The eighth season of Alone, a.k.a. Alone: Grizzly Mountain, premiered on June 3, 2021. The season reverts to the original format of the show, with the last person standing declared the winner and awarded $500,000. At the end of most episodes in which a contestant taps out, Season 6 contestant and fifth-place finisher Nikki van Schyndel (a survival expert and first responder) conducts a short exit interview at base camp a few days after the tap out.

Alone
Season 8
Location of the eighth season
No. of contestants10
WinnerClay Hayes
Runner-upBiko Wright
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkHistory
Original releaseJune 3 (2021-06-03) –
August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Location

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The eighth season is set along the shores of high-elevation Chilko Lake (Tŝilhqox Biny), British Columbia, a 40-mile long remote glacial lake on the dry eastern side of the Coast Mountains. The lake's surface is at over 3800 ft above sea level, making Season 8 the first Alpine season of Alone, being over 1000 ft higher in elevation than the next-highest season, Season 3, in Patagonia. Drop off (Day 1) was on September 18, 2020.

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [1]Original air date [1]U.S. viewers
(millions)
781"The Hunted"June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)1.338[2]
"The worst cruelty that can be inflicted on a human being is isolation." – Sukarno
792"Open Season"June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)1.561[3]
"True wilderness can still be found, but it's hard to reach and dangerous when you get there." – Michelle Paver
803"Chewed Up"June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17)1.396[4]
"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult." – Seneca
814"Far From Home"June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)1.419[5]
"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." – Franklin D. Roosevelt
825"The Buck"July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)1.406[6]
"Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness." – John Muir
836"Smoked"July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)1.362[7]
"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out." – Robert Collier
847"Surrounded"July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)1.705[8]
"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences." – Robert Green Ingersoll
858"The Grizzly"July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)1.507[9]
"I think nature's imagination is so much greater than man's, she's never going to let us relax." – Richard Feyman [sic]
869"The Troll"August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)N/A
"We have nowhere else to go… This is all we have." – Margaret Mead
8710"All In"August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12)N/A
"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." – Horace
8811"The Reckoning"August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)N/A
"The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory." – Ted Engstrom
8912"Ultimate Moments"August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)N/A

Results

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Name Age Gender Hometown Country Status Reason they tapped out Ref.
Clay Hayes 39 Male Kendrick, Idaho United States 74 days Victor [10]
Biko Wright 29 Male Otis, Oregon 73 days Starvation, heart palpitations [10]
Theresa Emmerich Kamper 39 Female Exeter, England United Kingdom 69 days (medically evacuated) Low BMI, lost too much weight [10]
Colter Barnes 36 Male Inian Islands, Alaska United States 67 days (medically evacuated) Low BMI, lost too much weight [10]
Rose Anna Moore 43 Female Wellsboro, Pennsylvania 37 days (medically evacuated) Frostbite, malnutrition [10]
Nate Weber 47 Male East Jordan, Michigan 24 days Food poisoning [10]
Matt Corradino 42 Male St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands 22 days Missed his family [10]
Michelle Finn 46 Female Cherryfield, Maine United States 21 days Starvation [10]
Jordon Bell 43 Male Oak Ridge, Tennessee 19 days Missed his family [10]
Tim Madsen 48 Male Laramie, Wyoming 6 days (medically evacuated) Anxiety attack, chest pains [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Alone TV Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Berman, Marc (June 4, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: ABC and NBC Share Dominance; The 2 Nets Feature a Pair of Season-Enders". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Berman, Marc (June 11, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: ABC's Rebel and NBC's Manifest Conclude on Quiet Notes". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Berman, Marc (June 18, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: Modest Returns for Holey Moley and The Hustler on ABC". Programming Insider. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Berman, Marc (June 25, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: NBC Combination of Making It and Good Girls Left at the Starting Gate". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. ^ Berman, Marc (July 2, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: Under 9-Million Viewers For the 5 Broadcast Networks Combined". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ Berman, Marc (July 9, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: Game 2 of The NBA Finals Leads ABC to Easy Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Berman, Marc (July 16, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: Big Brother Leads CBS to Modest Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Berman, Marc (July 23, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: Summer Staple Big Brother Lifts CBS to Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Alone – Cast". Retrieved May 28, 2021.