The Strongest Man in History

Synopsis

After years of competing as rivals, four of the world's strongest men travel the world investigating strongman legends and taking on epic feats of strength in a quest to prove who really is the Strongest Man in History.

First Air Date: 2019-07-07

Last Air Date: 2019-08-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 7

Networks: History

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Top Cast

Brian Shaw as Self
Robert Oberst as Self
Nick Best as Self
Eddie Hall as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Stronger than a Viking (2019-07-07)

In the bitter cold of Moorhead, Minnesota the four strongmen struggle to test their strength against Viking legends. Can they lift the gigantic 1433 pound mast of a Viking Warrior--that broke his back and killed him?
Ep. 2: Stronger Than a Russian (2019-07-10)

In the sleepy town of Toccoa, Georgia, the four strongmen take on the legendary feats of Paul Anderson–the Godfather of American strength. Can they perform the dreaded 2,700 pound carousel hip lift that made Paul famous on “The Ed Sullivan Show”?
Ep. 3: One Ton Lift (2019-07-17)

The strongmen are in the United Kingdom-- home of Eddie Hall and Britain's original strongman--Thomas Topham. Nick refuses to back down as he and Brian go head-to-head in a dangerous barrel lifting competition.
Ep. 4: Strongmen Go West (2019-07-24)

The strongmen are in Cody, Wyoming–home of Buffalo Bill’s Rough Riders–and a strongman who performed with them named William Bankier. When an unconventional race of lifting and carrying pianos goes wrong, Nick’s life is on the line!
Ep. 5: Stronger Than a Scotsman (2019-07-31)

The four strongmen take on the Highland Games and attempt a record-breaking feat that could land them all in the Scottish history books. Super-Heavyweights Robert and Brian go head -to- head to settle things once and for all.
Ep. 6: Strongmen Go to Vegas (2019-08-07)

The strongmen are in Las Vegas, Nevada–home of Nick Best, to take on the greatest showman in strongman history, Monte Saldo. Can they draw a crowd and out-do Saldo’s death defying car stunt?
Ep. 7: Revolutionary Strongmen (2019-08-14)

The strongmen travel to Virginia to take on the unbelievable feats of strength of the American Revolution. It’s the U.K. versus the U.S. once again–as they race to see who can throw a ton of tea into a harbor, and carry an actual cannon off of a battlefield.