- 7.9/1015 votes
#1 - Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired Unknown
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
- 8.6/1012 votes
#2 - 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
- 8.5/1011 votes
#3 - 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
- 8.4/1011 votes
#4 - Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2023
Teams are tasked with completing a muddy motocross track to the exact standards of professional riders.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/1012 votes
#5 - 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
- 8.4/1010 votes
#6 - Just Trying to Be Me
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/16/2023
Working-class Americans are tested for their strength, endurance, agility and mental toughness in challenges that take place in the real world.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1011 votes
#7 - Boom or Bust
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 7/21/2023
The crews take a trip to the quarry where the contestants face the most explosive individual challenge ever when they must install 20 detonators.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.6/1011 votes
#8 - 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
- 8.5/1011 votes
#9 - 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
- 7.0/101 votes
#10 - Ready for Take Off
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired Unknown
The final three compete in the most challenging gauntlet yet for the title of TOUGH AS NAILS champion and the coveted winner's belt.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A

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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
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do" is the best rated episode of "Tough As Nails" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/1/1970. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "First Dance".