Season 1
(2020)
Overview
Eight of the country's best backyard smokers and pitmasters vie for the title of American Barbecue Champion in a fierce but friendly faceoff.
Cast
as Self - Judge
as Self - Judge
as Self - Judge
as Self - Judge
Episodes
Barbecue in the Blood 7.5
September 18, 2020
The competition kicks off with a smokin' staple: the barbecue combo plate. That's two mouthwatering meats and two succu…
Red, White and Barbecue 6.0
September 18, 2020
The competitors make a feast for 50 first responders in a Fourth of July throwdown. Tri-tip, pork chops, cheeseburgers …
Don’t Need Teeth to Eat This Beef 6.0
September 18, 2020
Time to celebrate the greatest invention in the history of food: ribs! The cooks tackle pork and beef ribs — one with a…
Tournament of Sandwiches 0.0
September 18, 2020
The smokers serve up a trio of sandwiches: savory chicken with crunchy slaw, tender and tangy pork, and five-layer stac…
Raccoon, Iguana and Hare — Oh My! 0.0
September 18, 2020
The pitmasters sink their teeth into some wild meats, delivering dishes like lizard stew, beaver tail crackling and pul…
Cooking It Old School 0.0
September 18, 2020
Working in pairs, the barbecuers prepare popular proteins from the past, cooking mutton, goat and whole salmon on woode…
Barbecue Around the World 0.0
September 18, 2020
Ingredients and equipment from Morocco, Argentina and Japan spice things up and force the contestants to cook outside t…
The. Whole. Hog. 0.0
September 18, 2020
The final two tackle their biggest challenge yet: building their own pits and cooking a whole hog and brisket. It's gon…