Ocean's Deadliest is the final nature documentary made by Steve Irwin before his death, which occurred during filming. It aired in the United States on January 21, 2007, on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel as a simulcast event. It also aired in Australia on January 29, 2007 on the Nine Network. A nature documentary is a documentary film about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually concentrating on film taken in their natural habitat. ... Stephen Robert Irwin (February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006), nicknamed The Crocodile Hunter, was an Australian wildlife expert and television personality. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned 80% by Discovery Communications, Inc. ... Discovery Channel is a property of Discovery Communications primarily packaged as a network entertainment brand distributed in virtually every pay-television market in the world. ... Simulcast is a contraction of simultaneous broadcast, and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one medium at the same time. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ...

Terri Irwin, Steve's widow, stated in an interview with Access Hollywood aired on January 11, 2007, that no footage shot the day he died will be used, and that the footage of his injury and death has been destroyed. The show's co-host, Philippe Cousteau, filmed the remainder of the documentary weeks after Irwin's death. Terri Raines Irwin AM (born July 20, 1964) is the American-born widow of Steve Irwin, and is owner of the Australia Zoo at Beerwah, Queensland, Australia. ... A widow is a woman whose husband has died. ... Access Hollywood logo used 2001-2005 Access Hollywood is a weekday television entertainment news program covering events and celebrities in the entertainment industry. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ...

The death was never mentioned during documentary. Instead, portions with Irwin are spread throughout, and the sections in which Cousteau is alone are attributed to Irwin being on the mainland. ^[1]