Plot Synopsis

AMERICA'S MOST BADASS is a one-hour series -- one part historical biography and one part trivia competition -- that reveals America's most extraordinary legends, whose mythos extends far beyond their museum exhibits and namesake landmarks. Each hour-long episode examines the lives of four historical figures and analyzes their legendary feats to determine who is the biggest badass of all time. Through five rounds of competition -- fighting skills, survival, toughness, daringness, and cool factor -- historians and experts evaluate each person and assign points based on how their accomplishments measure up against the others. The legend with the most total points through five rounds earns the title of "America's Most Badass." Each 60-minute episode features four legendary figures who share a similar trait, including: Benjamin Franklin, Al Capone, Abraham Lincoln & Ernest Hemingway, who are all known for their no-nonsense attitudes; Neil Armstrong, Teddy Roosevelt, John Dillinger & Harry Houdini, who all lived life on the edge; Evel Knievel, Andrew Jackson, Howard Hughes & General George Patton, who all survived death; Elvis Presley, Ulysses S. Grant, Ted Williams & John F. Kennedy, who were all players and playboys; John Glenn, Bruce Lee, Harry Truman & Hunter S. Thompson, who all lived life without boundaries; and George Washington, General Douglas MacArthur, boxing legend Jack Johnson & Amelia Earhart, who were all rebels with a cause.