Episode
Naked and Afraid: Melt Down Under
Overview
An adventure guide and a veteran take on Australia's Outback and face brutal terrain, freezing temperatures and lack of sleep. However, their greatest danger may be each other when cultural differences cause tempers to flare.
Details
- Series
- Naked and Afraid
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2016-05-15
- Runtime
- 88 min
Episode context
Melt Down Under is Episode 9 in Season 6 of Naked and Afraid. It aired on 2016-05-15. The runtime is 88 min.
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