Ultimate Cowboy Showdown - Episode Guide

Twelve cowboys from all over the United States move onto a cattle ranch, where fast friendships are formed and battle lines quickly drawn; Trace Adkins puts the cowboys to the test in a team challenge that will determine who stays and who goes home.

The remaining 10 cowboys show off their skills in a timed calf-roping challenge. Later, a team challenge reveals that some of the contestants don't have the experience needed to compete at this level. Ethan's antics finally push Jared over the edge.

With only eight cowboys left, the pressure is on. In an attempt to win immunity from elimination, one cowboy takes the bull by the horns and pays the price. Jared and Ethan finally bury the hatchet, and Trace Adkins tells two more cowboys to go home.

As the last woman in the competition, J Storme continues to impress the remaining cowboys. Zane wins a medley race of cowboy skills, and Ethan's reputation as a cattle boss is put to the test. In a shocking elimination, two cowboys are sent packing.

Trace Adkins challenges the four remaining contestants to demonstrate their mastery of essential cowboy skills. Zane falls short for the first time, Cody and Cuatro make rookie mistakes, and Ethan still feels like a boss. Who will Trace send packing?

In a final showdown, the last three contestants are out to prove who is the top all-around cowboy. In the arena, they show off their horsemanship skills. Then, they drive a herd across challenging obstacles. Who will win the Ultimate Cowboy Showdown?

Just hours after arriving at a sweltering Texas ranch, 14 cowboys lock horns in the first of many grueling challenges; along with two expert judges, host Trace Adkins evaluates their performances and decides which cowboy will be the first to go home.

The 13 remaining cowboys lock horns in a grueling series of challenges; barrel racing, calf roping and colt starting; with the help of expert judges, Trace Adkins decides which cowboy will be eliminated next.

A six-stage relay race tests the horsemanship skills of the remaining 12 cowboys and determines who will be sent packing; in an unexpected twist, Trace Adkins and the judges decide to eliminate two cowboys.

In addition to showing off their roping and riding skills, the 10 remaining cowboys must demonstrate their business acumen by estimating the value of livestock; with the help of expert judges, host Trace Adkins decides who will be sent packing.

Eight remaining cowboys demonstrate their skills; the cowboys snatch flags off of running steers and corral a herd of cattle into three separate pens; with the help of expert judges, Trace Adkins decides which cowboy will be sent home.

Half of the fourteen original cowboys remain and they must work even harder to impress host Trace Adkins and his expert judges; a challenge goes awry, two yearlings escape through the fence, and Trace is forced to send another cowboy packing.

The six remaining cowboys face off in a wild horse race over rough terrain, though tempers flare, they must work together to find stray cattle using a simple map.

Host Trace Adkins tests the cattle IQ of the remaining five cowboys with a trivia roping challenge and evaluates their communication skills as they work together to remove two rogue bulls from the herd.

The four remaining cowboys race to rope and load two steers without help, then they each ride a green horse through a challenging obstacle course.

Only three cowboys remain, after outriding, outperforming and outfoxing some of the best cowboys in the nation; at sundown, host Trace Adkins and his expert judges determine which one of them will win a $50,000 herd and a lifetime of bragging rights.