<P> Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel , and is produced by Outpost Entertainment , a Leftfield Entertainment company . In each episode , four bladesmiths compete in a three - round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons , with the overall winner receiving $10,000 and the day 's championship title . The series is hosted by Wil Willis , with a three - judge panel consisting of J. Neilson ( Jason Knight during portions of season 3 and 4 ; Ben Abbott during portions of season 4 ) , David Baker , and Doug Marcaida , experts in weapon history and use . History ordered an initial eight episodes of the series with the first program premiering on Monday , June 22 , 2015 , at 10pm ET . Season two premiered on February 16 , 2016 . The third season premiered with a `` champion of champions '' match on August 23 , 2016 , and was announced as having 16 episodes . The fourth season premiered on April 11 , 2017 , with a `` Judges ' Pick '' episode in which the four judges ( Neilson , Knight , Baker , Marcaida ) each selected one smith from past seasons to compete again . The fifth season premiered on March 7 , 2018 . </P>
<P> Forged in Fire is an American competition series that airs on the History channel , and is produced by Outpost Entertainment , a Leftfield Entertainment company . In each episode , four bladesmiths compete in a three - round elimination contest to forge bladed weapons , with the overall winner receiving $10,000 and the day 's championship title . The series is hosted by Wil Willis , with a three - judge panel consisting of J. Neilson ( Jason Knight during portions of season 3 and 4 ; Ben Abbott during portions of season 4 ) , David Baker , and Doug Marcaida , experts in weapon history and use . History ordered an initial eight episodes of the series with the first program premiering on Monday , June 22 , 2015 , at 10pm ET . Season two premiered on February 16 , 2016 . The third season premiered with a `` champion of champions '' match on August 23 , 2016 , and was announced as having 16 episodes . The fourth season premiered on April 11 , 2017 , with a `` Judges ' Pick '' episode in which the four judges ( Neilson , Knight , Baker , Marcaida ) each selected one smith from past seasons to compete again . The fifth season premiered on March 7 , 2018 . </P>
when does season 5 forged in fire start
when does season 5 forged in fire start
March 7 , 2018
March 7 , 2018