The BEST episodes of Tough As Nails season 5

#1 - Tough Times Don't Last, But Tough People Do

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2023

Meet the 12 new crew members ready to test their strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness on the new season of TOUGH AS NAILS. In the first individual challenge of the season, competitors will cut, grind and torch 500 pounds of scrap metal. The first to finish the job earn the privilege of choosing their teammates for Dirty Hands and Savage Crew.

#2 - Zink About It

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2023

In the individual challenge crew members are under "a ton" of pressure when tasked with designing and welding a structure that can withstand the crushing force of 1 ton of weight.

#3 - How Do You Like Them Apples?

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/14/2023

Season three winner Lia Mort returns to guide the crews through a series of challenges at a local apple orchard. In the team competition, Dirty Hands and Savage crew race to gather as many bushels of apples as quickly as possible.

#4 - First Dance

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/2/2023

Meet the 12 new crew members ready to test their strength, endurance, life skills and mental toughness on the new season of TOUGH AS NAILS. In the first individual challenge of the season, competitors will cut, grind and torch 500 pounds of scrap metal. The first to finish the job earn the privilege of choosing their teammates for Dirty Hands and Savage Crew.

#5 - Man Made It, These Hands Can Fix It

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2023

In the team challenge, Dirty Hands and Savage Crew are tasked with completing a muddy motocross track to the exact standards of professional riders.

#6 - 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.

#7 - Ready For Take Off

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/30/2023

The individual finalists race to demo, smash, cut and stack their way over shipping containers, with the first to finish the job crowned the winner.

#8 - Just Trying to Be Me

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/16/2023

Dirty Hands and Savage Crew race to locate and purchase a long list of heavy, bulky items from a large home improvement store during the team competition. Meanwhile, one crew member faces an extremely difficult decision.

#9 - Winning's Not Everything, But Losing Sucks

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/28/2023

#10 - You Can't Always Be the Hammer

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2023