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America's Most Badass

America's Most Badass

Historians and experts rank famous figures based on their rough-and-tumble accomplishments.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • Legendary figures Benjamin Franklin, Al Capone, Abraham Lincoln and Ernest Hemingway take a seat at the tough-guy table.

  • Tough guys profiled include astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Teddy Roosevelt, gangster John Dillinger and illusionist Harry Houdini.

  • Featured tough guys include daredevil Evel Knievel, President Andrew Jackson, billionaire Howard Hughes and Army Gen. George S. Patton.

  • Iconic tough guys include singer Elvis Presley, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, baseball slugger Ted Williams and President John F. Kennedy.

  • Astronaut John Glenn, martial artist Bruce Lee, President Harry S. Truman and journalist Hunter S. Thompson each lived life without boundaries.

  • President George Washington takes on Gen. Douglas MacArthur; aviator Amelia Earhart is matched against boxer Jack Johnson.

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6 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Guts and Glory
    Living on the Edge
    Risk-Takers and Renegades
    Players and Playboys
    Fight or Flight
    Rebels With a Cause
  • Guts and Glory

    Legendary figures Benjamin Franklin, Al Capone, Abraham Lincoln and Ernest Hemingway take a seat at the tough-guy table.
    Upcoming
  • Living on the Edge

    Tough guys profiled include astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Teddy Roosevelt, gangster John Dillinger and illusionist Harry Houdini.
    Upcoming
  • Risk-Takers and Renegades

    Featured tough guys include daredevil Evel Knievel, President Andrew Jackson, billionaire Howard Hughes and Army Gen. George S. Patton.
    Upcoming
  • Players and Playboys

    Iconic tough guys include singer Elvis Presley, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, baseball slugger Ted Williams and President John F. Kennedy.
    Upcoming
  • Fight or Flight

    Astronaut John Glenn, martial artist Bruce Lee, President Harry S. Truman and journalist Hunter S. Thompson each lived life without boundaries.
    Upcoming
  • Rebels With a Cause

    President George Washington takes on Gen. Douglas MacArthur; aviator Amelia Earhart is matched against boxer Jack Johnson.
    Upcoming
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Historians and experts rank famous figures based on their rough-and-tumble accomplishments.

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