Tough as Nails is an American reality competition television series that premiered on CBS on July 8, 2020, and is hosted by Phil Keoghan.
As of July 7, 2023, [update] 50 episodes of Tough as Nails have aired. On March 9, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, [1] [2] which premiered in July 2023.
Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | ||||||
1 | 12 | 10 | July 8, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | Kelly "Murph" Murphy | Danny Moody | |
2 | 12 | 10 | February 10, 2021 | April 14, 2021 | Scott Henry | Cyril "Zeus" Ontai III | |
3 | 12 | 10 | October 6, 2021 | December 8, 2021 | Lia Mort | Dequincey "Quincey" Walker | |
4 | 12 | 10 | January 4, 2023 | February 22, 2023 | Jorge Zavala | Mister Frost | |
5 | 12 | 10 | July 2, 2023 | July 30, 2023 | Ben Dempsey | Todd Anderson |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [4] | Original air date [3] [4] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Redefining Toughness" | July 8, 2020 | TAN101 | 4.09 [5] |
2 | 2 | "Get the Job Done" | July 8, 2020 | TAN102 | 4.09 [5] |
3 | 3 | "Heavy Metal" | July 15, 2020 | TAN103 | 3.45 [6] |
4 | 4 | "Release the Bull!" | July 22, 2020 | TAN104 | 3.44 [7] |
5 | 5 | "Mind Over Matter" | July 29, 2020 | TAN105 | 3.46 [8] |
6 | 6 | "Game of Telephone" | August 5, 2020 | TAN106 | 3.64 [9] |
7 | 7 | "Trash Day" | August 12, 2020 | TAN107 | 3.05 [10] |
8 | 8 | "Trust Your Gear" | August 19, 2020 | TAN108 | 2.64 [11] |
9 | 9 | "Cut It Up" | August 26, 2020 | TAN109 | 2.86 [12] |
10 | 10 | "Finish the Job" | September 2, 2020 | TAN110 | 3.11 [13] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [14] | Original air date [3] [14] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | "Just Another Day On the Job" | February 10, 2021 | TAN201 | 3.49 [15] |
12 | 2 | "Keep on Baitin" | February 17, 2021 | TAN202 | 3.41 [16] |
13 | 3 | "The Roller" | February 24, 2021 | TAN203 | 3.30 [17] |
14 | 4 | "It's Gonna Be a Sheep Show" | March 3, 2021 | TAN204 | 3.47 [18] |
15 | 5 | "Pour Your Heart Out" | March 10, 2021 | TAN205 | 2.84 [19] |
16 | 6 | "True Colors" | March 17, 2021 | TAN206 | 2.94 [20] |
17 | 7 | "Orange You Glad You're Tough" | March 24, 2021 | TAN207 | 3.18 [21] |
18 | 8 | "Running on Empty" | March 31, 2021 | TAN208 | 3.03 [22] |
19 | 9 | "Nothing Personal, It's Business" | April 7, 2021 | TAN209 | 3.00 [23] |
20 | 10 | "Everything Is On the Line" | April 14, 2021 | TAN210 | 3.30 [24] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [25] | Original air date [3] [25] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 1 | "Ready for Battle" | October 6, 2021 | TAN301 | 3.11 [26] |
22 | 2 | "Fight Tooth and Nail" | October 13, 2021 | TAN302 | 2.93 [27] |
23 | 3 | "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Freight Train" | October 20, 2021 | TAN303 | 2.75 [28] |
24 | 4 | "Facing Fear" | October 27, 2021 | TAN304 | 2.82 [29] |
25 | 5 | "Pressure Don't Scare Me" | November 3, 2021 | TAN305 | 2.64 [30] |
26 | 6 | "Mud and Mayhem" | November 10, 2021 | TAN306 | 2.79 [31] |
27 | 7 | "Mic Drop" | November 17, 2021 | TAN307 | 2.80 [32] |
28 | 8 | "Battle Lines" | November 24, 2021 | TAN308 | 3.06 [33] |
29 | 9 | "Bull In a China Shop" | December 1, 2021 | TAN309 | 2.84 [34] |
30 | 10 | "Dreams Never Die" | December 8, 2021 | TAN310 | 2.89 [35] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [36] | Original air date [3] [36] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 1 | "Welcome to Catalina Island" | January 4, 2023 | TAN401 | 2.15 [37] |
