Season guide

Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals

5 episodes Premiered Aug 12, 2009 Updated Oct 6, 2026

Previously on Hard Knocks

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Hard Knocks Season 4.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 5 Episodes

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S5·E1 Mytharc

Aug 12, 2009 · 55 min

The first week of Cincinnati Bengals training camp.

S5·E2 Core

Aug 19, 2009 · 55 min

The second week of Cincinnati Bengals training camp.

S5·E3 Core

Aug 26, 2009 · 55 min

The third week of Cincinnati Bengals training camp.

S5·E4 Core

Sep 2, 2009 · 55 min

The fourth week of Cincinnati Bengals training camp.

S5·E5 Mytharc

Sep 9, 2009 · 55 min

The fifth week of Cincinnati Bengals training camp.