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E1
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7.9
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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.
NetworkDiscovery
Runtime~46 min
Seasons26
Mayday holds an IMDb rating of 8.8 from 7K votes. Across its 159 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S5E6 "Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)" at 8.9, and the lowest is S6E2 "Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)" at 7.1. Season 2 is the strongest, averaging 8.1 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.
Peak8.9
S5E6Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
Low point7.1
S6E2Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)
Averages 7.8 across 159 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 2 at 8.1.
Average by season
Season 18.06 eps
Season 28.16 eps
Season 37.913 eps
Season 47.910 eps
Season 58.010 eps
Season 67.43 eps
Season 77.87 eps
Season 87.32 eps
Season 97.78 eps
Season 107.86 eps
Season 117.913 eps
Season 127.813 eps
Season 137.710 eps
Season 147.611 eps
Season 157.810 eps
Season 167.96 eps
Season 247.34 eps
Season 257.511 eps
Season 267.410 eps
Top-rated episodes
1S5E6Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)8.9
2S2E1Blow Out8.6
3S10E4Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)8.6
