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10 Episodes 2022 - 2022
Episode 1
Thu, Apr 21, 202243 mins
Fourteen cowboys from across the United States travel to a frigid and isolated Wyoming ranch for the chance to win a herd of cattle worth $50,000, a coveted belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. The cowboys include a fourth-generation Native American ranch owner, a team roping finals champion, a former United States Air Force mechanic now focusing on training horses, and a viral hero cowboy. Along with two expert judges, country music icon Trace Adkins evaluates which cowboys have the right stuff and which will be asked to pack their personals and hit the trail. In no time at all, the cowboys begin forming strong alliances and fierce rivalries. After Trace makes a decisive elimination, he prepares the remaining thirteen cowboys for what lies ahead in the competition.
Episode 2
Thu, Apr 28, 202243 mins
Thirteen cowboys remain in the Ultimate Cowboy Showdown, and country music icon Trace Adkins is looking to thin the herd even more. After the cowboys show off their skills in a multi-part horse race, they are divided up into two teams. Each team must wrangle sixty wild horses, drive them on a two-mile trek down a treacherous Wyoming mountain, sort and select a group of horses from herd, and then load them into a trailer. In the process, one team tries to overcome dissension and learn how to cooperate, and one very experienced cowboy's leadership skills are called into question. In a shocking elimination, Trace stuns the competitors when he sends home an early front-runner.
Episode 3
Thu, May 5, 202243 mins
Twelve cowboys still have a shot at winning a herd of cattle worth $50,000, a coveted belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. After competing in a tournament-style steer roping contest, one cowboy earns immunity from the next elimination, but the rest of the cowboys are in danger of being sent home. The cowboys are divided into two teams to compete in a ranch relay race that will test their knowhow, grit, and stamina. In the midst of a turbulent windstorm, each team must complete a number of grueling tasks to secure the ranch and safely corral the livestock. With the help of two expert judges, country music icon Trace Adkins observes the race and evaluates the competitors in an attempt to whittle down the field. While one team puts their differences aside to keep their winning streak going, the other team must find a new cowboy to fill the void of their previous self-anointed leader. In the end, one cowboy is sent packing for leaving a task unfinished.
Episode 4
Thu, May 12, 202243 mins
In the frigid mountains of Wyoming, a field of fourteen cowboys has been whittled down to eleven. The last cowboy standing at the end of the competition will win a herd of cattle worth $50,000, a coveted belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. So far, they have all proven that they can rope and ride, but now they must demonstrate their business acumen by estimating the value of a variety of horses. The cowboy who is most familiar with the horse market will be safe from elimination, but one of the remaining contestants will be sent packing after a team challenge. Host Trace Adkins divides the cowboys into two teams and surprises them by introducing former professional football players Vernon Davis and Glenn Gronkowski. Each team has one day to turn a football player into a legitimate cowhand and win a city-slicker challenge that involves rounding up cattle and driving them to a new pasture. With the help of two expert judges, Trace decides which cowboy will be sent home.
Episode 5
Thu, May 19, 202243 mins
After a series of grueling challenges, four cowboys have been eliminated, and ten are still fighting for their chance to win a $50,000 herd of cattle, a coveted belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. The remaining cowboys are eager to demonstrate their grit on the ranch, but host Trace Adkins surprises them by testing their skills around the campfire. Following a long tradition of cowboys entertaining one another after a hard day's work, Trace challenges the cowboys to give it their all in a lighthearted fireside talent show. One cowboy surprises the group with a hidden talent and wins immunity from the next elimination. But the rest of the cowboys must prove their worth as they work in teams to break and ride wild horses in an open pasture. In the end, Trace and his expert judges decide it's time to eliminate two cowboys.
Episode 6
Thu, May 26, 202243 mins
Eight cowboys are still fighting for their chance to win a herd of cattle worth $50,000, a coveted belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. Because cowboys often spend nights on the range tending livestock, host Trace Adkins decides to test their ability to prepare meals in rugged conditions. Renowned chuckwagon cook Kent Rollins joins Trace as a guest judge to determine the best cook and decide who will be safe from the next elimination. In a team challenge, the contestants' endurance is tested as they watch over a herd of cattle through the night in the frigid Laramie Mountains of Wyoming. One team unravels when the cowboys' lack of sleep causes them to blame each other for various mistakes, and a contestant on the other team suffers a life-threatening accident. Although one cowboy decides to drop out of the competition, Trace and the judges agree to continue thinning the herd by eliminating another cowboy.
Episode 7
Thu, Jun 2, 202243 mins
Six cowboys remain, and all of them believe they still have a shot at winning a herd of cattle worth $50,000, a coveted belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. In a test of cattle control, the cowboys compete on a giant tic-tac-toe board by steering cows onto the squares. The cowboy who controls the cattle best earns immunity from the next elimination. Next, they work in teams to select, rope, and drive cattle to be weighed on scales. Everyone on the team that is closest to 15,000 pounds is safe from elimination, but one of the cowboys on the losing team will be cut loose. When the help of his expert judges, host and country music icon Trace Adkins decides which cowboy needs to hit the trail.
Episode 8
Thu, Jun 9, 202243 mins
Only five out of the original fourteen cowboys are still in the hunt to win a herd of cattle worth $50,000, and it is getting increasingly difficult for host and country music icon Trace Adkins to decide who to cut. For the final Immunity Buckle Challenge, Trace makes the remaining cowboys sort cattle solo. The cowboy that sorts the cattle fastest is safe from elimination. Trace throws a curveball by consolidating the remaining contenders into one team for the elimination challenge. The cowboys must work together to extract four rogue buffalo from their herd and load them into a trailer. Jamon continues to be the target of the group and tensions rise between him and Stephen Yellowtail. With his expert judges, Trace evaluates the overall performance of all five cowboys and tells one of them to hit the dusty trail.
Episode 9
Thu, Jun 16, 202243 mins
The four remaining cowboys are all top hands, and any one of them could win the herd of cattle worth $50,000, the coveted Ultimate Cowboy Showdown belt buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights. The stakes are high, and host and country music icon Trace Adkins will be judging the competitors' ranching and cowboying skills. In the first challenge, each cowboy must show off their horsemanship in a course set up by renowned horseman Ken McNabb. In a twist, Trace informs the cowboys that the order in which they finish the first challenge will affect them in the second challenge. Next, each cowboy picks a new horse they have never seen before to finish the day's task. All four of the cowboys are on the chopping block come elimination time as Trace and his expert judges are now looking at the cowboys' overall performance since day one. In the end, Trace sends a good hand packing.
Episode 10
Thu, Jun 23, 202243 mins
On a frigid Wyoming ranch, fourteen top cowboys from across the country have locked horns in a series of grueling challenges to determine who is the best. Now, the three finalists that outrode, outperformed, and outfoxed some of the best cowboys in the nation remain. Before a new champion is made, host and country music icon Trace Adkins has one last challenge for the cowboys: they'll need to gather their prize herd across a treacherous route, sorting out their gold-tagged, prize cattle as they go, and load them on a waiting semi-truck. At the end of the challenge, the expert judges are split on who should be the champion. Ultimately, Trace has the final word. When the judges and cowboys meet in the arena, one of the competitors will go home with a herd of cattle worth $50,000, an Arrowquip Q-Catch Cattle Chute and Heeler Portable Corral, a shiny new buckle, and a lifetime of bragging rights.