32 | 2 | "Perfect Symphony" | January 4, 2023 | TAN402 | 2.15 [37] |
33 | 3 | "I Look Like Curious George" | January 11, 2023 | TAN403 | 1.91 [38] |
34 | 4 | "That's a Safety Hazard" | January 18, 2023 | TAN404 | 1.82 [39] |
35 | 5 | "Crush It!" | January 25, 2023 | TAN405 | 2.15 [40] |
36 | 6 | "Rise and Grind" | February 1, 2023 | TAN406 | 1.89 [41] |
37 | 7 | "Skills to Pay the Bills" | February 8, 2023 | TAN407 | 1.93 [42] |
38 | 8 | "Pressure Is On" | February 15, 2023 | TAN408 | 1.80 [43] |
39 | 9 | "This Is Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon" | February 22, 2023 | TAN409 | 2.09 [44] |
40 | 10 | "Keep Battling 'til the End" | February 22, 2023 | TAN410 | 2.09 [44] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [45] | Original air date [3] [45] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 1 | "Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do" | July 2, 2023 | TAN501 | 1.88 [46] | 0.2 [46] |
42 | 2 | "First Dance" | July 2, 2023 | TAN502 | 1.88 [46] | 0.2 [46] |
43 | 3 | "Zink About It" | July 7, 2023 | TAN503 | 2.15 [47] | 0.2 [47] |
44 | 4 | "Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It" | July 9, 2023 | TAN504 | 2.08 [48] | 0.2 [48] |
45 | 5 | "How Do You Like Them Apples?" | July 14, 2023 | TAN505 | 2.14 [49] | 0.2 [49] |
46 | 6 | "Just Trying to Be Me" | July 16, 2023 | TAN506 | 1.96 [50] | 0.1 [50] |
47 | 7 | "Boom or Bust" | July 21, 2023 | TAN507 | 2.16 [51] | 0.2 [51] |
48 | 8 | "You Can't Always Be the Hammer" | July 23, 2023 | TAN508 | 2.19 [52] | 0.2 [52] |
49 | 9 | "Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks" | July 28, 2023 | TAN509 | 2.26 [53] | 0.2 [53] |
50 | 10 | "Ready for Take Off" | July 30, 2023 | TAN510 | 2.43 [54] | 0.2 [54] |
Tough as Nails is an American reality competition television series that premiered on CBS on July 8, 2020, and is hosted by Phil Keoghan.
As of July 7, 2023, [update] 50 episodes of Tough as Nails have aired. On March 9, 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, [1] [2] which premiered in July 2023.
Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First aired | Last aired | ||||||
1 | 12 | 10 | July 8, 2020 | September 2, 2020 | Kelly "Murph" Murphy | Danny Moody | |
2 | 12 | 10 | February 10, 2021 | April 14, 2021 | Scott Henry | Cyril "Zeus" Ontai III | |
3 | 12 | 10 | October 6, 2021 | December 8, 2021 | Lia Mort | Dequincey "Quincey" Walker | |
4 | 12 | 10 | January 4, 2023 | February 22, 2023 | Jorge Zavala | Mister Frost | |
5 | 12 | 10 | July 2, 2023 | July 30, 2023 | Ben Dempsey | Todd Anderson |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [4] | Original air date [3] [4] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Redefining Toughness" | July 8, 2020 | TAN101 | 4.09 [5] |
2 | 2 | "Get the Job Done" | July 8, 2020 | TAN102 | 4.09 [5] |
3 | 3 | "Heavy Metal" | July 15, 2020 | TAN103 | 3.45 [6] |
4 | 4 | "Release the Bull!" | July 22, 2020 | TAN104 | 3.44 [7] |
5 | 5 | "Mind Over Matter" | July 29, 2020 | TAN105 | 3.46 [8] |
6 | 6 | "Game of Telephone" | August 5, 2020 | TAN106 | 3.64 [9] |
7 | 7 | "Trash Day" | August 12, 2020 | TAN107 | 3.05 [10] |
8 | 8 | "Trust Your Gear" | August 19, 2020 | TAN108 | 2.64 [11] |
9 | 9 | "Cut It Up" | August 26, 2020 | TAN109 | 2.86 [12] |
10 | 10 | "Finish the Job" | September 2, 2020 | TAN110 | 3.11 [13] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [14] | Original air date [3] [14] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 1 | "Just Another Day On the Job" | February 10, 2021 | TAN201 | 3.49 [15] |
