear's Essentials	7.6	56
6	Belize	7.6	65
7	Yukon	7.9	75
8	Oregon	8.0	70
9	Dominican Republic	8.1	70
10	Turkey	8.5	82
11	Romania	9.0	105
12	Bear's Ultimate Survival Guide: Part One	7.6	62
99	Man vs. Wild: The Will Ferrell Special	8.7	265

Season 4 (2009)

7.90 avg 15 episodes 8.0 → 7.8 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arctic Circle	8.0	80
2	Alabama	7.8	75
3	Vietnam	8.1	59
4	Texas	8.0	57
5	Alaska	7.9	60
6	Bear's Ultimate Survival Guide: Part Two	7.8	52
7	The Inside Story	7.7	53
8	Pacific Island	8.2	66
9	China	7.8	60
10	Big Sky Country	8.3	68
11	Guatemala	7.9	63
12	Urban Survivor	8.0	82
13	Shooting Survival	7.8	51
14	North Africa	7.4	57
15	Bear's Top 25 Man Moments	7.8	53

Season 5 (2010)

7.34 avg 7 episodes 8.1 → 7.3 44 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Western Pacific	8.1	68
2	Northern Australia	7.5	61
3	Canadian Rockies	7.0	54
4	Georgia-Eastern Europe	7.4	52
5	Fan vs. Wild	7.1	62
6	Extreme Desert	7.0	51
7	Behind the Wild	7.3	44

Season 6 (2011)

7.25 avg 6 episodes 7.5 → 6.9 44 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arizona Sky Islands	7.5	59
2	Cape Wrath, Scotland	7.0	50
3	Norway Edge of Survival	7.4	66
4	Borneo Jungle	7.1	61
5	Malaysian Archipelago	7.6	56
6	Global Survival Guide	6.9	44

Season 7 (2011)

8.03 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.4 45 min avg

U-shaped

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Men vs. Wild with Jake Gyllenhaal	8.5	205
2	New Zealand: South Island	8.2	66
3	Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice	7.5	69
4	Utah: Red Rock Country	7.6	53
5	New Zealand: Land of the Maori	8.0	60
6	Working the Wild	8.4	58