The Last Alaskans

American reality television series (2015–2019)

Animal Planet (season 1)
Discovery Channel (seasons 2–4)

ReleaseMay 25, 2015 (2015-05-25) –
January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)

The Last Alaskans is an American reality television series that premiered on Animal Planet on May 25, 2015.^[1] The second season premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2016.^[2] The fourth and final season premiered on the Discovery Channel on November 25, 2018.^[3] The series follows several families and trappers as they survive each winter season off-grid, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	8	May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)	July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)	Animal Planet
2	8	April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)	May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)	Discovery Channel
3	10	March 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)	May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)
4	10	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"No Man's Land"	May 25, 2015 (2015-05-25)	0.862^[4]
2	2	"The Hunted"	May 31, 2015 (2015-05-31)	1.578^[5]
3	3	"Winter Is Coming"	June 7, 2015 (2015-06-07)	1.596^[6]
4	4	"Everything is Hungry"	June 14, 2015 (2015-06-14)	1.582^[7]
5	5	"The Last Sunset"	June 21, 2015 (2015-06-21)	N/A
6	6	"Into the Darkness"	June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28)	N/A
7	7	"Nothing Lasts Forever"	July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05)	N/A
8	8	"The End of Darkness"	July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)	N/A

Season 2 (2016)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
9	1	"Home Again"	April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12)	N/A
10	2	"Only The Strong"	April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)	N/A
11	3	"Survival Mode"	April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)	N/A
12	4	"Alone"	May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)	N/A
13	5	"Winter's Edge"	May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)	N/A
14	6	"On Thin Ice"	May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)	N/A
15	7	"Dark Winter"	May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)	N/A
16	8	"Fire and Ice"	May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)	N/A

Season 3 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
17	1	"Winter's Dawn"	March 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)	1.46^[8]
18	2	"A Taste of Freedom"	March 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)	1.30^[9]
19	3	"Legacy in Danger"	April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)	1.42^[10]
20	4	"Bear Intruder"	April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)	1.63^[11]
21	5	"Killer Instinct"	April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19)	1.59^[12]
22	6	"Spirit of the Hunter"	April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)	1.54^[13]
23	7	"Pray for Snow"	May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)	1.39^[14]
24	8	"Race Against the Sun"	May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)	1.41^[15]
25	9	"The Great Unknown"	May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)	1.33^[16]
26	10	"Circle of Life"	May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)	1.33^[16]

Season 4 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
27	1	"Hit the Ground Hunting"	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	1.166^[17]
28	2	"The Price of Freedom"	December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)	1.329^[18]
29	3	"Two Kills"	December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)	1.355^[19]
30	4	"No Regrets"	December 16, 2018 (2018-12-16)	1.344^[20]
31	5	"The Hunter is Hunted"	December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)	1.386^[21]
32	6	"Winter's Warth"	December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)	1.352^[22]
33	7	"Hard Choices"	January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)	1.609^[23]
34	8	"Never Gets Easier"	January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13)	1.558^[24]
35	9	"Biting Back"	January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)	1.432^[25]
36	10	"Laying Down Their Legacy"	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)	1.494^[26]

References

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