Items47The creator’s order
  1. 1Forged in Fire (2015)Forged in Fire (2015) 8.2/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jun 22, 2015Watch a demonstration of what a finished blade can withstand. The smiths have to build to a brief before the judges check the results for sharpness and strength. When something breaks, you can usually see where it happened and hear what the judges made of it.0
  2. 2Tournament of Champions (2020)Tournament of Champions (2020) 8.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired Mar 4, 2020A spinning randomizer hands both chefs the same constraints, from the featured ingredient to the piece of equipment. Judges taste the plates without knowing who cooked them. You can see the head-to-head score and check which part of the result separated the dishes.0
  3. 3American Ninja Warrior (2009)American Ninja Warrior (2009) 6.8/10 on IMDbFirst aired Dec 12, 2009You can tell what went wrong by watching where an athlete loses a grip, misses a landing, or falls behind in a race. The obstacle layout and the way competitors advance have changed over the years. The runs put decisions about pace and body position in full view.0
  4. 4Dance 100 (2023)Dance 100 (2023) 6.3/10 on IMDbFirst aired Mar 17, 2023Choreographers start with a small group of dancers and have to stage routines for bigger and bigger casts. The dancers who perform the work also decide who stays. You can compare who can keep a large group readable and whether the people dancing it reached the same verdict you did.0
  5. 5BattleBots (2015)BattleBots (2015) 8.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jun 21, 2015If both robots are still running, you get a decision instead of a knockout. Watch for the difference between visibly damaged machinery, a driver controlling where the match happens, and a bot pressing the attack. The show makes those differences easy to debate from the replay.0
  6. 6The Great British Bake Off (2017)The Great British Bake Off (2017)First aired Aug 29, 2017The judges can connect a baker to their signature and showstopper, but the technical is judged without their knowing who made each bake. You can look at the cross sections and see why a neat outside doesn’t always mean a good result. The tent helps keep a close contest friendly.0
  7. 7Top Chef (2006)Top Chef (2006) 7.7/10 on IMDbFirst aired Mar 8, 2006A short Quickfire gives you a first look at the cooks under pressure, then the longer elimination gives them room to make more ambitious choices. Stick around for Judges’ Table if you want to hear how a promising idea got away from somebody between conception and service.0
  8. 8Physical: 100 (2023)Physical: 100 (2023) 7.7/10 on IMDbFirst aired Jan 24, 2023The opening endurance tests and later head-to-head or team events reward different kinds of strength. You can see a climber, lifter, or wrestler adapt when the next event stops looking like their own sport. Take it for the task results and tactical changes from round to round.0
  9. 9LEGO Masters (2020)LEGO Masters (2020) 7.5/10 on IMDbFirst aired Feb 5, 2020Some challenges ask for a good story, while a bridge brief also gives you a load the model has to carry. Try the U.S. edition for problems that let the Brickmasters and the viewer disagree about what looked convincing before a drop or a stress test finds out.0
  10. 10Baking Impossible (2021)Baking Impossible (2021) 7.0/10 on IMDbFirst aired Oct 6, 2021A baker and an engineer have to make a build that can be eaten and survive a real test. Try this when you want to see a cake function as a structure or a moving object. A clever build can pass the test and still get questions at the tasting.0