8.6/1064 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 8/8/2017
Former Heisman winner Jameis Winston, outspoken DeSean Jackson and Pro Bowl perennial Gerald McCoy, along with rookies and free agents, go through the first week of drills at Buccaneers training camp.
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8.4/1052 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 8/15/2017
Third-year QB Jameis Winston displays his leadership on the field and in the locker room; kicker Roberto Aguayo learns his fate; Brent Grimes has a revealing conversation with his wife, Miko; players and coaches get game-time action as the Buccaneers travel to Cincinnati to play the Bengals.
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8.6/1041 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 8/22/2017
Jameis Winston leads the Buccaneers to Jacksonville for practice sessions and a nationally televised preseason game with the Jaguars; competition heats up as 90 players vie for 53 roster spots.
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8.6/1039 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/2017
Jameis Winston and the first team unit prepare for the home preseason clash with the Cleveland Browns; the rookie talent show takes place at camp.
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8.5/1034 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2017
Jameis Winston, Gerald McCoy, Mike Evans and DeSean Jackson prepare for the regular season. Rookie hopefuls Riley Bullough, aka "Joe Dirt," and Jeremy McNichols, aka "McWeapon," hope to survive the final cuts, when 37 players will lose their jobs.
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An inside look at NFL training camps. From the top coaches to the rookies trying to make the team, Hard Knocks showcases what it takes...
Genres:DocumentaryReality
Network:HBO
Season 12 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Hard Knocks" season 12. It scored 8.6/10 based on 64 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/8/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".