Tough Grit
Tough Grit - The Rural America Challenge is a weekly 30-minute television show produced by GRIT magazine and Berkeley Square Media, Inc. with major sponsorship provided by Tractor Supply Company, broadcasted nationally on the satellite/cable channel RFD-TV.[1]. It combines expert information on rural subjects with humor to help viewers complete common rural-based DIY projects quickly, correctly and safely. The first show premiered September, 3rd 2012. It is hosted by Shannon Reilly and Caleb Reagan. Episodes are also archived for viewing at ToughGrit.com.
Each Tough Grit episode centers around a particular everyday rural farm chore, ranging from mending a fence or mucking a horse stall to grading a lane and throwing a hoe down. Contestants team up with experts from GRIT magazine and Tractor Supply Company to compete in head-to-head challenges and try to accomplish the task faster, better and more safely than their opponents. The winner(s) can receive up to a $1,000 gift card to Tractor Supply Company. The expert from GRIT magazine is consistently Oscar_H._Will_III, Editor-in-Chief of GRIT magazine, while the TSC expert is a different store manager or district manager for each show.
Episodes
- Key
- In the № column the number refers to the order it aired during the entire series.
- In the # column the number refers to the episode number within its season.
- The production code refers to the code assigned to the episode by the production team, which is the order in which the episode was produced, which is not necessarily the airing order.[2]
| № | Air # | Title | Original airdate | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TG101 | "The Grass is Always Greener" | September 3, 2012 | TG107 |
| 2 | TG102 | "If a Tree Falls in the Forrest" | September 10, 2012 | TG101 |
| 3 | TG103 | "The Buck Stops Here" | September 17, 2012 | TG102 |
| 4 | TG104 | "Good Fences Make Good Neighbors" | September 24, 2012 | TG103 |
| 5 | TG105 | "Got a Hitch in Your Get Along?" | October 1, 2012 | TG115 |
| 6 | TG106 | "FIRE!" | October 8, 2012 | TG116 |
| 7 | TG107 | "Men of Steel" | October 15, 2012 | TG111 |
| 8 | TG108 | "Leveling the Playing Field" | October 22, 2012 | TG109 |
| 9 | TG109 | "Back in the Saddle Again" | October 29, 2012 | TG112 |
| 10 | TG110 | "Time to Mend Your Ways" | November 5, 2012 | TG108 |
| 11 | TG111 | "Man's Best Friend" | November 12, 2012 | TG117 |
| 12 | TG112 | "Reach for the Sky" | November 19, 2012 | TG110 |
| 13 | TG113 | "The Birds and the Trees" | November 26, 2012 | TG119 |
| 14 | TG114 | "Rawhide!" | March 4, 2013 | TG113 |
Notes
- ^ RFD-TV: Tough Grit. Retrieved Feb 21, 2013.
- ^ Berkeley Square Media, Inc.: Tough Grit. Retrieved Feb 21, 2013.