‘Deadliest Catch’ Sets Return Date and Reveals Plan to Address Death of Deckhand Todd Meadows

By Michael Schneider

Michael Schneider

Variety Editor at Large

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Discovery Channel has set the premiere date for Season 22 of its hit franchise “Deadliest Catch,” and has shared further information on how the show will address the death of rookie crew member Todd Meadows.

“Deadliest Catch” returns on Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m. ET on Discovery Channel. Episodes will feature Meadows, who joined the Aleutian Lady as a deckhand in May 2025. He died on February 25 after falling overboard; he was featured as the show was in production for the second half of its season, and scenes with Meadows were filmed in the weeks before the accident.

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