Top Shot

All Episodes 2010 - 2013
TV-PG

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  • 2010-06-07T02:00:00Z
  • 44m
  • 1d 18h 32m (58 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Pilgrim Studios
  • Reality
Top Shot is an American reality television show that debuted on the History Channel on June 6, 2010. The show features 16 contestants, split into two teams of eight, competing in various types of shooting challenges. One by one, the contestants are eliminated until only one remains. That contestant receives a $100,000 grand prize and the title of "Top Shot." Survivor contestant Colby Donaldson is the host.

67 episodes

The marksmen return to reveal their secrets to competing this season. They discuss the unseen skills, strategies and the most controversial shots from the competition. Plus a sneak peek to marksmen chosen for Season 3.

The marksmen return to discuss their biggest challenges and triumphs as never-before-seen footage is revealed.

Colby and the Top Shot contestants look back on the challenges and drama of season 4.

The marksmen return to reveal their secrets to competing this season. They discuss the unseen skills, strategies and the most controversial shots from the competition. Plus a sneak peek to marksmen chosen for Season 3.

The marksmen return to discuss their biggest challenges and triumphs as never-before-seen footage is revealed.

Colby and the Top Shot contestants look back on the challenges and drama of season 4.

Series Premiere

2010-06-07T02:00:00Z

1x01 The Long Shot

Series Premiere

1x01 The Long Shot

  • 2010-06-07T02:00:00Z44m

Using unfamiliar rifles/weapons of different eras, 16 sharpshooters compete in an obstacle course; two participants compete in a long-distance sniper challenge, with the loser to go home.

2010-06-14T02:00:00Z

1x02 Zipline of Fire

1x02 Zipline of Fire

  • 2010-06-14T02:00:00Z44m

The slide-action Beretta puts the contestants' pistol skills to the test; team accuracy is ranked; two compete in a zip-line elimination challenge.

2010-06-21T02:00:00Z

1x03 Archer Enemies

1x03 Archer Enemies

  • 2010-06-21T02:00:00Z44m

Contestants compete with longbows; a team wins immunity; two competitors face off in a William Tell elimination challenge.

2010-06-28T02:00:00Z

1x04 Friend or Foe?

1x04 Friend or Foe?

  • 2010-06-28T02:00:00Z44m

The remaining 13 contestants' ability to tell a friend from a foe is tested; rising tension threatens the strength of the teams.

Using muzzle-loading weapons, contestants compete in an old-fashioned frontier face-off; a heated conflict on one team plays out in the elimination challenge.

2010-07-19T02:00:00Z

1x06 Wild, Wild West

1x06 Wild, Wild West

  • 2010-07-19T02:00:00Z44m

Targets fly in an extreme shooting gallery; halfway through the competition a rule change forces contestants to start evaluating their own teammates.

2010-07-26T02:00:00Z

1x07 Trick Shot Showdown

1x07 Trick Shot Showdown

  • 2010-07-26T02:00:00Z44m

The contestants face off at legendary trick shots including shooting backwards with a mirror, hammering nails into a board with bullets and throwing multiple targets in the air to shoot.

2010-08-02T02:00:00Z

1x08 The Razor's Edge

1x08 The Razor's Edge

  • 2010-08-02T02:00:00Z44m

Contestants compete with throwing knives and slingshots; in addition to the elimination challenge, another contestant suddenly goes home.

2010-08-09T02:00:00Z

1x09 The Shortest Fuse

1x09 The Shortest Fuse

  • 2010-08-09T02:00:00Z44m

The teams dissolve, as everyone competes for him or herself, and three people are ultimately sent home; In the first of two surprise challenges, everyone has to shoot a lit fuse sending the shortest fuse home.

Season Finale

2010-08-16T02:00:00Z

1x10 Season Finale

Season Finale

1x10 Season Finale

  • 2010-08-16T02:00:00Z44m

The final four contestants compete to determine the winner of the $100,000 prize.

