One mistake could equal disaster.

And it isnt the only show bringing that trope toreality TV.

Their goal: round up more than their competitors so you can get one really massive payday.

Deadliest Catch’s Wild Bill Wichrowski with a Fishing Vessel and a hurricane behind him.

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Entertaining and action-packed,Alaska: Battle of the Bayis exactly what it sounds like.

Living in the remote areas of the Alaskan wilderness is no easy feat.

The people showcased inLife Below Zeroare doing just that, though, living their lives in the Alaskan wilderness.

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Survival is the name of the game, and these people dont take anything for granted.

A dangerous job with a lot of unknown factors, and the show is intense and unpredictable.

7Bering Sea Gold (2012)

People are no strangers to the phrase gold rush.

The Clarkson family standing in front of their boat in Alaska: Battle on the Bay.

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Even though the roads are treacherous, the drives can be boring.

With cold temperatures, ice, and snow,Ice Road Truckersshowcases one ofthe most dangerous reality TV shows.

The show is incredible, watching Wade fish forsome of the largest and most dangerous fish in the world.

Jody Potts-Joseph wears a fur hat with snow in the background in Life Below Zero: First Alaskans.

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It is an interesting show about survival in one of the most remote places in the United States.

Butall it takes is one monumental catch to ensure a huge payday.

It was renamedWicked Tuna: Outer Banksfollowing its first season.

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It is an interesting look into a community people dont often talk about.

Located between the Tanana and Yukon rivers,Yukon Menis a survival show at its finest.

It is one of those tough-guy shows that isnt overstated.

A boat driving through a wave in Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove.

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A woman panning for gold in the reality series Being Sea Gold.

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Lisa Kelly sits in a vehicle with her hand on her forehead, frustrated, in Ice Road Truckers.

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Jeremy Wade holding a massive freshwater fish with another guy on River Monsters.

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Heimo Korth in a thick winter coat with fur standing in the snow on The Last Alaskans.

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JT Ott in sunglasses smiling as he stands on his boat as it sails on water in an episode of Wicked Tuna.

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One of the castmembers of Yukon Men standing in the forest zipping his jacket up in an episode of Yukon Men.

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Once of the captains bundled up in a jacket inside the cabin of his ship in Ice Cold Catch.

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