Unalaska, AK – The Discovery Channel series "Deadliest Catch" began its third season earlier this month as the top-rated program on basic cable TV. The show follows eight boats fishing for crab in the Bering Sea, and it's made celebrities out of its subjects-- in particular the crew of the Northwestern, led by Captain Sig Hansen. KIAL's Charles Homans visited the Northwestern's crew at the beginning of this year's opilio crab season to find out what it's like to ride the waves of reality TV fame.

(This story first aired on APRN's "AK" program on April 14.)