Episode
Below Deck: The 1 Percenters
Overview
Captain Lee and his returning crew, Kate and Nico are joined by six new crew members as they embark on a new charter season in St. Martin aboard the luxury yacht Valor. Kate and Nico have their hands full as they are charged with training a few new and inexperienced crew members before the first charter of the season. Meanwhile, Nico is dealing with a personal tragedy which is affecting him more than he's let on.
Details
- Series
- Below Deck
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2017-09-05
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The 1 Percenters is Episode 1 in Season 5 of Below Deck. It aired on 2017-09-05. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 6: 100 Feet From Catastrophe
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Episode 7: Blindsided
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Episode 10: King Come-On-I-Wanna-Lay-Ya
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Episode 11: Only Doing It for the Money
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Episode 12: 55 and Lovin' It
Capt. Lee tests Matt as he removes Bruno from the galley and joins the women for dinner; Jen and Kate's working relationship deteriorates; Kyle and Jen grow closer, but Kyle has ulterior motives; Jen reaches her breaking point.