I haven't watched this show since Season 4 or 5. I never thought it could generate interest to the level that it would remain on television to this day. I just watched the preview commercial for Season 17 and it looks like a soap opera.

Does anyone still watch this?

Haven’t watch in years. It was good for the first few seasons. Keeping up with the Kardashians made it 20 years. Somebody must have watched it.

Used to watch it until every episode had a "Captain Phil is STILL dead" cutaway. Not to mention the unbearably stupid "The Russians are coming for our crab!" Season.

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Originally posted by mcrimm:
Keeping up with the Kardashians made it 20 years. Somebody must have watched it.

Speaking of which, I just saw that there's a new series based on that family that started this year.

Not religiously, but occasionally tune in, still like watching the work the folks do on those boats and the rough sea adventure...

Still watching it, but it’s getting old. Pretty much same stuff every year. Jake being paranoid and constantly whining about how he’s always in danger of losing the boat. Captains partnering up, and then screwing the other guy when they get on good fishing. Not finding crab, until they suddenly find it. Someone getting hurt and you get to see all the blood in HD. And so on. The last couple of seasons seem more manufactured drama than in the past.

As nasty, muggy, buggy Summer sets in here, I can always find time for DC but I couldn't watch if was mid-Winter here. After all these years, I still can't believe those guys do what they do, all props.

I respect to the nth degree the tough job those guys and gals have...could NOWHERE near do it myself, even when I was in my young prime. As for the show, it just got to be too much drama, drama, drama for me and it seemed it was "manufactured" drama...as in UNNECESSARY. But necessary to keep the drama lovers watching the show. I just found I had better things to do...that's me personally. I'm sure some here still enjoy the show immensely, and that's great for them!! Hard to believe it's been on the air that long! Dayum...that means I was 43 when the first season aired...

It is very repetitive. Fishing for crab is cold, rough, hard work, and dangerous. We know.

And the manufactured soap opera is out of control.

I was never a regular viewer, but it I don't watch at all any more.

I love watching people work.

One of the shows I watch falling a sleep now and again. Not compelling, but just enough keep my attention for awhile to put me to sleep. No problem if I miss something. I wouldn't watch this in the light of the day when there are so many other options.

I watched it a few times and was kind of amazed that people were willing to do something that hard and that dangerous, but obviously money is the gating factor for them.