It’s the mother of all strongman contests—the TV show that inspired a sport, spawned imitators and that after more than three decades continues its reign as the king of the hill:  The World’s Strongest Man has no peers, and here’s your chance to enjoy all the action from the 2012 edition.




Watch 2011 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) winner Brian Shaw put his title on the line as he squares off with what some strongman experts call the greatest WSM lineup of all time.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.



Here it is, the official TV broadcast schedule, courtesy of IMG, with the latest ESPN amendments:
 
12/30/12 – ESPN
2:30-7:30pm ET – Episodes #1-10 (first air)
 
1/5/13 – ESPN
8:30-11pm ET à Episodes #1-5 (repeats)
 
1/6/13 – ESPN
2:30-7:30pm ET à Episodes #3-11 (repeats for Eps. 3-10; first air for Ep. 11)
 
1/12/13 – ESPN2
6pm-12am ET à Episodes #1-11 (first air on ESPN2)
 
1/20/13 – ESPN2
7-9pm ET à Episodes #9-11 (repeats)
 
2/3/13 – ESPN
6-10pm ET à Episodes #5-11 (repeats)
 
 
CHANNEL 5 – UK Broadcast
 
World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour – Giant’s Live
Qualifying 1 – Thursday 22nd November 20.00
Qualifying 2 – Thursday 29th November 20.00
Qualifying 3 – Thursday 6th December 20.00
Qualifying 4 – Thursday 13th December 20.00
Qualifying 5 – Thursday 20th December 20.00
 
The MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man Final
WSM Heat 1 – Thursday 27th December 20:00
WSM Heat 2 – Friday 28th December 20:00
WSM Heat 3 – Saturday 29th December 20:00
WSM Heat 4 – Sunday 30th December 20:00
WSM Heat 5 – Monday 31st December 20:00
WSM Final – Tuesday 1st December 20:00
 
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