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The Best Episodes of Tough As Nails

Every episode of Tough As Nails ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Tough As Nails!

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

Best Episodes Summary

"Pour Your Heart Out" is the best rated episode of "Tough As Nails". It scored 9/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/10/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Finish the Job".

  • Pour Your Heart Out
    9.0/1015 votes
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    #1 - Pour Your Heart Out

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/10/2021

    Crew members look to score a win in the team competition when they must convert a stadium from a concert venue to a soccer field.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Finish the Job
    8.9/1017 votes
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    #2 - Finish the Job

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/2/2020

    The final five competitors battle to be crowned the champion of TOUGH AS NAILS and win the $200,000 prize! Plus, the finalists get a much-needed boost when their loved ones cheer them on.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Orange You Glad You're Tough
    8.9/1014 votes
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    #3 - Orange You Glad You're Tough

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/24/2021

    The Dirty Hands and Savage Crew teams dig deep in order to sow the seeds of victory as they compete to landscape the front yard of a new house during the team competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Everything Is on the Line
    8.9/1014 votes
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    #4 - Everything Is on the Line

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/14/2021

    The final four crew members, Scott, Sarah, Zeus and Swifty, put it all on the line and compete in a series of challenges to be crowned the champion and win the $200,000 prize.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • True Colors
    8.8/1017 votes
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    #5 - True Colors

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/17/2021

    Crew members head into the city where they must complete a detailed paint job and clean the outside windows of a downtown skyscraper.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bull in a China Shop
    8.8/1013 votes
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    #6 - Bull in a China Shop

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2021

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Running on Empty
    8.7/1013 votes
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    #7 - Running on Empty

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/31/2021

    Dirty Hands looks to clench the $60,000 bonus in the team competition by being the first crew to restore a wreck into a working car.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Game of Telephone
    8.6/1015 votes
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    #8 - Game of Telephone

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2020

    Teams are challenged mentally and physically when tasked with pushing 24 heavy barrels uphill and arranging them in a specific order at an oil field, and one crew member must conquer a fear of heights to climb a telephone pole.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trash Day
    8.6/1015 votes
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    #9 - Trash Day

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/12/2020

    The two crews each look for an important win in the team competition when tasked with packing a moving van, and competitors look to avoid elimination during the individual competition by collecting and loading trash into a moving garbage truck.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trust Your Gear
    8.6/1015 votes
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    #10 - Trust Your Gear

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2020

    Competitors take on a series of "Five alarm" challenges at a firefighter training facility, where they must clear a 60-foot-long section of brush, save a victim from a simulated disaster zone and extinguish a fire before rappelling down from the top of a four-story building.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cut It Up
    8.6/1019 votes
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    #11 - Cut It Up

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/26/2020

    Teams "Savage Crew" and "Dirty Hands" compete in the final competition to win the overall team prize.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • That's a Safety Hazard
    8.6/1010 votes
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    #12 - That's a Safety Hazard

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2023

    Diesel mechanic Quincey Walker guides the crews through a series of challenges that involve servicing automobiles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pressure Is On
    8.6/1012 votes
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    #13 - Pressure Is On

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/2023

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Dance
    8.6/1012 votes
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    #14 - First Dance

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 7/2/2023

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Can't Always Be the Hammer
    8.6/1011 votes
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    #15 - You Can't Always Be the Hammer

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2023

    Crew members compete in a series of challenges that give back to the local community

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Release the Bull!
    8.5/1017 votes
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    #16 - Release the Bull!

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/2020

    Tensions run high during the team challenge when one crew has issues with communication while building a large fence on a farm.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mind Over Matter
    8.5/1016 votes
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    #17 - Mind Over Matter

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/29/2020

    It's no day at the beach for teams Savage Crew and Dirty Hands as they compete to fill and seal giant bags of sand.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nothing Personal, It's Business
    8.5/1013 votes
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    #18 - Nothing Personal, It's Business

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/7/2021

    Fan favorites from season one stop by to lead the crew in the final team challenge hanging sheet rock, and in the individual challenge laying shingles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mud and Mayhem
    8.5/1012 votes
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    #19 - Mud and Mayhem

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2021

    The crews must install a crop field irrigation system.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dreams Never Die
    8.5/1012 votes
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    #20 - Dreams Never Die

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2021

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Perfect Symphony
    8.5/1011 votes
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    #21 - Perfect Symphony

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2023

    Part two of a special two hour season four premiere.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Look Like Curious George
    8.5/1012 votes
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    #22 - I Look Like Curious George

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/2023

    Crew members visit a plant nursery where attention to detail is key when building a complex planter box in the individual challenge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Zink About It
    8.5/1011 votes
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    #23 - Zink About It

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • How Do You Like Them Apples?
    8.5/1012 votes
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    #24 - How Do You Like Them Apples?

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2023

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks
    8.5/1011 votes
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    #25 - Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 7/28/2023

    Dirty Hands and Savage Crew compete in the final team competition when they battle it out in a series of head-to-head matches inspired by the trades.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A