Tough as Nails

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For the most recent season, see Tough as Nails (season 5).

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Not to be confused with Hard as Nails.
Tough as Nails
File:ToughAsNails-logo.jpg
Genre Reality competition
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Presented by Phil Keoghan
Theme music composer Andrew Keoghan
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 50 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Phil Keoghan
  • Louise Keoghan
  • Anthony Carbone
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Tough House Productions
  • Raquel Productions
  • Muse Entertainment
Release
Original network CBS
Original release July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08) –
present
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Tough as Nails is an American reality competition television series that premiered on CBS on July 8, 2020. The show is hosted by Phil Keoghan and features contestants competing in challenges at job sites that test their toughness, with one participant eliminated in each episode. In March 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered in July 2023.

Format

Twelve contestants are tested in competitions at real-world job sites with tasks that test their strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness. Contestants compete in 6-on-6 team challenges, individual competitions, and elimination battles, referred to as 'Overtime'. Unlike other reality competitions, contestants who lose elimination challenges do not leave the game and still have the opportunity to win additional prizes during team competitions. Each team competition gives the winning team $12,000 ($2,000 per member) and earns the team that challenge's Badge of Honor. The team that has collected the most Badges of Honor by the end of the season receives an additional cash bonus of $60,000 ($10,000 per member). If both teams have the same number of Badges of Honor, then they will hold a tiebreaker.

In each episode, contestants compete in individual challenges in order to stay in the running for the grand prize. The lowest performers in each individual challenge are sent to Overtime, with the loser of the Overtime challenge eliminated from the individual competition (referred to in the show as 'punching out'). At the end of the season, one contestant is crowned the Tough as Nails champion and wins the grand prize of $200,000 and a Ford Super Duty truck.[1][2]

Production

On October 3, 2019, it was announced that CBS had ordered Tough as Nails with a 10-episode order. Phil Keoghan hosts the series and serves as executive producer alongside his wife, Louise.[3] In early November, a nationwide casting search took place in the cities of St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, New York City, Cincinnati, and Las Vegas.[4] On April 29, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on July 8, 2020,[5][6][7] later making it a two-hour premiere.[8][9]

On August 12, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season,[10][11] which premiered on February 10, 2021.[12][13] On April 14, 2021, it was announced that the series was renewed for an additional two seasons,[14] with the third season premiering on October 6, 2021.[15][16] The series was later renewed for a fifth season on March 9, 2022.[17][18] Starting with the fifth season, Canadians were eligible to apply for Tough as Nails.[19][20] The fourth season premiered on January 4, 2023.[21] The first four seasons filmed in Southern California, and the fifth season filmed in Hamilton, Ontario.[22] On June 13, 2023, it was announced that the fifth season would premiere on July 2, 2023 with a two-hour premiere.[23]

Episodes

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Main article: List of Tough as Nails episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired Winner Runner-up
1 10 July 8, 2020 (2020-07-08) September 2, 2020 (2020-09-02)
2 10 February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10) April 14, 2021 (2021-04-14)
3 10 October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06) December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)
4 10 January 4, 2023 (2023-01-04) February 22, 2023 (2023-02-22)
5 10 July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30)

Reception

Critical response

Joel Keller from Decider said that the team challenges were more intriguing despite the individual challenges having more at stake.[24]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2021 Critics' Choice Real TV Awards Best Competition Series Tough as Nails Nominated [25]

International versions

Country Name Host Network Ref.
Australia TBA TBA TBA [26]
Belgium De Sterkste Handen Natalia & Sergio Quisquater VTM [27][28]
Denmark Danmarks Stærkeste Hænder Mette Bluhme Rieck DR1 [29]
Netherlands Tough as Nails Nederland Jelka van Houten & Edson da Graça Veronica TV & Amazon Prime Video [30]

References

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External links

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