River Monsters
2009
Animal Planet
9 Seasons
58 Episodes
Jeremy Wade has officially run out of monsters to hunt and season 9 will be the last for this series
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River Monsters Season 10 Axed by Animal Planet Channel

Current Show Status
River Monsters Season 10 — Canceled
Latest Episode Aired Sun 8/6/2017 Freshwater Man-Eater Season 9: Significant special
Next Episode Show ended 115 episodes total
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Production info and storyline

River Monsters is a wildlife documentary series that features the most fearsome freshwater killers around the world. Hosted by biologist and extreme adventurer Jeremy Wade, the show presents clues, eyewitness accounts and reenacted stories of people who have come into contact with vicious predators dwelling in deep waters. Produced for Animal Planet by Icon Films of Bristol in the U.K., the series debuted on April 5, 2009. River Monsters season 9 premiered on Animal Planet in the U.S. and on ITV in the U.K. on April 23rd, 2017 after it was officially announced by the network Discovery on March 16th that this would be the final season.

Each episode of River Monsters follows Jeremy Wade as he tries to catch the biggest and badest specimens to understand the truth behind some horrific human attacks. Once captured, rather than killing the animals, he releases them back into the wild as a way to save the creatures from extinction. River Monsters has become one of the most watched programs on Animal Planet, and profiles predators like piranhas, goonch catfish, alligators, wels catfish, arapaima and freshwater shark species, among others. In addition to the familiar culprits, River Monsters also features saltwater predators found in Mexico, Australia and Bermuda and even explored the legendary and mythical beasts that supposedly inhabit various water bodies.

Overall ratings and no season 10

With this many seasons running, the huge fan base was devastated when the news came out that River Monsters would not be renewed for a tenth season and that the ninth installment would be the final one. The reason behind this decision is not based on dropping viewing figures or bad overall ratings, which still score a whopping 8.2 out of 10 stars on IMDb, 9.2 out of 10 on TV.com and 4 out of 5 on Hulu, but rather the fact that there might be no more River Monsters to be uncovered. In an interview, Jeremy Wade explained that at the start of this show he had a list and that he actually has ticked all of these species off and added some more during the process of the show. Unfortunately, he has literally run out of monsters to hunt down, which led to the conclusion to end the show after its final ninth season, which concluded on May 26th, 2017.


