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-foot-plus superyacht during a charter season in Greece (Season 1),[1] Croatia (Seasons 2 and 6), Italy (Season 3), France (Season 4) and Spain (Season 5),[4] which consist of filming for around six weeks with the cast temporarily replacing the conventional crew.[5] An unannounced 7th season is currently filming in Malta.[6]
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Genre | Reality television |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 86 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | 51 Minds Entertainment |
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Original network | Bravo |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | May 3, 2016 – present |
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Related shows | Below Deck Below Deck Sailing Yacht Below Deck Down Under |
Yachts
Cast
Season 1: Ionian Princess
- Mark Howard – Captain[16]
- Bryan Kattenburg – Bosun (ep 1), First Officer (ep 1–13)
- Ben Robinson – Chef
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
- Julia d'Albert Pusey – 2nd Stewardess
- Tiffany Copeland – 3rd Stewardess
- Danny Zureikat – Deckhand (ep 1–12)
- Jen Riservato – Deckhand
- Bobby Giancola – Deckhand
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)
- Max Hagley – Deckhand
- Bobby Giancola – Deckhand
Season 3: Talisman Maiton
- Sandy Yawn – Captain[17]
- Adam Glick – Chef
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
- Brooke Laughton – 2nd Stewardess
- Kasey Cohen – 3rd Stewardess
- Conrad Empson – Bosun
- João 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[18]
- Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran – Chef (ep 1–10)[19]
- Tom Checketts – Chef (ep 11–20)[20]
- Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess (ep 1–12)
- Lara Flumiani – 2nd Stewardess (ep 1–3)
- Christine "Bugsy" Drake – 2nd Stewardess (ep 4–11), Chief Stewardess (ep 12–20)[21]
- Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess (ep 13–20)[22]
- Jessica More – 3rd Stewardess
- Malia White – Bosun
- Peter Hunziker – Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (ep 7–20) – later fired by the production company.[23]
- Alex Radcliffe – Deckhand (ep 1–17), Lead Deckhand (ep 18–20)
- Robert Westergaard – Deckhand
Season 6: Lady Michelle
- Sandy Yawn – Captain[24]
- Mathew Shea – Chef
- Katie Flood – Chief Stewardess
- Lexi Wilson – 2nd Stewardess (ep. 1–13)
- Courtney Veale – 3rd Stewardess (ep. 1–13), 2nd Stewardess (ep. 14–17)
- Delaney Evans – Stewardess (ep. 9-13)
- Malia White – Bosun
- David Pascoe – Deckhand (ep.1-16), Lead Deckhand (ep. 17)
- Lloyd Spencer – Deckhand
- Mzi "Zee" Dempers – Deckhand
Season 7: Home
- Sandy Yawn – Captain
- David White – Chef
- TBD – Chief Stewardess
- Courtney Veale – 2nd Stewardess
- TBD – 3rd Stewardess
- TBD – Bosun
- TBD – Lead Deckhand
- Mzi "Zee" Dempers – Deckhand
- TBD – Deckhand
Timeline
Cast Members | Seasons | ||||||
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Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Mark Howard | Captain | ||||||
Sandy Yawn | Captain | ||||||
Bryan Kattenburg | 1st Mate | ||||||
Ben Robinson | Chef | Chef | |||||
Hannah Ferrier | CStew | ||||||
Julia d'Albert Pusey | Stew | ||||||
Tiffany Copeland | Stew | ||||||
Danny Zureikat | Deck | ||||||
Jen Riservato | Deck | ||||||
Bobby Giancola | Deck | ||||||
Adam Glick | Chef | ||||||
Christine "Bugsy" Drake | Stew | Stew/CStew | |||||
Lauren Cohen | Stew | ||||||
Wesley Walton | Bosun | ||||||
Malia White | Deck | Bosun | |||||
Max Hagley | Deck | ||||||
Brooke Laughton | Stew | ||||||
Kasey Cohen | Stew | ||||||
Conrad Empson | Bosun | ||||||
João Franco | Deck | Bosun | |||||
Colin Macy-O'Toole | Deck | ||||||
Jamie Jason | Deck | ||||||
Mila Kolomeitseva | Chef | ||||||
Aesha Scott | Stew | ||||||
Anastasia Surmava | Stew/Chef | ||||||
June Foster | Stew | ||||||
Travis Michalzik | Deck | ||||||
Jack Stirrup | Deck | ||||||
Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran | Chef | ||||||
Tom Checketts | Chef | ||||||
Lara Flumiani | Stew | ||||||
Jessica More | Stew | ||||||
Peter Hunziker | Deck | ||||||
Alex Radcliffe | Deck | ||||||
Robert Westergaard | Deck | ||||||
Mathew Shea | Chef | ||||||
Katie Flood | CStew | ||||||
Lexi Wilson | Stew | ||||||
Courtney Veale | Stew | ||||||
David Pascoe | Deck | ||||||
Lloyd Spencer | Deck | ||||||
Mzi "Zee" Dempers | Deck | ||||||
Delaney Evans | Stew | ||||||
David White | Chef | ||||||
Jarryd Greenway | CStew | ||||||
Alycia Comley | Stew | ||||||
Jason Bishop | Deck | ||||||
Tammy Page | Deck |
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 | 22 | June 1, 2020 | October 26, 2020 | ||
6 | 17 | June 28, 2021 | October 18, 2021 |
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.[16] In 2021, the British Channel 4 acquired the series for its E4 'youth' TV channel, with the first episode due to begin on February 22, 2021 at 7:30pm.[25]
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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
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 | N/A | 1.56 | ||||
5 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.59 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.73 | 1.87 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.72 | 1.56 | 1.66 | 1.60 | 1.49 | 1.62 | 1.25 | 1.14 | 1.62 | |
6 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.26 | 1.11 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 1.09 | N/A | 1.12 |
Controversies
Chief Steward Hannah Ferrier, who had appeared in the first five seasons, was fired during Season 5 after Malia photographed a box of Valium and a THC pen in Ferrier's cabin. Hannah was immediately fired by Captain Sandy and removed from the boat. It later transpired the medication was prescription to help her deal with anxiety.[27]
After 3 episodes of Season 5 had been aired on Bravo, Deckhand Peter Hunziker was fired by the production company for a racist and misogynist posting on social media. His appearances were minimized in later episodes.[23]
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