I Survived...

Overview

What would you do if you were confronted with death? What gives someone the strength to survive? Is it luck, chance, instinct? In a stripped-down, simple-yet-cinematic interview style, “I Survived…” allows survivors to explain, in their own words, how they overcame unbelievable circumstances — offering insight into what got them through the experience that changed their lives forever.

Episodes

Bridget/Daryl/Ryan and John

S01E01 Bridget/Daryl/Ryan and John

March 24, 2008 43 min
A new series that tells the real-life stories of people who faced life-threatening events, yet somehow found the courage and strength to survive against all odds. In this episode, Bridget Kelly is raped, shot three...
Brandi/Joseph/Sam and Suzanne

S01E02 Brandi/Joseph/Sam and Suzanne

March 31, 2008 45 min
Brandi 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...
Christine and Heidi/Debbie/Jim

S01E03 Christine and Heidi/Debbie/Jim

April 7, 2008 45 min
Christine's and Heidi's trip on a Greek ferry becomes a nightmare when the boat begins to sink and the crew abandons the ship, leaving the panicked passengers to fend for themselves. Debbie suffers a five-day...
Lonnie/Rulon/Stanley

S01E04 Lonnie/Rulon/Stanley

April 14, 2008 44 min
Lonnie 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...
Denise/Nick/Leonilda

S01E05 Denise/Nick/Leonilda

April 21, 2008 44 min
When Dollar Store manager Denise is savagely attacked by robbers, one thing keeps her alive. Nick is stranded on a mountain in a blizzard. And Leonilda must quickly think of a way to escape when...
Wayne & Mary/Holly/Linda

S01E06 Wayne & Mary/Holly/Linda

April 28, 2008 44 min
Wayne 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...
Cari/Kevin/Joe & Katherine

S01E07 Cari/Kevin/Joe & Katherine

May 12, 2008 44 min
Cari is brutally stabbed, beaten, and sexually assaulted by an intruder in her home, but knows she must survive the attack to save her son. And, a four-inch steel tow hook accidentally lodges in a...
Michelle/Troy & Josh

S01E08 Michelle/Troy & Josh

May 19, 2008 45 min
Three masked gunmen burst into Michelle's home and order her to rob the bank vault where she works or they'll blow up her little girl. And teenagers Troy and Josh take a small sailboat out...
Maria/Jerry/Melissa

S01E09 Maria/Jerry/Melissa

June 2, 2008 45 min
Maria 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...
Virginia Tech Massacre/Minneapolis School Bus Crash

S01E10 Virginia Tech Massacre/Minneapolis School Bus Crash

June 9, 2008 45 min
This episode tells the harrowing story of how two students and a professor at Virginia Tech University managed to survive the April 16, 2007, massacre at the school. One of the students, Colin, had to...
Jennifer/Sampson/Norina

S01E11 Jennifer/Sampson/Norina

June 16, 2008 43 min
A young lawyer must use all of her instincts to fight off an intruder; Sampson is a corn farmer faced with an agonizing decision; and Norina, a primary school principal, must fight off a crazed...

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