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Ended · 2005–2018

The Contender

Sports

Sixteen fighters, divided into two teams overseen by esteemed boxing coaches, will have their skills, strength and endurance pushed to the limit, while they live and train together, and fight each other in the ring. Initially aired from March 2005 to January 2009 on NBC, ESPN, and Versus. In January 2018, it was announced that the series was being revived by premium cable network Epix for a fifth season which premiered on August 24, 2018.

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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 16 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · Random Acts of Courage
  2. S01 E02 · Survival of the Fittest
  3. S01 E03 · Rivals
  4. S01 E04 · The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
  5. S01 E05 · The Best Fights
  6. S01 E06 · Tears of Pain and Sorrow
  7. S01 E07 · Betrayed
  8. S01 E08 · Opportunity
  9. S01 E09 · Injury Takes Its Toll
  10. S01 E10 · Viva Las Vegas
  11. S01 E11 · Who's Playing the Game?
  12. S01 E12 · The Hangman's Noose
  13. S01 E13 · Heavy Hands
  14. S01 E14 · The Final Four
  15. S01 E15 · One Punch Away
  16. S01 E16 · Series Finale
Season 2 · 12 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · The First Will Be the Last and the Last Will Be the First
  2. S02 E02 · Power of Choice
  3. S02 E03 · First in the Kitchen
  4. S02 E04 · Let 'Em Sweat
  5. S02 E05 · Old Rivals
  6. S02 E06 · Friendly Fire
  7. S02 E07 · Be the Man, You Have Got to Beat the Man
  8. S02 E08 · The Elite Eight
  9. S02 E09 · Dog Fight
  10. S02 E10 · Por La Rasa
  11. S02 E11 · Final Four
  12. S02 E12 · Championship Bout
Season 3 · 10 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · The Contender Tryouts
  2. S03 E02 · We're at the Dance Now, Baby!
  3. S03 E03 · Don't Tell Me Who You Are, Show Me Who You Are
  4. S03 E04 · The Big Guns
  5. S03 E05 · There Ain't No Quitting
  6. S03 E06 · Gunnin' for the Knockout
  7. S03 E07 · The Contender: No Turning Back
  8. S03 E08 · Semi-Final 1
  9. S03 E09 · Semi-Final 2
  10. S03 E10 · The Contender: Finale
Season 4 · 13 episodes
  1. S04 E01 · Fight 1
  2. S04 E02 · Fight 2
  3. S04 E03 · Fight 3
  4. S04 E04 · Fight 4
  5. S04 E05 · Fight 5
  6. S04 E06 · Fight 6
  7. S04 E07 · Fight 7
  8. S04 E08 · Fight 8
  9. S04 E09 · Fight 9
  10. S04 E10 · Fight 10
  11. S04 E11 · Fight 11
  12. S04 E12 · Fight 12
  13. S04 E13 · Fight 13
Season 5 · 12 episodes
  1. S05 E01 · Why Weight?
  2. S05 E02 · Fighting to Live
  3. S05 E03 · Who Wants it, Moore? (Pack of Savages)
  4. S05 E04 · Protect Your Peace
  5. S05 E05 · Indecision
  6. S05 E06 · Legacy
  7. S05 E07 · No Easy Round
  8. S05 E08 · Heart of the Fight
  9. S05 E09 · Poetry in Motion
  10. S05 E10 · Heart and Balls
  11. S05 E11 · Friends and Foes
  12. S05 E12 · Episode 12

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