Why Tough as Nails is the next great reality TV format

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The Phil Keoghan-hosted CBS reality competition is back for Season 2, and much improved with better production values, contestants and unique job site challenges. "What made the show stand out immediately, though, was its choice to have simultaneous team and individual competitions, eliminating people from the individual competition each week but keeping them around to compete in the team challenges," says Andy Dehnart, adding that challenges are all grounded in real-world trades, but translated to reality TV scale.