List of Tough as Nails episodes
Appearance
Tough as Nails is an American reality competition television series that premiered on CBS on July 8, 2020, and is hosted by Phil Keoghan.
As of July 7, 2023,[update] 50 episodes of Tough as Nails have aired. On March 9, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season,[1][2] which premiered in July 2023.
Series overview
[edit]Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | ||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||||
1 | 12 | 10 | July 8, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | Kelly "Murph" Murphy | Danny Moody | |
2 | 12 | 10 | February 10, 2021 | April 14, 2021 | Scott Henry | Cyril "Zeus" Ontai III | |
3 | 12 | 10 | October 6, 2021 | December 8, 2021 | Lia Mort | Dequincey "Quincey" Walker | |
4 | 12 | 10 | January 4, 2023 | February 22, 2023 | Jorge Zavala | Mister Frost | |
5 | 12 | 10 | July 2, 2023 | July 30, 2023 | Ben Dempsey | Todd Anderson |
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (2020)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [3][4] | Original air date [3][4] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Redefining Toughness" | July 8, 2020 | TAN101 | 4.09[5] |
2 | 2 | "Get the Job Done" | July 8, 2020 | TAN102 | 4.09[5] |
3 | 3 | "Heavy Metal" | July 15, 2020 | TAN103 | 3.45[6] |
4 | 4 | "Release the Bull!" | July 22, 2020 | TAN104 | 3.44[7] |
5 | 5 | "Mind Over Matter" | July 29, 2020 | TAN105 | 3.46[8] |
6 | 6 | "Game of Telephone" | August 5, 2020 | TAN106 | 3.64[9] |
7 | 7 | "Trash Day" | August 12, 2020 | TAN107 | 3.05[10] |
8 | 8 | "Trust Your Gear" | August 19, 2020 | TAN108 | 2.64[11] |
9 | 9 | "Cut It Up" | August 26, 2020 | TAN109 | 2.86[12] |
10 | 10 | "Finish the Job" | September 2, 2020 | TAN110 | 3.11[13] |
Season 2 (2021)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [3][14] | Original air date [3][14] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | "Just Another Day On the Job" | February 10, 2021 | TAN201 | 3.49[15] |
12 | 2 | "Keep on Baitin" | February 17, 2021 | TAN202 | 3.41[16] |
13 | 3 | "The Roller" | February 24, 2021 | TAN203 | 3.30[17] |
14 | 4 | "It's Gonna Be a Sheep Show" | March 3, 2021 | TAN204 | 3.47[18] |
15 | 5 | "Pour Your Heart Out" | March 10, 2021 | TAN205 | 2.84[19] |
16 | 6 | "True Colors" | March 17, 2021 | TAN206 | 2.94[20] |
17 | 7 | "Orange You Glad You're Tough" | March 24, 2021 | TAN207 | 3.18[21] |
18 | 8 | "Running on Empty" | March 31, 2021 | TAN208 | 3.03[22] |
19 | 9 | "Nothing Personal, It's Business" | April 7, 2021 | TAN209 | 3.00[23] |
20 | 10 | "Everything Is On the Line" | April 14, 2021 | TAN210 | 3.30[24] |
Season 3 (2021)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [3][25] | Original air date [3][25] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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21 | 1 | "Ready for Battle" | October 6, 2021 | TAN301 | 3.11[26] |
22 | 2 | "Fight Tooth and Nail" | October 13, 2021 | TAN302 | 2.93[27] |
23 | 3 | "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Freight Train" | October 20, 2021 | TAN303 | 2.75[28] |
24 | 4 | "Facing Fear" | October 27, 2021 | TAN304 | 2.82[29] |
25 | 5 | "Pressure Don't Scare Me" | November 3, 2021 | TAN305 | 2.64[30] |
26 | 6 | "Mud and Mayhem" | November 10, 2021 | TAN306 | 2.79[31] |
27 | 7 | "Mic Drop" | November 17, 2021 | TAN307 | 2.80[32] |
28 | 8 | "Battle Lines" | November 24, 2021 | TAN308 | 3.06[33] |
29 | 9 | "Bull In a China Shop" | December 1, 2021 | TAN309 | 2.84[34] |
30 | 10 | "Dreams Never Die" | December 8, 2021 | TAN310 | 2.89[35] |
Season 4 (2023)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [3][36] | Original air date [3][36] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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31 | 1 | "Welcome to Catalina Island" | January 4, 2023 | TAN401 | 2.15[37] |
32 | 2 | "Perfect Symphony" | January 4, 2023 | TAN402 | 2.15[37] |
33 | 3 | "I Look Like Curious George" | January 11, 2023 | TAN403 | 1.91[38] |
34 | 4 | "That's a Safety Hazard" | January 18, 2023 | TAN404 | 1.82[39] |
35 | 5 | "Crush It!" | January 25, 2023 | TAN405 | 2.15[40] |
36 | 6 | "Rise and Grind" | February 1, 2023 | TAN406 | 1.89[41] |
37 | 7 | "Skills to Pay the Bills" | February 8, 2023 | TAN407 | 1.93[42] |
38 | 8 | "Pressure Is On" | February 15, 2023 | TAN408 | 1.80[43] |
39 | 9 | "This Is Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon" | February 22, 2023 | TAN409 | 2.09[44] |
40 | 10 | "Keep Battling 'til the End" | February 22, 2023 | TAN410 | 2.09[44] |
Season 5 (2023)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title [3][45] | Original air date [3][45] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating |
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41 | 1 | "Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do" | July 2, 2023 | TAN501 | 1.88[46] | 0.2[46] |
42 | 2 | "First Dance" | July 2, 2023 | TAN502 | 1.88[46] | 0.2[46] |
43 | 3 | "Zink About It" | July 7, 2023 | TAN503 | 2.15[47] | 0.2[47] |
44 | 4 | "Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It" | July 9, 2023 | TAN504 | 2.08[48] | 0.2[48] |
45 | 5 | "How Do You Like Them Apples?" | July 14, 2023 | TAN505 | 2.14[49] | 0.2[49] |
46 | 6 | "Just Trying to Be Me" | July 16, 2023 | TAN506 | 1.96[50] | 0.1[50] |
47 | 7 | "Boom or Bust" | July 21, 2023 | TAN507 | 2.16[51] | 0.2[51] |
48 | 8 | "You Can't Always Be the Hammer" | July 23, 2023 | TAN508 | 2.19[52] | 0.2[52] |
49 | 9 | "Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks" | July 28, 2023 | TAN509 | 2.26[53] | 0.2[53] |
50 | 10 | "Ready for Take Off" | July 30, 2023 | TAN510 | 2.43[54] | 0.2[54] |
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