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'+ superyacht during a charter season in Greece (Season 1),[1] Croatia (Season 2), 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] The cast features chef Ben Robinson, who previously appeared on four seasons of Below Deck.
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 85 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company | 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 |
Cast
Season 1: Ionian Princess
- Mark Howard — Captain[14]
- 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
- Bobby Giancola — Deckhand
- Jen Riservato — Deckhand
- Danny Zureikat — Deckhand (ep 1–12)
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[15]
- 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[16]
- Rodrigo "Kiko" Lorran — Chef (ep 1–10)[17]
- Tom Checketts — Chef (ep 11–20)[18]
- 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)[19]
- Aesha Scott — 2nd Stewardess (ep 13–20)[20]
- Jessica More — 3rd Stewardess
- Malia White — Bosun
- Peter Hunziker — Lead Deckhand (ep 1–6), Deckhand (ep 7–20) [lower-alpha 1]
- Alex Radcliffe — Deckhand (ep 1–17), Lead Deckhand (ep 18–20)
- Robert Westergaard — Deckhand
- On June 17, 2020, Bravo announced that Peter Hunziker 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 would "be minimized" during "the back half of the season".[21]
Timeline
| Cast Members/Captains | Seasons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Mark Howard | Main | ||||
| Sandy Yawn | Main | ||||
| Cast Members | Seasons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| João 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 | ||||
| Hindrigo "Kiko" Lorran | Main | ||||
| Tom Checketts | Main | ||||
| Lara Flumiani | Main | ||||
| Jessica More | Main | ||||
| Peter Hunziker | Main | ||||
| Alex Radcliffe | Main | ||||
| Robert Westergaard | Main | ||||
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[22] | September 30, 2019 | ||
| 5 | 22 | June 1, 2020[23] | October 26, 2020 | ||
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.[14]
Reception
Ratings
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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- "'Below Deck Mediterranean': Chef Kiko Seemingly Quits After Captain Sandy's Harsh Feedback (Exclusive)". KUSA.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- "Malia's Boyfriend Tom Checketts Is The New Chef on 'Below Deck Mediterranean'". Decider. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- Ragusa, Gina (August 17, 2020). "'Below Deck Med': Bugsy Drake Gets Promoted to Chief Stew After Hannah Ferrier Is Fired". Showbiz Cheat Sheet. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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- "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.
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