Descending is an exciting new weekly TV show now airing on Canadaâs Outdoor Life Network, and featuring some stunning underwater video from around the world. Host Scott Wilson, from Brantford, Ontario, though fairly new to scuba, jumps right in to explore some of this planetâs âmost remote locationsâ in the one-hour weekly show. Noting that so much of planet Earth is underwater and so few people get to see this realm firsthand, he said, âWe knew it was important to shoot spectacular footage.â Wilsonâs co-host is New Zealand diver Ellis Emmett, author, adventurer and friend. Emmett has penned five adventure books and is the owner of a New Zealand river rafting company. âI want people to be inspired, educated and enlightened, and have a laugh or two along the way,â he said. This year the hosts explore the underwater world on scuba, wearing full-face masks and dry suits. As post-production work continues on episodes scheduled to air in the coming weeks, theyâre planning a switch to rebreathers, and even the occasional use of mixed gases in season two, officially not a go yet, but theyâre hopeful! With government backing and the support of the Outdoor Life Network, Descending joins a long list of Canadian made underwater TV series that have found strong audience support.
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Best Episodes of Descending
The Underworld
S1 Ep13
10.0
13th May 2012
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Vanuatu. Following a terrifying accident, Scott must find the physical and emotional strength to dive again. In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait, the mission is to film as many strange creatures as they can find. The team concludes their year-long journey on the remote island of Vanuatu to dive one of the greatest shipwrecks in the world and reflect on their underwater adventures.
The Dive God
S1 Ep5
9.0
18th Mar 2012
Location: TURKS & CAICOS / BIMINI ISLAND, BAHAMAS While island-hopping in the Caribbean, Scott and Ellis meet the 'Dive God'. But there is trouble in paradise as the team learns of a poisonous, invasive species that threatens these beautiful blue waters.
Worst Episodes of Descending
The Rest of the Map
S1 Ep1
5.3
19th Feb 2012
Seasoned travellers Scott Wilson and Andre Dupuis begin a new journey descending into the world beneath the waves. They travel to New Zealand to recruit friend and fellow explorer Ellis Emmett for the adventure. But equipment challenges and harsh weather impede the team's first dives.
The Poor Knights
S1 Ep2
9.0
26th Feb 2012
Location: NEW ZEALAND Scott and Ellis cross New Zealand's North Island to board a sunken cruise ship, push their limits in a cave dive, and are awestruck by the vibrant and healthy marine reserve at the Poor Knights Islands.
Descending Episode Guide
The Rest of the Map
S1 Ep1
5.3
19th Feb 2012
Seasoned travellers Scott Wilson and Andre Dupuis begin a new journey descending into the world beneath the waves. They travel to New Zealand to recruit friend and fellow explorer Ellis Emmett for the adventure. But equipment challenges and harsh weather impede the team's first dives.
The Poor Knights
S1 Ep2
9.0
26th Feb 2012
Location: NEW ZEALAND Scott and Ellis cross New Zealand's North Island to board a sunken cruise ship, push their limits in a cave dive, and are awestruck by the vibrant and healthy marine reserve at the Poor Knights Islands.
The Sea Less Travelled
S1 Ep3
9.0
4th Mar 2012
Location: THE RED SEA The team ventures to Djibouti to swim with the world's largest fish - the whale shark - but must then overcome frustrating travel challenges to get to Sudan and dive Cousteau's Conshelf II and a WWII wreck with a deadly cargo.
The Emerald Sea
S1 Ep4
9.0
11th Mar 2012
Location: BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA Scott brings Ellis and the Descending team home to Canada for some cold-water diving off Vancouver Island. Scott and Ellis make friends with some questionable creatures and then pilot a jet at 80ft below the surface. Above the water, the team is put to work preparing a ship for scuttling.
The Dive God
S1 Ep5
9.0
18th Mar 2012
Location: TURKS & CAICOS / BIMINI ISLAND, BAHAMAS While island-hopping in the Caribbean, Scott and Ellis meet the 'Dive God'. But there is trouble in paradise as the team learns of a poisonous, invasive species that threatens these beautiful blue waters.
The Deep
S1 Ep6
25th Mar 2012
Location: DOMINICA, GRENADA & CURACAO Continuing their Caribbean island hopping, the Descending team contemplates underwater art in Grenada, comes face to face with the ocean's largest carnivore in Dominica, and then goes deeper (1000+ ft!) than they ever have before.
The Big Six
S1 Ep7
1st Apr 2012
Scott and Ellis visit South Africa to face their fears and brave some of the most notorious shark-filled waters in the world. Disaster strikes on what should have been an easy dive.
The Hunt for the Red Devil
S1 Ep8
8th Apr 2012
Location: CALIFORNIA, USA & LORETO, BAJA Scott and Ellis are in Los Angeles to see if vibrant marine life can exist off the highly developed coast of Southern California. After meeting up with a pair of eco-warriors, the team scours the Sea of Cortez in search of the elusive and fearsome "diablos rojos".
The Smoking Earth
S1 Ep9
15th Apr 2012
Location: ICELAND Facing frigid waters, the Descending team travels to Iceland to witness the newest part of our planet being formed. Scott and Ellis touch two continents at once in some of the world's clearest water and attempt to dive where no one has gone before.
The Ghosts of the Pacific
S1 Ep10
22nd Apr 2012
Location: THE SOLOMON ISLANDS History fanatic Scott talks Ellis into diving the shark-infested waters off the coast of the Solomon Islands. This tiny South Pacific nation played a strategic role during WWII and she still has the scars...and wrecks...to prove it.
The Great Lakes
S1 Ep11
29th Apr 2012
Location: ONTARIO, CANADA For centuries, the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes have shaped the story of Canada. The team takes a trip through history and visits the world's best collection of freshwater shipwrecks to discover what makes this water so great.
The Four Kings
S1 Ep12
6th May 2012
Location: RAJA AMPAT, INDONESIA In Indonesia, Scott and Ellis experience Raja Ampat - a reserve rich in beauty, diversity and culture. Ellis befriends a local Papuan who teaches him to fish like a local and the divers have a close encounter with Giant Manta Rays.
The Underworld
S1 Ep13
10.0
13th May 2012
Location: North Sulawesi, Indonesia and Vanuatu. Following a terrifying accident, Scott must find the physical and emotional strength to dive again. In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait, the mission is to film as many strange creatures as they can find. The team concludes their year-long journey on the remote island of Vanuatu to dive one of the greatest shipwrecks in the world and reflect on their underwater adventures.