Season Premiere

2011-02-09T03:00:00Z

2x01 Sharpshooter Surprise

Season Premiere

2x01 Sharpshooter Surprise

  • 2011-02-09T03:00:00Z44m

14 men and 2 women arrive from around the country to compete for the $100,000 prize and the title of Top Shot--only to face a surprise right from Civil War history: exactly 150 years ago, soldiers had to pass a test to get into the first sharpshooting regiment. Using the same weapon, marksmen will face the same challenge and find another surprise. The two marksmen who had the best shots, two amateurs with dramatically different personalities, now have the opportunity to choose their own teams, a situation that sets the entire competition in motion. After choosing teams, they face a team challenge of extreme billiards and an elimination challenge which ultimately sees the first marksmen sent home. Colby Donaldson returns as host.

2011-02-16T03:00:00Z

2x02 Shoot or Be Shot

2x02 Shoot or Be Shot

  • 2011-02-16T03:00:00Z44m

For the first time on Top Shot, contestants will be able to shoot ... each other! Using prohibition era weapons, teams will have to hit their targets, all while the other team tries to shoot them with paintball guns. In the elimination challenge, two contestants face off with the iconic "Tommy Gun".

2011-02-23T03:00:00Z

2x03 Uphill Battle

2x03 Uphill Battle

  • 2011-02-23T03:00:00Z44m

In this military-themed episode, teams try to blow up an ammo dump. Using the legendary M1A rifle, they face a literal uphill battle. One contestant's shocking mistakes put his team in jeopardy. In the elimination challenge, marksmen face an obscured targets challenge using the Glock 17 pistol.

2011-03-02T03:00:00Z

2x04 Compound Fracture

2x04 Compound Fracture

  • 2011-03-02T03:00:00Z44m

Using a modern compound bow, contestants' archery skills are put to the test. Contestants must rank themselves before competing in a tubular team challenge. Meanwhile, tensions with team leadership threaten to unravel the group.

2011-03-09T03:00:00Z

2x05 Quickfire Face-Off

2x05 Quickfire Face-Off

  • 2011-03-09T03:00:00Z44m

It's all about speed as marksmen face off in a head-to-head speed-shooting showdown. Using a Colt .45 and a rarely-seen Razorcat Racing Gun, contestants also get surprise visitors to help them with their training.

2011-03-16T02:00:00Z

2x06 Bury the Hatchet

2x06 Bury the Hatchet

  • 2011-03-16T02:00:00Z44m

Marksmen compete with legendary primitive weapons: the tomahawk and blowgun. One of the most intense challenges of the season allows us to see who has natural skills and adaptability -- and who doesn't.

2011-03-23T02:00:00Z

2x07 Trick Shot Showdown II

2x07 Trick Shot Showdown II

  • 2011-03-23T02:00:00Z44m

It's a Trick Shot Showdown! Contestants split a bullet on an axe, shoot with both hands and upside down as they attempt iconic shots from exhibition shooting history. Some marksmen step up to the extreme challenge while others fall short.

2011-03-30T02:00:00Z

2x08 Catch .22

2x08 Catch .22

  • 2011-03-30T02:00:00Z44m

Competitors face an extreme shooting gallery. With only eight remaining, it's back to marksmanship basics. The marksmen face off with a firearm they're all familiar with, a .22, and the level playing field allows them to see who really excels.

2011-04-06T02:00:00Z

2x09 The 1000 Yard Shot

2x09 The 1000 Yard Shot

  • 2011-04-06T02:00:00Z44m

Marksmen face a supreme long-range test, the iconic 1000 yard shot. They will use the biggest gun ever used in Top Shot competition -- a Barrett 82A1 .50. Teams dissolve and it is every marksmen for himself.

2011-04-13T02:00:00Z

2x10 The Shakedown

2x10 The Shakedown

  • 2011-04-13T02:00:00Z44m

The competition shakes up literally, as the final six marksmen are forced to shoot from unstable platforms. Season One winner, Iain Harrison, returns to lend a steady hand. Meanwhile, tensions among the final competitors come to a head.

