Episode
Naked and Afraid: Couch to Cave
Overview
A super fan teams with a supermom to take on the jungles of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula for 14 days. Battling brutal storms, ravenous bats and unrelenting hunger, they must rely on sheer grit to survive this fan challenge.
Details
- Series
- Naked and Afraid
- Season
- Season 18
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2025-03-09
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
Couch to Cave is Episode 2 in Season 18 of Naked and Afraid. It aired on 2025-03-09. The runtime is 49 min.
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