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Tough As Nails

  • 2020 – 2023
  • Returning Series
  • Reality
  • ~44m / ep
  • 5 seasons
  • 8.8/10

Working-class Americans are tested for their strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness in challenges that take place in the real world.

Latest: Season 5

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TOUGH AS NAILS is a competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor . For the first time, the show filmed in the Canadian “Steeltown” of Hamilton, Ontario, and features essential workers from both the United States and Canada who are ready to test their strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness in challenges that take place in real-world scenarios.

  1. E1. Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do

    43m

    Competitors cut, grind and torch 500 pounds of scrap metal; the first to finish the job earn the privilege of choosing their teammates.

  2. E2. First Dance

    Jul 2, 2023 · 43m

    Competitors cut, grind and torch 500 pounds of scrap metal; the first to finish the job earn the privilege of choosing their teammates.

  3. E3. Zink About It

    Jul 7, 2023 · 44m

    In the individual challenge, crew members are tasked with designing and welding a structure that can withstand the crushing force of 1 ton of weight.

  4. E4. Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It

    Jul 9, 2023 · 44m

    Teams are tasked with completing a muddy motocross track to the exact standards of professional riders.

  5. E5. How Do You Like Them Apples?

    Jul 14, 2023 · 44m

    Season 3 winner Lia Mort returns to guide the crews through a series of challenges at a local apple orchard; teams race to gather as many bushels of apples as quickly as possible.

  6. E6. Just Trying to Be Me

    Jul 16, 2023 · 44m

    Working-class Americans are tested for their strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness in challenges that take place in the real world.

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