Series synopsis
Top 5 Beatdown is an American reality comedy television series that premiered on YouTube on February 6, 2020. It was created by Ryan Bergara. It stars Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara.
Ryan and Shane compare asinine top 5 lists with a topical guest, inspiring surprisingly heated debate.
Premise
Ryan and Shane compare asinine top 5 lists with a topical guest, inspiring surprisingly heated debate.
Premise: LET'S LIST.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Shane Madej as Self
- Ryan Bergara as Self
Guest cast
- Hoai-Tran Bui as Self
- Rie McClenny as Self
- Zach Honig as Self
- Rhett McLaughlin as Self
- Link Neal as Self
- Bill Shelton as Self
- Danielle Bainbridge as Self
- Erik Voss as Self
- Steven Lim as Self
- Joyce Louis-Jean as Self
- Jon Yao as Self
- Michelle Khare as Self
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 31 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 11, 2020 | December 11, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 3 | February 6, 2020 | December 11, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 6 | January 29, 2021 | March 5, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 4 | January 14, 2022 | February 4, 2022 |
| Season 4 | 6 | January 13, 2023 | February 17, 2023 |
| Season 5 | 7 | November 17, 2023 | November 24, 2023 |
| Season 6 | 4 | January 22, 2025 | February 12, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Film Critic Ranks Top 5 Christmas Movies Today's expert is Hoai-Tran Bui (@htranbui), writer at /Film, and host of the Millennial Falcon podcast. |
December 11, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Star Chef Ranks Top 5 Fast Food Chains It’s time to crown a fast food king. This week’s expert is Jon Yao, owner/chef of Kato, a Michelin star restaurant and the Los Angeles Times’ 2019 top restaurant in Los Angeles. LET’S LIST. |
February 6, 2020 |
| 2 |
Food Critic Ranks Top 5 Chips One chip to rule them all, and 3 boys to find them. This week’s expert is Steven Lim, host of Worth It, and self-proclaimed food expert. LET’S LIST. |
March 26, 2020 |
| 3 |
Film Critic Ranks Top 5 Pixar Films This is harder than you think. This week’s expert is Hoai-Tran Bui (@htranbui), writer at /Film, and host of the Millennial Falcon podcast. LET’S LIST. |
May 8, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pastry Chef Ranks Top 5 Candy Bars Today's expert is the resident chef at Tasty, Rie McClenny. |
January 29, 2021 |
| 2 |
Travel Expert Ranks Top 5 US Cities Today's expert is the editor at large of The Points Guy, Zach Honig. |
February 5, 2021 |
| 3 |
Michelin Star Chef Ranks Top 5 Cereals Today's expert is the chef of the Michelin starred, Kato Restaurant, Jon Yao (@jonyao). |
February 12, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MCU Expert Ranks Top 5 Marvel Deaths Welcome BACK to Top 5 Beatdown! Today's expert is a pop culture analyst at New Rockstars' YouTube channel, Erik Voss. |
January 14, 2022 |
| 2 |
Food Critic Ranks Top 5 Chain Restaurants Welcome to Top 5 Beatdown! Today’s expert is Watcher’s co-founder, Steven Lim. |
January 21, 2022 |
| 3 |
Thirsty Baddie Ranks Top 5 Sexiest Disney Characters Welcome to Top 5 Beatdown! Today’s expert is a thirsty baddie with a fattie, Joyce Louis-Jean. |
January 28, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranking the 5 Best Worst Movies | January 13, 2023 |
| 2 | The Top 5 Himbos We Heart | January 20, 2023 |
| 3 | We Ranked The Top 5 Cryptids | January 27, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Fight Over Our Top TV Guilty Pleasures | November 17, 2023 |
| 2 | We Rank Our Top Dream Dads | November 24, 2023 |
| 3 | We Ranked our Top 5 Fast Food Burgers | January 5, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
We Rank The Top 5 Things to Have on a Deserted Island ft. Ify Nwadiwe Do you know what you'd bring if you were stranded on a deserted island? Are you sure? Watch as possible future island residents Ryan and Shane wrestle with their own ideas of survival with friend, comedian, and hypothetical survival expert Ify Nwadiwe. |
January 22, 2025 |
| 2 |
We Rank The Top 5 Best Fruits To Ever Exist ft. Andrew Ilnyckyj Sweet, tart and juicy- Ryan and Shane battle it out with noted fruit eater Andrew Ilnyckyj for which fruits are best fruits! |
January 29, 2025 |
| 3 |
We Rank The Top 5 Best Karaoke Songs ft. Selorm Kploanyi From the classics to the... less traditional picks, Ryan and Shane go head to head with renowned musician and karaoke extraordinaire Selorm Kploanyi to decide which songs are the best to get the party going. |
February 5, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YouTube |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 6, 2020 |
| Last aired | February 12, 2025 |
| Runtime | 20 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Friday |