6.8/10101 votes#1 - Barbecue in the Blood
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2020
The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succulent sides.
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6.9/1081 votes#2 - Red, White and Barbecue
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020
The competitors make a feast for 50 first responders in a Fourth of July throwdown. Tri-tip, pork chops, cheeseburgers and more are on the menu.
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7.2/1080 votes#3 - Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2020
Time to celebrate the greatest invention in the history of food: ribs! The cooks tackle pork and beef ribs — one with a dry rub, one with a wet sauce.
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7.1/1074 votes#4 - Tournament of Sandwiches
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2020
The smokers serve up a trio of sandwiches: savory chicken with crunchy slaw, tender and tangy pork, and five-layer stacks of beef and sausage.
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7.0/1070 votes#5 - Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2020
The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pulled alligator.
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6.9/1066 votes#6 - Cooking It Old School
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2020
Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on wooden platforms and over open pits.
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7.0/1065 votes#7 - Barbecue Around the World
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2020
Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside their comfort zones.
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7.1/1066 votes#8 - The. Whole. Hog.
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2020
The final two tackle their biggest challenge yet: building their own pits and cooking a whole hog and brisket. It's gonna be a long night!
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The Best Episodes of Barbecue Showdown Season 1
Every episode of Barbecue Showdown Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Barbecue Showdown Season 1!
Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.
Genre:Reality
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Barbecue in the Blood" is the best rated episode of "Barbecue Showdown" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2020. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Red, White and Barbecue".