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Nailed It!

Fri, Mar 9, 2018
  • Reality
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Synopsis

Home bakers with a terrible track record take a crack at re-creating edible masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It's part reality contest, part hot mess.

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Cast

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  • Nicole Byer
    Nicole Byer
    as Self - Host / Judge
  • J
    Jacques Torres
    as Self - Host / Judge
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Episodes

7 seasons · 42 episodes

To Be Determined · 42 aired
Season 1
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    First Date to Life Mate
    Aired · Fri, Mar 9, 2018 · 30m

    Under the watchful eyes of an iconic cake designer, contestants decorate complicated cake pops and a bespectacled, three-tiered wedding cake.

  • E2
    Fantasyland
    Aired · Fri, Mar 9, 2018 · 30m

    The bakers do their best to make jelly-filled doughnuts fit for a pirate before tackling an edible tower with a princess on top.

  • E3
    Head Under Water
    Aired · Fri, Mar 9, 2018 · 30m

    Two daunting desserts -- a chocolate-filled "hot tub" and an open-mouthed shark cake -- have the hapless home cooks struggling to stay afloat.

  • E4
    Weird Science
    Aired · Fri, Mar 9, 2018 · 30m

    Contestants loosen up a food scientist with a cupcake-cocktail pairing before serving him questionable slices of a bubbling volcano cake.

  • E5
    Big in Japan
    Aired · Fri, Mar 9, 2018 · 30m

    A YouTube star known for her fondant work watches the bakers try to copy two of her most popular Japanese-themed cakes.

  • E6
    In Your Face!
    Aired · Fri, Mar 9, 2018 · 30m

    Dogged contestants are seeing double when they're asked to paint their portraits on a cookie before building an edible bust of Donald Trump.

Season 2
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    High Society
    Aired · Fri, Jun 29, 2018 · 30m

    The contestants raise the bar with two half-baked "high society" challenges: late-night munchie-inspired pancakes and a gravity-defying tea cake.

  • E2
    Fictitious and Delicious
    Aired · Fri, Jun 29, 2018 · 30m

    It's "happily ever after" or bust when the bakers try to make fairy tale cupcake pops, then stack cakes in the form of a majestic unicorn.

  • E3
    Tailgate, Failgate
    Aired · Fri, Jun 29, 2018 · 30m

    The cooks divide and conquer to fill sections of a savory snack stadium before building a cake that looks like a barbecue grill.

  • E4
    Holi-Daze
    Aired · Fri, Jun 29, 2018 · 30m

    'Tis the season to be scary when the bakers try their hands at holiday cookies before constructing an elaborate gingerbread house.

  • E5
    Zoo You Bake?
    Aired · Fri, Jun 29, 2018 · 30m

    The contestants face their fears (with very sharp knives) when they carve an animal out of a watermelon and bend cake into the shape of a snake.

  • E6
    Out of This World
    Aired · Fri, Jun 29, 2018 · 30m

    Space-themed challenges throw the hapless bakers for a loop when they're asked to make cosmic cupcakes and a supersized solar system cake.

Season 3
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Marvel Episode!
    Aired · Fri, May 17, 2019 · 30m

    The bakers summon their not-so-super powers to make Marvel-themed cupcakes with detailed cookie toppers and a daunting "Black Panther" cake.

  • E2
    Cake-O-Phobia
    Aired · Fri, May 17, 2019 · 30m

    What's scarier than a cook who can't read a recipe? A trio of creepy-crawly bug cookies and a terrifying clown cake that tastes like cotton candy.

  • E3
    Masterpiece or Disasterpiece?
    Aired · Fri, May 17, 2019 · 30m

    The amateur bakers attempt to imitate the masters with gingerbread self-portraits and a sculpted cake replica of Michelangelo's "David."

  • E4
    Prehistoric Bakes
    Aired · Fri, May 17, 2019 · 30m

    The contestants turn back time -- and mangle time management -- with inside-out Neanderthal cupcakes and a tropical-flavored T. rex cake.

  • E5
    Oui Can't Bake!
    Aired · Fri, May 17, 2019 · 30m

    The pressure's on to make perfectly puffed éclairs and a layered bust of Napoleon Bonaparte for not one but two esteemed French chefs.

  • E6
    Ready to Wear, Ready to Eat
    Aired · Fri, May 17, 2019 · 30m

    Two high-fashion challenges put the bakers' hopeless skills to the test: fondant-covered doll cakes and an edible headdress heaped with fruit.

Season 4
8 episodes · 8 aired
▾
  • E1
    Let's Get Lit
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 34m

    Two bookish treats inspired by literature set the bakers up for epic fails: Shakespearean stained-glass window cookies and a pop-up "Moby Dick" cake.

  • E2
    The One with the '90s Theme
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 33m

    Edible ice cream boom boxes made with liquid nitrogen and a fresh and fly fondant-covered cake? Oh, snap — that sounds like a '90s challenge.

