Toughest Cowboy is an American reality competition television series created by Jac Sperling and Tommy Joe Lucia in which 12 real-life cowboys compete each week in bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding to win the grand prize of a ranch in the American West.
The series premiered in the USA on the Fox Sports Network on 8 April, 2007. It moved to Spike TV from the third season, from when it was produced by Mark Burnett.
Toughest Cowboy premiered in South Africa on DStv's M-Net Action channel on Monday 24 May 2010, at 18h00. New episodes air weekly. There are nine episodes in the first season.
Repeats
Mondays: 22h00
Tuesdays: 10h00
Sundays: 08h00
Synopsis
Toughest Cowboy features 12 daring, real-life cowboys in an epic struggle of man vs. beast on a quest for the ultimate prize — a spectacular ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Wyoming.
This is intense action as these fearless cowboys ride in the three most dangerous disciplines — bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding.
This is unprecedented in recent rodeo history, and these are the only 12 cowboys in the world daring enough to do it.
Each week, one competitor will be sent home in a head-to-head, knock out bull riding match. What’s unique is you get it to hear it from the voices of the cowboys themselves.
Who will prevail to become the Toughest Cowboy Champion and win The Ranch?