Barbecue Showdown (originally titled The American Barbecue Showdown) is a reality television series filmed in Covington, Georgia that premiered on Netflix on September 18, 2020.
[1][2] On August 9, 2021, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.
[3] For season 3, the series moved its filming location to Gay, Georgia.
At the start of each season there are 8 contestants, each of them with different levels of barbecuing experience.
There is a focus not just on the cooking aspect but maintaining the barbecue's temperature and smoking abilities.