Mayday

Overview

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

26 seasons

Episodes

240 episodes

First aired

Sep 3, 2003

Last aired

Apr 6, 2026

Episode length

46m

Network

Discovery

1. 

   Season 1

   6 episodes Sep 3, 2003 ★ 7.9
2. 

   Season 2

   6 episodes Jan 23, 2005 ★ 7.7
3. 

   Season 3

   13 episodes Sep 14, 2005 ★ 7.6
4. 

   Season 4

   10 episodes Apr 15, 2007 ★ 7.9
5. 

   Season 5

   10 episodes Apr 9, 2008 ★ 7.9
6. 

   Season 6

   3 episodes Dec 16, 2007 ★ 6.9
7. 

   Season 7

   8 episodes Nov 4, 2009 ★ 7.5
8. 

   Season 8

   2 episodes Jun 10, 2009 ★ 8.2
9. 

   Season 9

   8 episodes Sep 8, 2010 ★ 7.7
10. 

    Season 10

    6 episodes Feb 28, 2011 ★ 8.0
11. 

    Season 11

    13 episodes Aug 12, 2011 ★ 7.9
12. 

    Season 12

    13 episodes Aug 3, 2012 ★ 7.7
13. 

    Season 13

    10 episodes Dec 16, 2013 ★ 7.8
14. 

    Season 14

    11 episodes Jan 5, 2015 ★ 7.8
15. 

    Season 15

    10 episodes Jan 2, 2016 ★ 8.3
16. 

    Season 16

    10 episodes Jun 7, 2016 ★ 8.2
17. 

    Season 17

    10 episodes Feb 20, 2017 ★ 8.0
18. 

    Season 18

    10 episodes Feb 13, 2018 ★ 7.9
19. 

    Season 19

    10 episodes Jan 2, 2019 ★ 7.9
20. 

    Season 20

    10 episodes Jan 9, 2020 ★ 7.7
21. 

    Season 21

    10 episodes Apr 4, 2021 ★ 8.1
22. 

    Season 22

    10 episodes Jan 10, 2022 ★ 8.0
23. 

    Season 23

    10 episodes Feb 13, 2023 ★ 7.8
24. 

    Season 24

    10 episodes Feb 18, 2024 ★ 8.1
25. 

    Season 25

    11 episodes Feb 3, 2025 ★ 8.0
26. 

    Season 26

    10 episodes Feb 2, 2026 ★ 8.0
27. 

    Specials

    59 episodes Jun 26, 2004