12 | 2 | "Keep on Baitin" | February 17, 2021 | TAN202 | 3.41 [16] |
13 | 3 | "The Roller" | February 24, 2021 | TAN203 | 3.30 [17] |
14 | 4 | "It's Gonna Be a Sheep Show" | March 3, 2021 | TAN204 | 3.47 [18] |
15 | 5 | "Pour Your Heart Out" | March 10, 2021 | TAN205 | 2.84 [19] |
16 | 6 | "True Colors" | March 17, 2021 | TAN206 | 2.94 [20] |
17 | 7 | "Orange You Glad You're Tough" | March 24, 2021 | TAN207 | 3.18 [21] |
18 | 8 | "Running on Empty" | March 31, 2021 | TAN208 | 3.03 [22] |
19 | 9 | "Nothing Personal, It's Business" | April 7, 2021 | TAN209 | 3.00 [23] |
20 | 10 | "Everything Is On the Line" | April 14, 2021 | TAN210 | 3.30 [24] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [25] | Original air date [3] [25] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 1 | "Ready for Battle" | October 6, 2021 | TAN301 | 3.11 [26] |
22 | 2 | "Fight Tooth and Nail" | October 13, 2021 | TAN302 | 2.93 [27] |
23 | 3 | "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Freight Train" | October 20, 2021 | TAN303 | 2.75 [28] |
24 | 4 | "Facing Fear" | October 27, 2021 | TAN304 | 2.82 [29] |
25 | 5 | "Pressure Don't Scare Me" | November 3, 2021 | TAN305 | 2.64 [30] |
26 | 6 | "Mud and Mayhem" | November 10, 2021 | TAN306 | 2.79 [31] |
27 | 7 | "Mic Drop" | November 17, 2021 | TAN307 | 2.80 [32] |
28 | 8 | "Battle Lines" | November 24, 2021 | TAN308 | 3.06 [33] |
29 | 9 | "Bull In a China Shop" | December 1, 2021 | TAN309 | 2.84 [34] |
30 | 10 | "Dreams Never Die" | December 8, 2021 | TAN310 | 2.89 [35] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [36] | Original air date [3] [36] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | 1 | "Welcome to Catalina Island" | January 4, 2023 | TAN401 | 2.15 [37] |
32 | 2 | "Perfect Symphony" | January 4, 2023 | TAN402 | 2.15 [37] |
33 | 3 | "I Look Like Curious George" | January 11, 2023 | TAN403 | 1.91 [38] |
34 | 4 | "That's a Safety Hazard" | January 18, 2023 | TAN404 | 1.82 [39] |
35 | 5 | "Crush It!" | January 25, 2023 | TAN405 | 2.15 [40] |
36 | 6 | "Rise and Grind" | February 1, 2023 | TAN406 | 1.89 [41] |
37 | 7 | "Skills to Pay the Bills" | February 8, 2023 | TAN407 | 1.93 [42] |
38 | 8 | "Pressure Is On" | February 15, 2023 | TAN408 | 1.80 [43] |
39 | 9 | "This Is Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon" | February 22, 2023 | TAN409 | 2.09 [44] |
40 | 10 | "Keep Battling 'til the End" | February 22, 2023 | TAN410 | 2.09 [44] |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title [3] [45] | Original air date [3] [45] |
Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41 | 1 | "Tough Times Don't Last but Tough People Do" | July 2, 2023 | TAN501 | 1.88 [46] | 0.2 [46] |
42 | 2 | "First Dance" | July 2, 2023 | TAN502 | 1.88 [46] | 0.2 [46] |
43 | 3 | "Zink About It" | July 7, 2023 | TAN503 | 2.15 [47] | 0.2 [47] |
44 | 4 | "Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It" | July 9, 2023 | TAN504 | 2.08 [48] | 0.2 [48] |
45 | 5 | "How Do You Like Them Apples?" | July 14, 2023 | TAN505 | 2.14 [49] | 0.2 [49] |
46 | 6 | "Just Trying to Be Me" | July 16, 2023 | TAN506 | 1.96 [50] | 0.1 [50] |
47 | 7 | "Boom or Bust" | July 21, 2023 | TAN507 | 2.16 [51] | 0.2 [51] |
48 | 8 | "You Can't Always Be the Hammer" | July 23, 2023 | TAN508 | 2.19 [52] | 0.2 [52] |
49 | 9 | "Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks" | July 28, 2023 | TAN509 | 2.26 [53] | 0.2 [53] |
50 | 10 | "Ready for Take Off" | July 30, 2023 | TAN510 | 2.43 [54] | 0.2 [54] |