The Butcher (2019)

Season 1

It's time to raise the "steaks" in this competition series that tests the abilities of best-in-class butchers. Formatted exactly like History Channel's popular "Forged in Fire," each episode features four masters of the butchery craft who bring their sharp knives and expert skills to the table. The butchers carve their way through three rounds of painstaking challenges, revealing the fascinating secrets of the butcher's world throughout. One competitor is eliminated after each round, leaving a champion to collect the $10,000 first prize. Colby Donaldson ("Survivor," "Top Shot") hosts.

Where to Watch Season 1

6 Episodes

Meat the Monster
E1
Meat the MonsterFour butchers must break down a pig using an old-school hog splitter; the remaining three are tasked with cutting steaks and eyeballing to weight without a scale; the final two advance to the final round where a mystery beast is revealed.
The Invaders
E2
The InvadersFour expert butchers must break down an entire side of beef without the use of power saws; the remaining three must cut three pounds of bacon by eyeballing the weight without a scale; only two butchers advance to the final round.
A Poultry Sum
E3
A Poultry SumFour skilled butchers battle to showcase their sharp knives and keen talent in this first-of-its-kind, high-stakes meat competition. First, the butchers must break down a massive side of bison using only a traditional Native American weapon–the tomahawk. It’s a race against the clock as the competitor with the fewest number of acceptable retail cuts is sent home. The remaining three must produce sausages to an exact size using only a talent unique to butchery–eyeballing the length without the use of a ruler. Only two advance to the final round to take on a baffling monster fowl: an Ostrich. Whichever craftsman can produce the most value from their ostrich cuts will earn the title of Butcher Champion and bag the $10,000 prize.
Opah
E4
OpahFour Butchers stuff their way through the first round of competition where they must fill the inside of a turkey with several layers of other smaller birds. They race each other to break down and grind beef to make burgers of various weights without using a scale. Only two butchers advance to the final round where they take on an Opah. Only one can impress the judges and emerge as The Butcher Champion and take home the $10,000 prize.
Raising the Steaks
E5
Raising the SteaksFour expert butchers break down an entire deer using only a traditional flint knife; the remaining three must cut steaks by eyeballing the thickness without a ruler; only two move onto the final round.
The Beast
E6
The BeastFour Butchers slice into the first round where they must break down a lamb with a kopis blade and race to complete a difficult customer's order. Only one can impress the judges and emerge as The Butcher Champion to take home the $10,000 prize.