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]

Below Deck Mediterranean
GenreReality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes86 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Cronin
  • Courtland Cox
  • Nadine Rajabi
Running time42 minutes
Production company51 Minds Entertainment
Release
Original networkBravo
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseMay 3, 2016 (2016-05-03) 
present
Chronology
Related showsBelow 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 113)
  • Ben Robinson – Chef
  • Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
  • Julia d'Albert Pusey – 2nd Stewardess
  • Tiffany Copeland – 3rd Stewardess
  • Danny Zureikat – Deckhand (ep 112)
  • 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 110), Lead Deckhand (ep 1114)
  • 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 15)
  • Ben Robinson – Chef (ep 1318)
  • Hannah Ferrier – Chief Stewardess
  • Aesha Scott – 2nd Stewardess
  • Anastasia Surmava – 3rd Stewardess (ep 14, 1318), Chef (ep 512)
  • June Foster – 3rd Stewardess (ep 713)
  • 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
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

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
113May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26)
215May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)August 15, 2017 (2017-08-15)
317May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
418June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)
522June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01)October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
617June 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)

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

Below Deck Mediterranean: U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516171819202122
11.040.710.930.881.191.011.081.061.161.381.301.411.31N/A1.11
20.911.031.090.881.161.141.251.261.131.231.351.481.391.451.16N/A1.19
31.251.261.361.311.431.521.531.301.311.441.631.441.491.401.391.301.28N/A1.40
41.181.431.701.621.651.651.611.561.591.661.661.551.711.611.641.511.521.58N/A1.56
51.511.521.731.731.591.671.691.601.681.711.731.871.741.771.721.561.661.601.491.621.251.141.62
61.141.161.291.181.101.261.111.221.201.190.940.971.031.001.011.081.09N/A1.12
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[26]

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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