Episodes

Season 9 Season 8 Season 7 Season 6 Season 5 Season 4 Season 3 Season 2 Season 1 Specials
#NameAir Dates
1Killers from the Abyss: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy Apr 23, 2017
2Ice Cold Killer Apr 30, 2017
3Coral Reef Killers: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy May 7, 2017
4Return of the Killer Catfish: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy May 14, 2017
5Volcanic Island Terror May 21, 2017
6Malaysian Lake Monster May 28, 2017
#NameAir Dates
1Deep Sea Demon Apr 7, 2016
2Death Down Under Apr 14, 2016
3Razorhead Apr 21, 2016
4Terror in Paradise May 5, 2016
5Invisible Killers May 12, 2016
6Devil of the Deep May 26, 2016
#NameAir Dates
1Canadian Horror Apr 5, 2015
2Mekong Mutilator Apr 12, 2015
3Prehistoric Terror Apr 19, 2015
4Alaska's Cold Water Killer Apr 26, 2015
5South Pacific Terrors May 10, 2015
6Africa's Deadliest May 17, 2015
#NameAir Dates
1Amazon Apocalypse Apr 6, 2014
2Jungle Terminator Apr 13, 2014
3River of Blood Apr 20, 2014
4Man-Eating Monster May 4, 2014
5Bone Crusher May 18, 2014
6Body Snatcher May 26, 2014
#NameAir Dates
1Face Ripper Apr 7, 2013
2Atomic Assassin Apr 14, 2013
3Killer Torpedo Apr 21, 2013
4Colombian Slasher May 5, 2013
5Vampires of the Deep May 12, 2013
6Legend of Loch Ness May 27, 2013
#NameAir Dates
1American Killers Apr 1, 2012
2Pack of Teeth Apr 8, 2012
3Invisible Executioner Apr 15, 2012
4Asian Slayer Apr 22, 2012
5Russian Killer May 6, 2012
6Mongolian Mauler May 13, 2012
7Phantom Assassin May 20, 2012
8Lair of Giants May 28, 2012
#NameAir Dates
1The Mutilator Apr 10, 2011
2Flesh Ripper Apr 17, 2011
3Silent Assassin Apr 24, 2011
4Chainsaw Predator May 1, 2011
5Electric Executioner May 15, 2011
6Cold Blooded Horror May 22, 2011
7Jungle Killer May 30, 2011
#NameAir Dates
1Demon Fish Mar 28, 2010
2Death Ray Apr 25, 2010
3Killer Snakehead May 2, 2010
4Congo Killer May 9, 2010
5Alaskan Horror May 16, 2010
6Rift Valley Killers May 23, 2010
7Hidden Predator May 30, 2010
#NameAir Dates
1Piranha Apr 5, 2009
2Alligator Gar Apr 19, 2009
3European Maneater Apr 26, 2009
4Amazon Assassins May 3, 2009
5Amazon Flesh Eaters May 10, 2009
6Freshwater Shark May 17, 2009
#NameAir Dates
1Killer Catfish Apr 12, 2009
2The Giants Mar 6, 2011
3The Deadliest Apr 3, 2011
4The Most Bizarre May 8, 2011
5The Lost Reels - Amazonian Giant May 27, 2011
6The Lost Reels - Himalayan Giant May 27, 2011
7River Monsters Goes Tribal May 29, 2011
8Killer Sharks and Rays Apr 29, 2012
9Killer Weapons May 22, 2012
10Lethal Legends May 23, 2012
11Deadliest Encounters May 24, 2012
12Untold Stories May 25, 2012
13Deadliest Catfish May 27, 2012
14Best of Season 5 May 19, 2013
15Year of Beasts May 19, 2013
16Top Ten Beasts May 24, 2013
17Nightmare Fish Oct 31, 2013
18Worst Nightmares Oct 31, 2013
19Monster-Hunting Secrets May 18, 2014
20Killer Mysteries May 20, 2014
21Lethal Encounters May 21, 2014
22American Horrors May 22, 2014
23Killer Treasures May 18, 2015
24Size Matters May 19, 2015
25African Horrors May 20, 2015
26Jurassic-Sized Prehistoric Terror May 24, 2015
27Jeremy's Wild Winter Favorites 1 Dec 15, 2015
28Jeremy's Wild Winter Favorites 2 Dec 15, 2015
29Flashback to the First Jan 1, 2016
30Jeremy's Favorite Catches: Cold-Blooded Horror Apr 7, 2016
31Into the Ocean Apr 7, 2016
32Life After Chernobyl Apr 26, 2016
33Deadly Superstitions Apr 28, 2016
34Killer Discoveries May 19, 2016
35Blood River May 26, 2016
36Monster-Sized Special: Devil of the Deep May 26, 2016
3730 Years After Chernobyl May 26, 2016
38Monster-Sized Special: Razorhead May 27, 2016
39Monster-Sized Special: Death Down Under May 28, 2016
40Monster-Sized Special: Deep Sea Demon May 30, 2016
41Secrets at Sea Jun 2, 2016
42Killers from the Abyss: Super-Sized Q&A Apr 23, 2017
43Don't Try This at Home Apr 30, 2017
44Ice Cold Killer: Supersized Q&A with Jeremy Apr 30, 2017
45Coral Reef Killer May 7, 2017
46Monster Scars May 7, 2017
47Fishing Secrets Revealed May 14, 2017
48Volcanic Island Terror: Supersized May 21, 2017
49Aquatic Aliens May 21, 2017
50Killers from the Abyss May 29, 2017
51Final Cast: Arctic Assailant May 29, 2017
52Final Cast: The Goonch May 29, 2017
53Final Cast: Beast of Volcano Island May 29, 2017
54Final Cast: Reef Ripper May 29, 2017
55Jeremy's Monster Story May 29, 2017
56Untold Stories Jul 18, 2017
57Freshwater Man-Eater Aug 6, 2017

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0 1 Martin  April 10, 2017
When will this show be available to watch in the UK?
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0 0 Bill Berg  October 24, 2016
Love the show.
We have a 7 year old who would rather watch this then cartoons.
That should be good enough reason to renew the show.
Thanks
Bill
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0 0 GD  July 16, 2016
Fantastic show, millions looking forward season 9!
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0 0 Jen  July 8, 2016
What happened to the Ocean season. We watched for it but never seen it. I'm really hoping for Season 9, it is an amazing show.
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0 0 Justin Beiber  July 4, 2016
This show gets my downstairs mixup all hot and bothered...and i like it
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0 0 Florida  July 1, 2016
I really really hope Season 9 comes and more!!
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0 0 C. A. Kelly  June 29, 2016
I hope we see a season 9 in so many ways this show has been entertaining as well as educational it appeals to all female , male , and ages 0-100+
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0 0 Robb robb  June 5, 2016
Really looking forward to season 9!!
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