Alaska

The Last Frontier: Mussel Beach Picnic

Alaska: The Last Frontier

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Sunday May 12

6:00 PM

60 min.

Before the Freeze

CC

Meet the Kilcher family, who live on a 600-acre homestead in Alaska. With another brutal winter approaching, and bears having killed two of the family's cattle, they are forced to pin all of their hopes of surviving the winter on one last hunting trip.
 

7:00 PM

60 min.

Fueling the Fire

TV-14 CC

The first storm of the winter is fast approaching so the entire Kilcher homestead must race to finish preparing for the next eight months. Atz Sr. races ahead of the storm to lead a herd of cattle on a dangerous trek across flooded glacial rivers.
 

8:00 PM

60 min.

Snow, Cold and Darkness

TV-14 CC

The early winter storms have left the entire homestead unprepared. A desperate search for a newborn calf and its mother forces Otto's wife and their youngest son into a night snowstorm while Otto is away building shelter for his herd.
 

Monday May 13

1:00 AM

60 min.

Snow, Cold and Darkness

TV-14 CC

The early winter storms have left the entire homestead unprepared. A desperate search for a newborn calf and its mother forces Otto's wife and their youngest son into a night snowstorm while Otto is away building shelter for his herd.
 

2:00 AM

60 min.

Fueling the Fire

TV-14 CC

The first storm of the winter is fast approaching so the entire Kilcher homestead must race to finish preparing for the next eight months. Atz Sr. races ahead of the storm to lead a herd of cattle on a dangerous trek across flooded glacial rivers.
 

Sunday May 19

1:00 PM

60 min.

Spring Has Sprung

TV-14 CC

Spring finally arrives on the homestead. Eivin mills lumber, builds a large chicken house from scratch and helps wife Eve take out a rogue cannibal hen. Desperate for food, Jane goes fishing for king salmon solo while husband Atz Lee hunts for black bear.
 

2:00 PM

60 min.

Cattle Drive

TV-14 CC

Otto and family battle the elements and predators to drive their cattle to the summer pasture. A missing calf causes Otto and Eivin to head off for a dangerous late night rescue mission. Atz Lee and Jane build a makeshift greenhouse from cast off supplies
 

3:00 PM

60 min.

Range Riding

TV-14 CC

Atz begins his summer range riding season to protect Otto's cattle herd. A bear menaces from the edge; a wolf invades the herd. Otto and family race the clock and the elements to gather in winter's hay crop. Eivin and Eve's cannibal hen strikes again.
 

4:00 PM

60 min.

The River Wild

TV-PG CC

The Kilchers rally and call in favors to tackle their largest project this season. They have 48 hours to build a long cattle fence and rebuild a cabin, or the treacherous river's tide will trap their barge full of critical equipment for another month.
 

5:00 PM

60 min.

Something’s Fishy

TV-14 CC

Summer half over, the Kilchers head out fishing, but it's not for fun...at least not entirely. They need 100s of pounds of fish to eat and barter with during winter. Each couple has their own time-proven technique for catching salmon, halibut and trout.
 

6:00 PM

60 min.

Legend of "Terrible Island"

TV-14 CC

Atz Lee and Eivin travel 160 miles and brave the bears of "Terrible Island" to hunt deer. Otto refuses to admit defeat and will use all the blackpowder he has to remove a pesky stump blocking his progress. Eve helps Charlotte solve a swarming bee problem.
 

7:00 PM

60 min.

Fall Feast

TV-14

 

8:00 PM

60 min.

Til the Cows Come Home

TV-14

MIDSEASON PREMIERE: Late fall. Half the herd returns early from the summer grazing grounds so the Kilchers drive the rest home across icy rivers. The family rushes to finish other winter prep work but still makes time for a beach-scavenged gourmet picnic.
 

Monday May 20

1:00 AM

60 min.

Til the Cows Come Home

TV-14

MIDSEASON PREMIERE: Late fall. Half the herd returns early from the summer grazing grounds so the Kilchers drive the rest home across icy rivers. The family rushes to finish other winter prep work but still makes time for a beach-scavenged gourmet picnic.
 

2:00 AM

60 min.

Fall Feast

TV-14