Below Deck Mediterranean
Below Deck Mediterranean is an American reality television series on Bravo that premiered on May 3, 2016. The show is a spin-off of Below Deck, another series aired on the same network.[1] Announced in March 2015,[2] the series chronicles the lives of the crew members[3] who work and reside aboard a 150'+ mega-yacht during a charter season in Greece (Season 1),[1] Croatia (Season 2), Italy (Season 3), the South of France (Season 4) and Spain (Season 5).[4] Hannah Ferrier is the only crew member who has appeared in all five seasons.[4]
Below Deck Mediterranean | |
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Genre | Reality television |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 63 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company(s) | 51 Minds Entertainment |
Release | |
Original network | Bravo |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | May 3, 2016 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Below Deck Below Deck Sailing Yacht |
The fourth season premiered on June 3, 2019.[5]
On May 11, 2020, it was announced that the fifth season will premiere on June 1, 2020.[6]
Cast
Season 1: Ionian Princess
Season 2: Sirocco
- Sandy Yawn — Captain
- Adam Glick — Chef
- Hannah Ferrier — Chief Stewardess
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake — 2nd Stewardess
- Lauren Cohen — 3rd Stewardess
- Wesley Walton — Bosun
- Malia White — Deckhand (ep 1–10), Lead Deckhand (ep 11–14)
- Bobby Giancola — Deckhand
- Max Hagley — Deckhand
Season 3: Talisman Maiton
- Sandy Yawn — Captain[8]
- Adam Glick — Chef
- Hannah Ferrier — Chief Stewardess
- Brooke Laughton — 2nd Stewardess
- Kasey Cohen — 3rd Stewardess
- Conrad Empson — Bosun
- Joao Franco — Lead Deckhand
- Colin Macy-O'Toole — Deckhand
- Jamie Jason — Deckhand
Season 4: Sirocco
- Sandy Yawn — Captain
- Mila Kolomeitseva — Chef (ep 1–5)
- Ben Robinson — Chef (ep 13–18)
- Hannah Ferrier — Chief Stewardess
- Aesha Scott — 2nd Stewardess
- Anastasia Surmava — 3rd Stewardess (ep 1–4, 13–18), Chef (ep 5–12)
- June Foster — 3rd Stewardess (ep 7–13)
- João Franco — Bosun
- Travis Michalzik — Lead Deckhand
- Colin Macy-O'Toole — Deckhand
- Jack Stirrup — Deckhand
Season 5: The Wellington
- Sandy Yawn — Captain[9]
- Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran — Chef (ep 1–10)[10]
- Tom Checketts — Chef (ep 11–)[11]
- Hannah Ferrier — Chief Stewardess
- Lara Flumiani — 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–3)
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake — 2nd Stewardess (ep 4–)
- Jessica More — 3rd Stewardess
- Malia White — Bosun
- Peter Hunziker — Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (7–) [lower-alpha 1]
- On June 17th 2020, Bravo announced that Pete had been terminated due to a racist post on social media. Because this happened in post-production and after the airing of episode 3, the network announced that his appearances on the season from episode 4 on would be cut as much as possible.[12]
- Alex Radcliffe — Deckhand
- Robert Westergaard — Deckhand
Timeline
Cast Members/Captains | Seasons | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Mark Howard | Main | ||||
Sandy Yawn | Main | ||||
Cast Members | Seasons | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Bryan Kattenburg | Main | ||||
Ben Robinson | Main | Main | |||
Hannah Ferrier | Main | ||||
Julia d'Albert Pusey | Main | ||||
Tiffany Copeland | Main | ||||
Bobby Giancola | Main | ||||
Jen Riservato | Main | ||||
Danny Zureikat | Main | ||||
Adam Glick | Main | ||||
Christine "Bugsy" Drake | Main | Main | |||
Lauren Cohen | Main | ||||
Wesley Walton | Main | ||||
Malia White | Main | Main | |||
Max Hagley | Main | ||||
Brooke Laughton | Main | ||||
Kasey Cohen | Main | ||||
Conrad Empson | Main | ||||
Joao Franco | Main | ||||
Colin Macy-O'Toole | Main | ||||
Jamie Jason | Main | ||||
Mila Kolomeitseva | Main | ||||
Aesha Scott | Main | ||||
Anastasia Surmava | Main | ||||
June Foster | Main | ||||
Travis Michalzik | Main | ||||
Jack Stirrup | Main | ||||
Tom Checketts | Main | ||||
Lara Flumiani | Main | ||||
Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran | Main | ||||
Jessica More | Main | ||||
Pete Hunziker | Main | ||||
Alex Radcliffe | Main | ||||
Robert Westergaard | Main |
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 13 | May 3, 2016 | July 26, 2016 | ||
2 | 15 | May 2, 2017 | August 15, 2017 | ||
3 | 17 | May 15, 2018 | September 11, 2018 | ||
4 | 18 | June 3, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | ||
5 | TBA | June 1, 2020[6] |
Broadcast
Below Deck Mediterranean airs on the Bravo cable network in the United States; the first episode premiered on Tuesday at 9/8pm ET/PT on May 3, 2016. A half-hour preview special of the series aired on March 23, 2016.[7]
Reception
Ratings
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
1 | 1.04 | 0.71 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 1.30 | 1.41 | 1.31 | N/A | 1.11 | |||||
2 | 0.91 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 0.88 | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 1.16 | N/A | 1.19 | |||
3 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.44 | 1.63 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 1.28 | N/A | 1.40 | |
4 | 1.18 | 1.43 | 1.70 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.66 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.56 | |
5 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.69 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
- Harnick, Chris (March 9, 2016). "Below Deck Mediterranean Sets Sails With a Whole Lot of Partying, Hookups and Drama". E! Online.
- "Bravo Media Expands Diverse Slate with Addition of 10 New and 4 Returning Series Marking Over 40 High-Quality Original Series". The Futon Critic. March 30, 2015.
- "What are the Jobs Available? | YPI CREW". ypicrew.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- "Below Deck Mediterranean Returns with New and Familiar Faces This Summer". Bravo TV Official Site. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- "Bon Voyage! Bravo Media Sails Through the French Riviera in a New Season of "Below Deck Mediterranean" Premiering Monday, June 3 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. April 15, 2019.
- "Bravo Announces "Below Deck Mediterranean" Season Five Premiering Monday, June 1 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. May 11, 2020.
- "Bravo Media Sets Sail with the Premiere of "Below Deck Mediterranean" Tuesday, May 3 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. March 9, 2016.
- "Find Out Which Below Deck Mediterranean Crew Members Will Be Back for Season 3". Bravo TV Official Site. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- "Below Deck Mediterranean Cast & Info". Bravo TV Official Site. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- "'Below Deck Mediterranean': Chef Kiko Seemingly Quits After Captain Sandy's Harsh Feedback (Exclusive)". KUSA.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
- "Malia's Boyfriend Tom Checketts Is The New Chef on 'Below Deck Mediterranean'". Decider. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/peter-hunziker-terminated-below-deck-mediterranean?cid=soc_tw_Bravo_Dish
- "Below Deck ratings | Showbuzz Daily". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved 2020-04-13.