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The American Barbecue Showdown

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3 Seasons · 24 Episodes · Premiered October 28, 1980 · Ended July 4, 2024

Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes
E01
Barbecue in the Blood
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 44 min
The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succulent sides. 
E02
Red, White and Barbecue
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 41 min
The competitors make a feast for 50 first responders in a Fourth of July throwdown. Tri-tip, pork chops, cheeseburgers and more are on the menu. 
E03
Don't Need Teeth to Eat This Beef
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 44 min
Time to celebrate the greatest invention in the history of food: ribs! The cooks tackle pork and beef ribs — one with a dry rub, one with a wet sauce. 
E04
Tournament of Sandwiches
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 43 min
The smokers serve up a trio of sandwiches: savory chicken with crunchy slaw, tender and tangy pork, and five-layer stacks of beef and sausage. 
E05
Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My!
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 41 min
The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pulled alligator. 
E06
Cooking It Old School
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 43 min
Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on wooden platforms and over open pits. 
E07
Barbecue Around the World
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 42 min
Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside their comfort zones. 
E08
The. Whole. Hog.
Fri, Sep 18 2020 12:00 PM GMT+0000 44 min
The final two tackle their biggest challenge yet: building their own pits and cooking a whole hog and brisket. It's gonna be a long night!

Season 2

8 episodes

Season 3

8 episodes

Cast

Kevin Bludso
Kevin Bludso as Judge
Melissa Cookston
Melissa Cookston as Judge
Michelle Buteau
Michelle Buteau as Host
Lyric Lewis
Lyric Lewis as Host
Rutledge Wood
Rutledge Wood as Host
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