The BEST episodes of Top Shot season 1

Every episode of Top Shot season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Shot season 1!

Sixteen skilled marksmen compete for the title and a $100,000 prize package in this first-ever competition series from History. Each week one contestant is eliminated as they face both individual and team challenges that involve not only modern-day firearms but muzzle-loading muskets, throwing knives and slingshots. Special high-speed, high-definition cameras capture the action for a slow-motion replay.

Last Updated: 4/22/2024Network: HistoryStatus: Ended

8.28

104 votes

#1 - Season Finale

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/15/2010

The final four contestants compete to determine the winner of the $100,000 prize.

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7.94

49 votes

#2 - Trick Shot Showdown

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2010

The contestants face off at legendary trick shots including shooting backwards with a mirror, hammering nails into a board with bullets and throwing multiple targets in the air to shoot.

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7.60

75 votes

#3 - The Shortest Fuse

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/8/2010

The teams dissolve, as everyone competes for him or herself, and three people are ultimately sent home; In the first of two surprise challenges, everyone has to shoot a lit fuse sending the shortest fuse home.

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7.56

54 votes

#4 - Wild, Wild West

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2010

Targets fly in an extreme shooting gallery; halfway through the competition a rule change forces contestants to start evaluating their own teammates.

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7.55

58 votes

#5 - Archer Enemies

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/20/2010

Contestants compete with longbows; a team wins immunity; two competitors face off in a William Tell elimination challenge.

Directors: Adam Vetri

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7.45

55 votes

#6 - Friend or Foe

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2010

The remaining 13 contestants' ability to tell a friend from a foe is tested; rising tension threatens the strength of the teams.

Directors: Adam Vetri

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7.33

129 votes

#7 - The Long Shot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/6/2010

Using unfamiliar rifles/weapons of different eras, 16 sharpshooters compete in an obstacle course; two participants compete in a long-distance sniper challenge, with the loser to go home.

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7.31

89 votes

#8 - Zipline of Fire

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/13/2010

The slide-action Beretta puts the contestants' pistol skills to the test; team accuracy is ranked; two compete in a zip-line elimination challenge.

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7.22

49 votes

#9 - The Good, The Rat and The Ugly

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2010

Using muzzle-loading weapons, contestants compete in an old-fashioned frontier face-off; a heated conflict on one team plays out in the elimination challenge.

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7.21

48 votes

#10 - The Razor's Edge

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/1/2010

Contestants compete with throwing knives and slingshots; in addition to the elimination challenge, another contestant suddenly goes home.

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