Pitmasters

Teams of elite pitmasters compete in a non-stop, week-long endurance battle over live fire to win their share of over $50,000. Hosts and judges Andrew Zimmern, Jess Pryles, Moe Cason, and Ernest Servantes crown one team the Pitmasters Champion.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 42m

Release: 2026

Rating: 10.0

Season 1 - Pitmasters
2026-07-13
"Hosts and judges Andrew Zimmern, Ernest Servantes, Jess Pryles, and Moe Cason kick off the competition by giving the teams nine hours to create a family-style barbecue platter that defines their barbecue style and culinary point of view."
2026-07-20
"The teams create a BBQ platter that defines their culinary point of view."
2026-07-27
"The teams are faced with a meatless challenge, and the winner has a big choice to make"
2026-08-03
"The six remaining teams face off in a nose-to-tail barbecue battle, transforming either a hog, goat, or lamb into two main dishes and two sides; with $2,000 on the line, they must use the remaining parts of their animal to make sausage."
2026-08-10
"In the ultimate live-fire endurance challenge, the teams face four barbecue pillars: chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder and beef brisket. Exhaustion is taking its toll, but the teams who can dig deep have a chance to win $1,000 for each round."