The fifth season of the American television series ''

Tough as Nails ''Tough as Nails'' is an American reality competition television series that premiered on CBS on July 8, 2020. The show is hosted by Phil Keoghan and features contestants competing in challenges at job sites that test their toughness, with on ...

'' premiered on

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on July 2, 2023 and concluded on July 30. The season was won by tile setter Ben Dempsey, with toolmaker Todd Anderson finishing second, and jack of all trades Kenji Ngo placing third.

Cast

Cast progress

: The contestant won ''Tough as Nails''. : The contestant was declared the first runner-up. : The contestant was declared the second runner-up. : The contestant placed the highest in the individual competition and won the challenge. : The contestant placed the second highest in the individual competition and was ultimately declared safe. : The contestant was safe from elimination. : The contestant was the last declared safe in the individual competition. : The contestant placed in the bottom two in the individual competition and competed in the overtime challenge but ultimately survived. : The contestant was the loser of the overtime challenge and was eliminated from the individual competition.

Team progress

: Won the team challenge. : Lost the team challenge.

Production

On March 9, 2022, CBS announced that ''Tough as Nails'' was renewed for a fifth season. Starting with the fifth season, Canadians were eligible to apply for the show. Unlike the first four seasons, which filmed in

Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and Cultural area, cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most po ...

, the fifth season filmed in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of T ...

in August 2022. Actor and Hamilton native

Martin Short Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada. He ...

made a cameo appearance during the first episode.

Episodes

References

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