The Butcher: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Throughout history, the skilled craft of the butcher has been essential to human survival. In early civilizations when foodborne diseases were claiming lives, it was the butcher with their precise tools and keen skills who warded off death. This vital craftsman became a fixture in every town across America. Today, there are thousands of people who continue this noble tradition but only a select few with the right expertise can be considered a "Master Butcher". Now, for the first time comes an extreme, high-stakes competition where best-in-class butchers battle in a showdown designed to put their knowledge, strategy and technique to the ultimate test. With their sharp knives and even sharper skills, these butchers carve their way through painstaking challenges, use their expert talent to adapt to historical twists, and reveal the fascinating secrets of the butcher's world.

Series details

• Title: The Butcher
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2019-05-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 42295
• IMDb ID: tt26441875
• TVDB ID: 364222

Cast and credited roles

• Roxanne Spruance — Roxanne Spruance
• Colby Donaldson — Colby Donaldson
• David Budworth — David Budworth
• Michael Sullivan — Michael Sullivan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2019-05-22; final listed air date 2019-06-26; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Butcher on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.