Surviving Evil with Charisma Carpenter

2013 • Investigation Discovery

4.7

85 reviews

TV-14

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Season 1 episodes (11)

1 The Queen's Daughter

10/15/15

A young woman is plunged into the dark side of Detroit when a night on the town leaves her stranded on the freeway and in the clutches of an armed gang of thugs on a violent crime spree.

2 Nobody's Victim

9/4/13

Suicidal Florida teen Lisa McVey is ready to end her life. But as Lisa leaves work, a serial killer terrorizing Florida abducts her at gunpoint. While police mount one of Florida's largest manhunts to date, the 17-year-ol's survival instincts revive.

3 Underground Terror

9/11/13

A 14-year-old girl is held for 10 horrific days in an underground bunker by a depraved sexual predator, but fights through unspeakable abuse to singlehandedly engineer her survival.

4 Money, Madness and Murder

9/18/13

Two kind, successful women fall prey to cold-blooded assailants obsessed with a life of luxury. Sheila Dates and her daughter are taken hostage by a covetous couple, and Elizabeth is the victim of her jealous husband's psychopathic rage.

5 Home Invasion

9/25/13

When Marcela and Reubens Borges cannot give a ruthless band of thugs the amount of money they want, they are kidnapped at gunpoint along with their young son. They are forced to take matters into their own hands to escape from the homicidal captors.

6 Wolves at the Door

10/2/13

In separate incidents, a woman and man are brutally attacked by the people they've called friends, but their children gave them reason to survive. Verna White is stalked by an obsessive friend, while Dale Wells is the victim of a lover set on revenge.

7 Bound and Determined

10/9/13

In broad daylight, a predator sneaks into a suburban Delaware home, abducts Debbie Puglisi, and shoots her husband. Thus begins a 101-hour ordeal of unimaginable, humiliating torture with her only hope of salvation her own will to survive.

8 Good Deeds Gone Bad

10/16/13

After good will is met with savage attacks at the hands of deranged sociopaths, two Good Samaritans Rhonda and Amy separately rely on strength and ingenuity to fight their would-be killers and miraculously survive to recount their tales.

9 Out of Control

10/23/13

Two women fight for their lives in separate, equally horrific encounters. Teri Jendusa's ex-husband stuffs her into a garbage bin, ready to dispose of her. School principal Norina Bentzel protects her students from a homicidal, machete-wielding attacker.

10 The Devil You Know

10/30/13

Three women are brutally victimized by familiar faces, secretly harboring deadly obsessions. But their sheer resolve inspires them to survive by any means necessary and live to see justice served.

101 Surviving Evil Extended Sneak Peek

9/19/13

Get a sneak peek of Investigation Discovery's new series SURVIVING EVIL featuring true stories of courage and survival. Told in their own words, victims reveal how they fought their attackers and survived against amazing odds. Starting August 28, at 10pm.

About this show

SURVIVING EVIL brings you those lucky women who saw their lives flash before their eyes but lived to tell the story. Hosted by actress Charisma Carpenter, a survivor herself of a ruthless attack, SURVIVING EVIL examines the dramatic and emotional stories of those who have seen evil and triumphed over it.

Ratings and reviews

4.7

85 reviews

Chris Ingignoli

April 2, 2022

I feel for the victims….The police force in Delaware were a joke. It was surprising the lack of experience. A lot of the episodes show you how fate steps in. A lot of the victims help themselves, really!

Lindsey Prawat

December 7, 2015

I never knew that about Charisma Carpenter, she is such a strong brave and courageous survivor. All of these people are!

Jeremy Hall

October 28, 2014

Its a great show I love it.and its not like any other show they offer.its a great watch if you like a great drama.

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