Season 1 Season 1 Episode 1 43 min | Air Date: 10/14/2019 The Ultimate Cowboy Twelve real-life working cowboys lock horns in their first challenge for a prize of a lifetime. As the contestants get settled in on a cattle ranch, friendships form and tensions rise between the cowboys. Host Trace Adkins sends two cowboys packing. Episode 2 43 min | Air Date: 10/15/2019 The Weakest Link The remaining ten contestants compete in a calf-roping challenge to win immunity from elimination. An ongoing feud between two of the competitors gets physical. Trace wonders if some of the cowboys have enough experience to compete at this level. Episode 3 43 min | Air Date: 10/16/2019 Friendship the Hard Way A raging bull leaves one of the competitors in a life-threatening situation. Trace questions certain cowboys' commitment to the competition. A contestant refuses to criticize her teammates, which puts her in the hot seat and in danger of going home. Episode 4 43 min | Air Date: 10/17/2019 Eye of the Storme The competition intensifies when the cowboys realize their every move could lead to their elimination. A female competitor continues to make an impression on the contestants and judges. Two more cowboys hit the trail after a shocking elimination. Episode 5 43 min | Air Date: 10/18/2019 The Big Boss Man The remaining four contestants compete in challenges that test their essential cowboy skills. A top competitor makes his first mistake, and another cowboy gets bossy. Two contestants jeopardize the health of the herd. Trace sends someone packing. Episode 6 43 min | Air Date: 10/20/2019 End of the Trail The three remaining cowboys go head-to-head in a dramatic final challenge to prove they have more heart, grit, and cowboy skills than their fellow competitors. In the end, Trace names the first-ever winner of the Ultimate Cowboy Showdown. ‹ ›