Survival Mode Episode 7: Release date news, streaming details, and more about the upcoming chapter on NBC

NBC has recently come up with a new docuseries, Survival Mode, in collaboration with the team of their other hit show, Dateline. Just as Dateline tracks down crimes that shock not just a few, but an entire nation, this new series solely focuses on real-life disasters.

It highlights some of the most haunting disasters that could have resulted in a worst-case scenario for people. What makes this docuseries different is that it allows the survivors to share their experience, instead of presenting them from an outsider's view.

This way, the viewers get a deeper dive into what these survivors actually went through, and they are really over that traumatic experience. So far, NBC has released six episodes, each following a new real-life disaster.

Survival Mode Episode 7 is scheduled to be released on NBC on August 18, 2025, at 10:00 PM ET (9:00 PM CT). This will be part of the show’s first season, which began on July 7, 2025.

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Survival Mode Episode 7: Everything to know

As mentioned earlier, Episode 7 of Survival Mode, titled "Kentucky Floods," will debut on August 18, 2025, on NBC at 10:00 PM ET (9:00 PM CT). Since each episode will feature one of the disasters, this episode will focus on the floods in Kentucky.

The episode will be available for streaming on Peacock Premium and Peacock Premium Plus one day after it launches on NBC. Peacock Premium features ads, while Peacock Premium Plus is ad-free unless there is a live event or broadcast from a channel unless it has to be ads free.

There are other services to stream this episode on besides Peacock, such as fuboTV and NBC's full suite of platforms. You can also purchase it digitally, on sites like Amazon Video, Apple TV, or Fandango At Home.

The nine-episode show not only focuses on Kentucky, its other episodes includes the Maui wildfires, Hurricane Ian, the Amtrak 501 crash, the Montecito Mudslide, the Fort Worth highway pileup, Superstorm Sandy and the Costa Concordia.

The entire series is produced by NBC News Studios(featured on NBC), which maintains a documentary style blending emotional storytelling with factual accounts.

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What happened in Survival Mode Episode 6: A quick recap

Episode 6 of Survival Mode dives into the disaster scenario in Texas during an extreme winter freeze in 2021. The weather was so harsh that multiple vehicles ended up colliding, leaving lives in danger.

It took almost six lives, and one of the survivors was and paramedic, Trey McDaniel appears in the episode to share his experience. He says:

"I wanted to go back in there and help as much as I could, not realizing the extent of my injuries..."

McDaniel continues:

"I felt exhausted, but at the same time, I had so much adrenaline still pumping that I didn't feel any pain. It didn't occur to me how extensive that hit was from behind."

The crash happened so quickly and became so big that it was deadly. People were trapped in their cars, and it was a confusing situation. Both the drivers caught in the crash and the first responders who rushed in had to contend with cold weather.

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What to expect from Survival Mode Episode 7?

Survival Mode Episode 7 will focus on the record-breaking floods that ravaged eastern Kentucky. The flooding was so awful that people had to hang on to roofs or even trees while the water rose.

The synopsis reads:

"When unprecedented floods rip through eastern Kentucky, families are forced to cling to rooftops and trees in a frantic effort to escape the raging waters."

The episode will show how citizens, first responders, and family members came together in the direst situation, relying on instinct and sheer will to survive.

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