2011-04-20T02:00:00Z

2x11 Down to the Wire

2x11 Down to the Wire

  • 2011-04-20T02:00:00Z44m

Marksmen shoot while hanging from a 125-foot crane, then shoot from the back of moving jeep. In the last episode before the finale, the final five marksmen face the two biggest challenges of the competition.

Season Finale

2011-04-27T02:00:00Z

2x12 Season Two Finale

Season Finale

2x12 Season Two Finale

  • 2011-04-27T02:00:00Z44m

The final four contestants compete to determine the winner of the $100,000 prize and the title of Top Shot. They face the most intense series of challenges of the competition.

Season Premiere

2011-08-10T02:00:00Z

3x01 The Gauntlet

Season Premiere

3x01 The Gauntlet

  • 2011-08-10T02:00:00Z44m

The Season Three premiere begins with a shoot off between pairs of contestants using what many consider the most powerful hand gun in history. The winners will form one team and the losers the other. The first team challenge is a race where each team must carry a pole weighing over 200 pounds between eight foot tall firing platforms. The elimination challenge is inspired by the stagecoaches of the Old West. Skilled sharp shooters armed with shotguns and rifles were recruited to ride atop the coaches and protect their cargo. Hence the term "Riding Shotgun." The two contestants competing to stay on the show have to master the extremely difficult skill of shooting while bouncing up and down in a stagecoach with the loser being sent home. Colby Donaldson hosts.

2011-08-17T02:00:00Z

3x02 Down and Dirty

3x02 Down and Dirty

  • 2011-08-17T02:00:00Z44m

Teams get down and dirty with one of the most influential firearms, the legendary AK-47. They face an extreme obstacle course with mud pits, barbed wire and exploding mortars. The Blue Team employs unusual, divisive training methods and the Red Team remains unimpressed. In the elimination challenge, two shooters face a friend or foe challenge with a military and police pistol.

2011-08-24T02:00:00Z

3x03 Slug It Out

3x03 Slug It Out

  • 2011-08-24T02:00:00Z44m

Shotgun skills are tested with a head-to-head speed shooting challenge. Leaders emerge and tension escalates on both teams. And it's an elimination challenge unlike any before, featuring an elaborate machine, a Glock 34, and a line of non-stop cannonballs.

2011-08-31T02:00:00Z

3x04 The Bulldog Gatling

3x04 The Bulldog Gatling

  • 2011-08-31T02:00:00Z44m

The legendary Gatling gun is introduced. But first the competition travels back to the Old West for a team challenge with a historic pistol. To stay in the competition two marksmen shoot it out with a firearm considered by many to be the world's first practical machine gun.

2011-09-07T02:00:00Z

3x05 Throwdown Showdown

3x05 Throwdown Showdown

  • 2011-09-07T02:00:00Z44m

Competitors endure some old school playground dynamics as the teams call each other out with primitive weapons, including one of the earliest known to man. In the elimination challenge, two shooters compete head to head with the largest, most powerful weapon ever used on Top Shot.

2011-09-14T02:00:00Z

3x06 Turn the Corner

3x06 Turn the Corner

  • 2011-09-14T02:00:00Z44m

Contestants are shocked to see two Top Shot champions return as honorary captains for the team challenge. Marksmen compete with a just-released, ultra modern assault rifle and tensions flare when a fight erupts between two competitors.

2011-09-21T02:00:00Z

3x07 Tricked Out

3x07 Tricked Out

  • 2011-09-21T02:00:00Z44m

A world famous pistol champion teaches teams some extremely difficult trick shots including shooting while blindfolded. The Blue Team is in disarray after a team member vows to go it alone. The elimination challenge features the classic cowboy skill of shooting from the hip.

2011-09-28T02:00:00Z

3x08 Ramp It Up

3x08 Ramp It Up

  • 2011-09-28T02:00:00Z44m

Contestants must master the Recurve Bow and nail a target by skipping an arrow off a ramp. One team goes to the brink of self-destructing when two teammates almost come to blows during a dispute of a previous elimination decision.

