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and eight episodes have been ordered for the first season. The series premiered on October 20, 2010 with all new episodes that aired every Wednesday at 8:30 pm until the season finale on December 8, 2010.

Background

''That's Tough'' opens up with: "You want tough? We're counting down the toughest..." The show reveals the toughest high-security prisons, sniper units, little people, and bank vaults. Other examples are: the toughest dictators, armored state cars, fighting styles, street gangs, special forces, and insects.

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has ordered eight half-hour episodes of the series, which premiered on Oct. 20, 2010. Each episode will profile the three toughest entries in each category and countdown the top 5 or 3 of each. Tagline: Dude Manrod (

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) says:

Style

The toughest people, places or things in the world are identified utilizing footage and live-action recreations of some of the topics. An omniscient narration provides background information within each topic. Plus, expert testimony from various backgrounds is also offered up during some of the topics.

Specialists

*Jake Amar –

Environmental engineer Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline that encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect an ...

(toughest cleaning crews) *Mike Burton – CEO, International Armoring Corporation (toughest armored cars) *Thomas Carter –

Corrections officer A prison officer or corrections officer is a uniformed law enforcement official responsible for the custody, supervision, safety, and regulation of prisoners. They are responsible for the care, custody, and control of individuals who have been ...

(toughest prison breaks) *Joseph Childs – Little person stuntman (toughest little dudes) *Lee Cohen – Former

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commander, retired (toughest military sea vehicles) *Timothy Crehan –

Theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

(toughest monks) *Anthony Davis – Security director (toughest bodyguards) *John "Jack" Garafalo – Retired narcotics agent (toughest crime organizations) *Kevin Hand – Vault door designer/vault expert (toughest mega vaults) *Chris Hays – Professional sniper (toughest sniper units) *Jimmy "Hillbilly" Herald – Hugh

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fan and rock historian (toughest rock stars) *Eric Hess –

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(toughest roads) *James Hogue – Entomologist (toughest insects) *Scott Jurek – Marathon champ (toughest foot races) *Lew Knopp – Former U.S. Navy SEAL (toughest military courses) *Richard Lichten – Retired jail watch commander (toughest prisons) *Dr. Michael Siler – Professor of

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(toughest modern dictators) *Chris Stanko – Knife maker (Toughest blades)

Episode guide

Season 1 (2010)

References

External links

www.g4tv.com/tough
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