The BEST episodes of Tough As Nails season 3

Every episode of Tough As Nails season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Tough As Nails season 3!

This competition series celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, in order to keep their country running. Competitors who consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor are tested for their strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness in challenges that take place at real-world job sites.

Last Updated: 9/7/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended

8.38

24 votes

#1 - Bull In a China Shop

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2021

Savage Crew and Dirty Hands face off in the last team challenge, and the final five individual competitors battle for their chance to compete in the finale.

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8.35

23 votes

#2 - Dreams Never Die

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2021

With the title of champion and the $200,000 prize on the line, the final crew members compete in a series of challenges that test their life skills and physical strength.

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8.20

30 votes

#3 - Mic Drop

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2021

Savage Crew and Dirty Hands take center stage when they must set up a lighting grid at the iconic Los Angeles theater The Wiltern.

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8.00

23 votes

#4 - Battle Lines

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2021

Savage Crew and Dirty Hands "pound the pavement" in the team competition where they must reseal a massive parking lot.

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7.76

25 votes

#5 - Pressure Don’t Scare Me

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2021

Savage Crew and Dirty Hands race to the Irwindale Speedway in Los Angeles, where they must work together to be the fastest team to complete a race car pit stop.

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7.73

26 votes

#6 - Facing Fear

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2021

Crew members visit the U.S. Coast Guard, where it's time to sink or swim in a search and rescue individual challenge.

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7.67

24 votes

#7 - Mud and Mayhem

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2021

Savage Crew and Dirty Hands try not to get stuck in the mud during the team challenge, when they must install a crop field irrigation system.

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It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Freight Train

7.62

29 votes

#8 - It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s a Freight Train

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2021

Season two crew member "Freight Train" returns to lead the competitors through their individual challenge of delivering boxes.

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7.35

26 votes

#9 - Ready for Battle

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2021

Phil Keoghan welcomes the 12 new crew members to Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in Southern California, where season one winner Marine Veteran Kelly "Murph" Murphy returns to kick off the new season and guide the crew through their first challenge: race to receive cargo dropped from a C-130 plane.

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7.35

26 votes

#10 - Fight, Tooth, and Nail

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2021

Crew members punch in for their first individual challenge, repairing snow fences on Mt. Baldy, the highest peak in Los Angeles.

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