Forged in Fire: Knife or Death (2018)

Name: Forged in Fire: Knife or Death
Genre: Reality-TV
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Bill Goldberg, Travis Wuertz

Reality-TV

The country's most experienced bladesmiths, martial artists and knife experts slice, stab and chop their way through a blade-shattering gauntlet for a chance at winning a $20,000 grand prize.

IMDb rating: 6.1 (480 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 +0.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

6.37 avg 6 episodes 6.1 → 7.2 42 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last Samurai	6.1	8
2	All The Barong Moves	6.0	6
3	A Fish Called Lifeline	6.5	7
4	Super Smash Bros.	6.4	6
5	The Kukri Monster	6.0	6
6	Last Action Hero	7.2	7

Season 2 (2018)

6.61 avg 8 episodes 6.8 → 6.0 42 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Forged in Fire All Stars	6.8	11
2	Blade Runners	6.9	9
3	Enter the Yatagan	6.9	8
4	American Choppers	6.9	8
5	Gladius Maximus	6.4	7
7	Mutant Ninja Chicken	6.4	7
8	$20,000 Dead Run	6.6	7
9	David vs Goliath	6.0	5

Forged in Fire: Knife or Death (2018)

Cast

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