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The Best Episodes of American Grit

American Grit contestants will be mentored by "The Cadre," made up of military members who, along with Cena, will push their civilian charges throughout the...
  1. 8.4/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

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    American Grit contestants will be mentored by "The Cadre," made up of military members who, along with Cena, will push their civilian charges throughout the competition. The Cadre consists of: Navy Seal trainer, Rorke Denver; Purple Heart recipient, U.S. Army veteran Noah Galloway; Veteran U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant, Tawanda “Tee” Hanible; and U.S. Army Ranger sniper, Nick “The Reaper” Irving.

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  2. 8.2/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Ice Cubed

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  3. 8.2/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Charlie Foxtrot

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  4. 8.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Moving Camp

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  5. 8.0/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Squat Till You Drop

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    The competitors face a test of strategy and teamwork as they are challenged to cross a 60-yard field without touching the ground with their feet.

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  6. 7.9/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Dawn Patrol

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  8. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Double Time

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    Survival skills, decision making and teamwork are tested as the contestants create shelter, purify water and build a fire in their next challenge.

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  9. 7.6/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Barricade the Bunker

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  10. 7.5/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Role Reversal

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    After an upsetting elimination challenge, WWE(R) Superstar John Cena(R) and The Cadre agree that the contestants need some tough love and must improve upon their leadership skills. The challenge offers a surprising twist in that for the first time, the cadres will be competing for their team and the winning team's contestants will choose who enters elimination. Back at camp, tensions rise as some feel betrayed by gossip being spread and at the elimination challenge, both a contestant and a cadre's fate are at risk.

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  11. 7.4/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Tired Out; Over the Falls

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  12. 7.2/10(15 votes)

    #11 - Find Your Grit

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    17 new competitors head to Hampton Island, Ga., where the Cadre will be divide into two teams as the competition begins.

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  13. 7.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Liar Liar

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    The cadre appoint team captains, who lead their teams in a boat race while their teammates are blindfolded. Later, one contestant makes a shocking revelation; host John Cena surprises one competitor with a heart-felt field trip; and three rival contestants face off in the elimination challenge.

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  14. 7.1/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Secrets Are Revealed

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    WWE(R) Superstar John Cena(TM) and The Cadre prepare the contestants for their next challenge that will test their teamwork, as they are tasked with a foot race in the muck, roped waist to waist. More important than speed, this challenge will test their ability to work together as a unit because the first team to cross the finish line still intact will be safe from elimination. The winning Cadre leader will then select three competitors from the losing teams to face off in this week's double elimination. With something to prove and a quarter of a million dollars at stake, they must either wipe their tears and step up or "ring out".

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  15. 7.1/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Selfish Vs. Selfless

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    Contestants must race to an array of boxes and choose between helping themselves or helping their teams. While certain outcomes may be beneficial for some, others are worried about change, causing drama between both the contestants and the cadre. With a double elimination challenge ahead, everyone must be strategic, but doing so causes the claws to come out.

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  16. 6.9/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Camp Love

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    The week's challenge is all about love and priorities, testing each team's strategic skills as they have to choose which prize puzzle they will solve. Meanwhile, two contestants get closer to each other, making the elimination challenge that much more complicated.

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  17. 6.6/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Cena Says

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    The remaining contestants compete; the final four are revealed.

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  18. 6.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Shady Grady

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    Changes in game play increase the stakes, especially with a double elimination on the horizon.

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  19. 6.0/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Who's Got Grit?

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    The remaining contestants compete for the grand prize, and the winner is revealed.

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  20. 5.9/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Cena Does the Dishes

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    The first team challenge arrives and the winning cadre leader selects three rival contestants to do battle in the individual elimination challenge, with one contestant going home.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "American Grit". It scored 8.4/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/14/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ice Cubed".