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.
Nailed It! (Season 5)
An Ungodly Mess (Episode 1) 8.0
Air date: 2021-03-26
Runtime: 36 min
Overview: Stacked Greek god statue cupcakes and snake-headed Medusa makeover cakes take Herculean effort and skill — and these awkward results are epic.
The Burbank State Fair (Episode 2) 7.5
Air date: 2021-03-26
Runtime: 35 min
Overview: 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.
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Cake (Episode 3) 8.5
Air date: 2021-03-26
Runtime: 34 min
Overview: 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.
Travel Dos and Donuts (Episode 4) 8.0
Air date: 2021-03-26
Runtime: 34 min
Overview: Putting their own spin on travel, the bakers make terrible spiced-doughnut tourists and deflated hot-air balloon cakes. It's destination disaster.
I've Failed and I Can't Get Up! (Episode 5) 8.5
Air date: 2021-03-26
Runtime: 34 min
Overview: 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.
Can't Believe It's Cake! (Episode 6) 8.5
Air date: 2021-03-26
Runtime: 34 min
Overview: From splashy cereal-bowl cakes to towering hamburgers with fries, these attempts at hyperrealistic treats are so bad, you won't believe your eyes.
