After seeming to abandon the first two months of summer, CBS has shifted slightly:
Beginning July 2, it will air the new season of “Tough as Nails” (shown here) at 8 p.m. Sundays and Fridays.
That Friday slot was once slated for a new reality show, “Superfan,” starting June 9. Then – with the possibility of a writers’ strike delaying the new season – CBS changed its plan: Its four summertime reality shows would wait until July 28, Aug. 2, Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, and would extend well into the fall.
That left the network with two months of reruns, colliding with new reality shows on its competitors. Now “Tough as Nails” will fill some of that void.
The show is again hosted by Phil Keoghan, who created it with his wife Louise. This time, it will be filmed in Hamilton, Ontario, with four Canadians among the 12 contestants.
Those contestants range from a 31-year-old ironworker to a 58-year-old toolmaker. Others include two firefighters, a motorcycle-builder and a guy simply described as a “jack of all trades.”
They’ll compete in blue-collar skills. In the two-hour opener, each will try to cut, grind and torch 500 pounds of scrap metal; the first two to succeed will be then choose their teammates.
“Tough Times Don’t Last but Tough People Do” – 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, on the two-hour season premiere of TOUGH AS NAILS, Sunday, July 2 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Pictured (L-R): Akeela Al-Hameed. Photo: Robin Cymbaly/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“Tough” fills part of CBS’ summer void
After seeming to abandon the first two months of summer, CBS has shifted slightly:
Beginning July 2, it will air the new season of “Tough as Nails” (shown here) at 8 p.m. Sundays and Fridays.
That Friday slot was once slated for a new reality show, “Superfan,” starting June 9. Then – with the possibility of a writers’ strike delaying the new season – CBS changed its plan: Its four summertime reality shows would wait until July 28, Aug. 2, Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, and would extend well into the fall.
That left the network with two months of reruns, colliding with new reality shows on its competitors. Now “Tough as Nails” will fill some of that void. Read more…