2011-10-05T02:00:00Z

3x09 Stacked

3x09 Stacked

  • 2011-10-05T02:00:00Z44m

The individual stage of the competition kicks off with the highly accurate McMillan TAC-50 Sniper Rifle. Taking aim at targets 500 yards downrange, one marksman has a meltdown and struggles to complete the individual challenge. In the elimination, it's all on the line for two competitors as they duke it out with a notorious WWII handgun.

2011-10-12T02:00:00Z

3x10 Odd Man Out

3x10 Odd Man Out

  • 2011-10-12T02:00:00Z44m

Competition speeds up when marksmen fire one of the fastest shooting handguns on the market. The vote at the nomination range provokes a drastic reaction from one of the shooters and a shocking turn of events leaves competitors stunned.

2011-10-19T02:00:00Z

3x11 Wheel of Fire

3x11 Wheel of Fire

  • 2011-10-19T02:00:00Z44m

The five remaining marksmen face one of the most difficult challenges in Top Shot history. Shooters will use the powerful and compact SP89 semi automatic pistol while moving through the air upside down. With the last spot in the final four up for grabs, one competitor amazes the group with a stunning performance at the elimination challenge.

Season Finale

2011-10-26T02:00:00Z

3x12 Finale

Season Finale

3x12 Finale

  • 2011-10-26T02:00:00Z44m

The Final Four marksmen set their sights on the $100,000 prize and the title of Top Shot. In a series of intense challenges, one shooter attempts an unprecedented shot with the AK-47, and contestants are eliminated one by one until there are only two left standing. The final challenge pushes two marksmen to their limits and a new champion is crowned.

Season Premiere

2012-02-15T03:00:00Z

4x01 Sweating Bullets

Season Premiere

4x01 Sweating Bullets

  • 2012-02-15T03:00:00Z44m

Season Four begins with the biggest twist in Top Shot history: two competitors are sent packing immediately after a surprise shoot-off in the opening minutes of the first episode. Later, two shooters get a taste of WWII combat as they fire an M1 Carbine from a motorcycle sidecar and attempt to stay in the game. Colby Donaldson returns as host.

2012-02-22T03:00:00Z

4x02 In the Trenches

4x02 In the Trenches

  • 2012-02-22T03:00:00Z44m

Teams grapple with an explosive obstacle course and endure trench warfare conditions while firing the legendary Browning Automatic Rifle. And in a Top Shot first, two competitors duke it out in a fierce battle with a multi-shot grenade launcher.

2012-02-29T03:00:00Z

4x03 Shotgun Showdown

4x03 Shotgun Showdown

  • 2012-02-29T03:00:00Z44m

Top Shot season 2 champion Chris Reed returns to instruct the shooters on several modern shotguns. One team crumbles in the team challenge, leading to a tense nomination discussion. The final challenge is a head-to-head shotgun battle that sends one contestant packing.

2012-03-07T03:00:00Z

4x04 Crossbow Crossfire

4x04 Crossbow Crossfire

  • 2012-03-07T03:00:00Z44m

As the field of marksmen narrows, one team holds an urgent meeting in an attempt to reconcile their differences. The team challenge features an ultra-modern, high-power crossbow that fires bolts at a stunning 350 feet per second. In the aftermath of a nail-biting archery duel, the elimination challenge is a fight to the finish with what many consider the "Perfect Pistol."

2012-03-14T02:00:00Z

4x05 Swing Into Action

4x05 Swing Into Action

  • 2012-03-14T02:00:00Z44m

Teams employ pirate tactics in a challenge; a high energy battle that requires coordination and focus; two marksmen use one of the most durable pistols on the planet.

2012-03-21T02:00:00Z

4x06 Blast From the Past

4x06 Blast From the Past

  • 2012-03-21T02:00:00Z44m

A mighty 3.2 inch bag gun cannon forces each team to work together; a heated grudge match pits two shooters against each other using the fast-flying prehistoric atlatl throwing dart.

