I Survived...
Season 1
What would you do if you were confronted with death? What gives someone the strength to survive? Is it luck, chance, instinct? I Survived allows survivors to explain, in their own words, how they overcame unbelievable circumstances. The subjects describe the experience that changed their lives forever and what got them through it.
Where to Watch Season 1
11 Episodes
- Bridget/Daryl/Ryan & John
E1Bridget/Daryl/Ryan & JohnBridget Kelly is raped, shot three times, and left for dead by an intruder in her home. Daryl is caught in a freak blizzard that threatens to bury him alive in his jeep. Two boys, Ryan and John, survive a plane crash and maintain cell phone contact with a 911 operator as rescuers desperately try to find them. - Brandi/Joseph/Sam and Suzanne
E2Brandi/Joseph/Sam and SuzanneBrandi and her friend offer a ride to man who turns on them. Joseph and two other men are stranded on a rocky, barren island for 13 days. And Sam and Suzanne are kidnapped by a hitchhiker who forces them to drive several hundred miles at gunpoint. - Christine and Heidi/Debbie/Jim
E3Christine and Heidi/Debbie/JimChristine and Heidi make it through a sinking Greek ferry that crashed on the rocks. Debbie is attacked and kidnapped by a man after he killed her husband. Jim is slashed by a crack addict neighbor and has to drive himself to the hospital. - Lonnie/Rulon/Stanley
E4Lonnie/Rulon/StanleyLonnie plays dead for four agonizing hours after her boyfriend chokes her and shoots her four times in the head. Rulon, a super-strong Olympic wrestler, gets stuck in a semi-frozen stream when he goes snowmobiling and faces a big decision -- should he wait to be rescued or submerge himself in the freezing water to save his snowmobile and find a way out? And when a wise-cracking federal prosecutor is abducted by men with machine guns, he uses his unique talents and personality to show rapport with his captors in hopes they'll release him. - Wayne & Mary/Holly/Linda
E6Wayne & Mary/Holly/LindaWayne and Mary woke up to find their farmhouse surrounded by a cloud of lethal chlorine gas following a rail derailment. While Holly and her boyfriend Chris were taking a quiet stroll near the railroad tracks, they were accosted by a man demanding money. - Cari/Kevin/Joe & Katherine
E7Cari/Kevin/Joe & KatherineCari, a young mother living in Chico, California, is brutally stabbed, beaten, and sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, but knows she must survive the attack to save her son. A four-inch steel tow hook accidentally lodges into Kevin's throat, and any movement could sever his jugular vein and end his life. When a gunman shoots and injures several people at a mall in Tacoma, Washington during Christmas time, Katherine, a store manager must obey his demands or risk having her co-worker Joe shot point-blank in the head with a machine gun. - Maria/Jerry/Melissa
E9Maria/Jerry/MelissaMaria feared for her safety as one of her fellow employees at the hospital where she worked became increasingly volatile. Jerry swerved his car to avoid a deer and crashed over an embankment where a tree branch became lodged in his throat. Melissa and her two-year-old daughter were sleeping at home when she was woken by an armed intruder who slashed and sexually assaulted her before stuffing her in the trunk of her car. - Virginia Tech Massacre/Minneapolis School Bus Crash
E10Virginia Tech Massacre/Minneapolis School Bus CrashHear harrowing story of how two students and a professor at Virginia Tech University managed to survive the 2007 massacre at the school. One of the students, Colin, had to lay motionless and play dead as the gunman shot him four times. We also chronicle the amazing story of the Minneapolis school bus with 52 children that plummeted 45 feet when a Minneapolis bridge collapsed in August 2007. - Jennifer/Sampson/Norina
E11Jennifer/Sampson/NorinaWhen an intruder breaks into her apartment and sexually assaults and stabs her, Jennifer fights back with incredible courage. Sampson is a corn farmer in Kershaw County. While attempting to dislodge a corn cob stuck in his harvester, his hand is pulled into the machine. When the harvester catches on fire Sampson must make the agonizing decision to amputate his own arm or risk burning to death.