  • E3
    Indiana Fails and the Temple of Slop
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 33m

    Terror awaits the contestants as they take on two technically demanding desserts: chocolate eggs and a layered sphinx cake, both full of surprises.

  • E4
    Chariots of Failure
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 33m

    The bakers go for the gold — and miss masterfully — with sports-medal cookies and an elaborate swim cake that's topped with a waffle cone torch.

  • E5
    Jungle Bungle
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 33m

    Jam-filled animal pastries and a coffeecake shaped like a sloth push the contestants out of their comfort zones — and the results are wild.

  • E6
    Howdy, Failure!
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 34m

    A Western-themed round inspires deep-fried cowboy-duck doughnuts, a root beer-infused rodeo cake ... and really bad flavors.

  • E7
    The Big Bake Theory
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 33m

    From self-frosting bubbling beakers to record-breaking rockets, these science-inspired sweets ask the impossible — and invite kids into the kitchen.

  • E8
    I Do...Hope I Don't Fail
    Aired · Wed, Apr 1, 2020 · 33m

    The bakers commit to re-creating wedding day desserts, including wedding band mini-cakes and a Vegas-themed masterpiece with moving parts.

Season 5
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    An Ungodly Mess
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 36m

    Stacked Greek god statue cupcakes and snake-headed Medusa makeover cakes take Herculean effort and skill — and these awkward results are epic.

  • E2
    The Burbank State Fair
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 35m

    It's a Ferris wheel of fails as the teams make treats with a state-fair theme — from caramel corn knockdown-doll clowns to roller-coaster cakes.

  • E3
    We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 34m

    Baking duos go off the deep end with desserts inspired by the wonders of the ocean, including marine animal mini cakes and enormous edible octopuses.

  • E4
    Travel Dos and Donuts
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 34m

    Putting their own spin on travel, the bakers make terrible spiced-doughnut tourists and deflated hot-air balloon cakes. It's destination disaster.

  • E5
    I've Failed and I Can't Get Up!
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 34m

    Candy-jeweled brooch cookies? Inviting cookie-jar cakes? These sugary sweets are just like the ones Grandma used to make — if Grandma couldn't bake.

  • E6
    Can't Believe It's Cake!
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 2021 · 34m

    From splashy cereal-bowl cakes to towering hamburgers with fries, these attempts at hyperrealistic treats are so bad, you won't believe your eyes.

Season 6
6 episodes · 6 aired
▾
  • E1
    Im-Paw-sible Cakes
    Aired · Wed, Sep 15, 2021 · 35m

    A funny, furry pet theme finds the cooks concocting giant exotic-animal cookies, then re-creating Nicole`s adorable dog, Clyde, in cake form.

  • E2
    Paranormal Pastries
    Aired · Wed, Sep 15, 2021 · 33m

    The bakers make candy apple aliens and a sculpted Loch Ness monster cake based on mysterious creatures from outer space... and the freshwater depths.

  • E3
    C`est Jacques!
    Aired · Wed, Sep 15, 2021 · 33m

    Treats inspired by "Mr. Chocolate" Jacques Torres include lillipop portraits and a cake spices with cocoa and cayenne. Mais out laught? But of course!

  • E4
    History in the Baking
    Aired · Wed, Sep 15, 2021 · 34m

    From cupcakes celebrating famous Black women to a towering Tuskegee Airmen cake, the episode honoring Black history aims high - and achieves hilarity.

  • E5
    There`s a Party in My Mouth!
    Aired · Wed, Sep 15, 2021 · 33m

    Terrible bakes take on a trio of festive holiday-hat mini cakes before tackling a pop-up Groundhog Day cake that`s full of surprises.

  • E6
    Everyone Romaine Calm
    Aired · Wed, Sep 15, 2021 · 33m

    A gardening theme gives life to doughy gnomes atop miniature pies and healthy-ish veggie-patch cake packed with carrots and zicchini.

Season 7
4 episodes · 4 aired
▾
  • E1
    Cobra Kai
    Aired · Wed, Oct 5, 2022 · 36m

    Bake first. Bake hard. Have mercy! The hapless contestants dig deep to make colorful "Cobra Kai" soft pretzels and a Halloween dance fight cake.

  • E2
    The Witcher
    Aired · Wed, Oct 5, 2022 · 35m

    Frosted creature faces and a cake conjured from the world of "The Witcher" beget wicked fails - just as the prophecy foretold.

  • E3
    Umbrella Academy
    Aired · Wed, Oct 5, 2022 · 35m

    Delightfully offbeat treats scream "Umbrella Academy", from a trio od Griddy`s Doughnuts action figures to a towering Hazel and Cha-Cha cake.

  • E4
    Slime Time
    Aired · Wed, Oct 5, 2022 · 35m

    The going gets gross - really gross - when the bakes tackle ooey, gooey, carved pumpkins and an alien autopsy cake leaking edible slime.