2012-03-28T02:00:00Z

4x07 Trick Shot Shoot Off

4x07 Trick Shot Shoot Off

  • 2012-03-28T02:00:00Z44m

Contestants take aim at bowling pins, bottle openers and other specialty targets in an episode full of dazzling trick shots. One team's quarreling over strategy translates to a poor performance at the team challenge. And after a controversial nomination range, two shooters must go head to head to avoid elimination.

2012-04-04T02:00:00Z

4x08 The Mad Minute

4x08 The Mad Minute

  • 2012-04-04T02:00:00Z44m

Top Shot season one winner Iain Harrison returns to school the competitors in British weaponry. The team challenge introduces a surprising twist, and one team bands together to conquer the task. For the losing team, it's off to the elimination round where two shooters compete in a high-stress precision challenge.

2012-04-11T02:00:00Z

4x09 The Longest Shot

4x09 The Longest Shot

  • 2012-04-11T02:00:00Z44m

Shooters reach the individual stage of the competition and immediately face an incredible challenge with the Accuracy International AWM Sniper Rifle--taking the longest shot in Top Shot history. Top Shot veterans Kelly Bachand and George Reinas return and get in on the action.

2012-04-18T02:00:00Z

4x10 SWAT Throwdown

4x10 SWAT Throwdown

  • 2012-04-18T02:00:00Z44m

The competition features two challenges inspired by real life SWAT team scenarios. A physically demanding individual challenge leaves three shooters exposed for nomination. And, in an extreme elimination showdown, competitors race the clock as they breach doors with the Mossberg 500 Chainsaw Shotgun to take out targets with the FN FS2000 assault rifle.

Armed with a belt fed Browning 1919 machine gun mounted on an authentic World War II half track, shooters blast their way through an explosive individual challenge. After coming up short, two competitors are selected to compete for the right to stay in the game. An unconventional elimination challenge tests marksmanship, strength and memorization. Only one will have what it takes to land the last spot in the final four.

Season Finale

2012-05-02T02:00:00Z

4x12 The Ultimate Prize

Season Finale

4x12 The Ultimate Prize

  • 2012-05-02T02:00:00Z44m

From the Kentucky Flintlock Pistol to Crossbows and Grenade launchers--an epic assortment of weapons are featured. Four marksmen gear up to blast their way through the home stretch with hopes of becoming History's next Top Shot. After a series of elimination challenges, only two competitors enter the final showdown which comes down to the very last second.

Season Premiere

2013-05-30T02:00:00Z

5x01 Best of the Best

Season Premiere

5x01 Best of the Best

  • 2013-05-30T02:00:00Z44m

Many have fallen short of the title; now sixteen All-Stars compete to become the next Top Shot. In the first challenge, marksmen climb ropes to fire the SVT 40, shimmy up a pole to shoot the Larue Tactical OBR and balance on an unstable platform with the FAL ISS. Two face elimination, where the fierce M32 Grenade Launcher threatens to knock a player out of the running.

2013-06-06T02:00:00Z

5x02 Tricks of the Trade

5x02 Tricks of the Trade

  • 2013-06-06T02:00:00Z44m

For the first time in Top Shot history, trick shots will determine who stays and who goes. Reminiscent of a Wild West Show, three teams of five perform the Annie Oakley shot; knock back bowling pins, and shoot pipes out of mannequins' mouths. Showy shots challenge two marksmen sent to elimination, where only one will progress while the other is sent packing.

2013-06-13T02:00:00Z

5x03 Pick Your Poison

5x03 Pick Your Poison

  • 2013-06-13T02:00:00Z44m

Fourteen remaining marksmen face an old challenge with a new twist. Players must pick a rival to shoot against in a head to head, high-speed showdown featuring the Sig Sauer P229. However, when two buddies head to the elimination round, friendships are put to the test. Nothing short of perfection will allow them to edge out their competition and guarantee their futures.

2013-06-20T02:00:00Z

5x04 Crank Trigger

5x04 Crank Trigger

  • 2013-06-20T02:00:00Z44m

In a challenge best suited for a British battlefield in the Middle Ages, contestants test their skills with the Black Widow Long Bow. But as they fire arrows toward targets set up like ski-ball, the marksmen realize the challenge is more than they bargained for. Two confront the prospect of elimination and must adapt to the revolutionary Gatling Gun to stay in the game.

2013-06-27T02:00:00Z

5x05 Shooting Dice

5x05 Shooting Dice

  • 2013-06-27T02:00:00Z44m

The fate of twelve rests on a roll of the dice. The competitors break into squads for a fierce side-by-side shoot out with the 1875 Remington Pistol. But fortune doesn't favor two, who must fire against the clock with the Ruger 1022 Rifle in an old-fashioned shooting gallery challenge. One will fall short and one will continue on to battle it out for the ultimate prize.

2013-07-11T02:00:00Z

5x06 The Mile Shot

5x06 The Mile Shot

  • 2013-07-11T02:00:00Z44m

Long-range sniper shots are a Top Shot staple, but a challenge of this magnitude has yet to be seen. Marksmen are put to the test with the Barrett M-Rad. But the wind sends their bullets astray and two flunk out, forced to face elimination. Credited with killing off the Wooly Mammoth, the prehistoric Atlatl will lead one competitor's future to extinction.

2013-07-18T02:00:00Z

5x07 Thread the Needle

5x07 Thread the Needle

  • 2013-07-18T02:00:00Z44m

A returning challenge receives a daring makeover, literally throwing contestants for a loop. The spin of a wheel determines their bodies' angle as they aim with the Rutgers Security Six Revolver. But two veteran marksmen do not deliver, sending them to the elimination round where they must cleanly fire a bullet through a narrow tube. Failing to shoot on the straight and narrow will unseat one and preserve his opponent for another day.

2013-07-25T02:00:00Z

5x08 Familiar Foes

5x08 Familiar Foes

  • 2013-07-25T02:00:00Z44m

Split into squads of three, the nine remaining competitors face the most extreme and exciting trick shots of seasons past. Their talents are put to the test as they open capped bottles, blow cotton swabs to bits, and knock soda cans out of the air. Transported to the battlefields of yore, two players on the verge of elimination must successfully man Hotchkiss Cannons or be sent home.

2013-08-01T02:00:00Z

5x09 Big Boom

5x09 Big Boom

  • 2013-08-01T02:00:00Z44m

With the half the competition eliminated, the remaining eight marksmen continue to vie for the top spot. In a season first, competitors blast clay birds mid flight with Benelli Shotguns. In the elimination challenge, the cross bow pits two competitors against each other. But this season there's an All Star twist and contestants have to put up or be shut down–permanently.

2013-08-15T02:00:00Z

5x10 Zip or Ship

5x10 Zip or Ship

  • 2013-08-15T02:00:00Z44m

In the most daunting challenge to date, marksmen are strapped to a mechanical arm and sent soaring with the SP89. While rotating in a large circle they must shoot out a series of targets or face elimination. Two competitors zoom down a zip line course, putting their recoil management and rapid transitioning skills to the test.

2013-08-22T02:00:00Z

5x11 A Game of Horse

5x11 A Game of Horse

  • 2013-08-22T02:00:00Z44m

In a blast from the past, marksmen fire the Browning M1919 from a rolling Army Half-track. Competitors call the shots in a game of horse, where one all-star fails to keep pace and is sent packing.

Season Finale

2013-08-29T02:00:00Z

5x12 Last Man Standing

Season Finale

5x12 Last Man Standing

  • 2013-08-29T02:00:00Z44m

The final four must crawl through a tunnel, dodge barbed wire, and slither through mud with an AK-47. With the title of Top Shot All-Stars at stake, various weapons from the season test the speed and precision of the last two competitors in this fast-paced showdown.

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