The Hero | |
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Created by | Rick Ringbakk |
Presented by | Dwayne Johnson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Production companies |
Electus 5x5 Media 7 Bucks Entertainment TNT Original Production |
Original release | |
Network | TNT |
Release | June 6 August 1, 2013 | –
The Hero is an American reality competition TV series hosted by Dwayne Johnson. It premiered on TNT on June 6, 2013, and concluded on August 1, 2013. [1] Contestants are tested "physically, mentally, and morally" for the title of "hero" and a monetary prize. [2]
Cast member | Age 1 | Hometown | Profession |
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Lydia Callins [3] | 31 | Los Angeles, California | Personal trainer/fitness instructor. [4] |
Rachel Cattelan McDonald [5] | 34 | Little River, South Carolina | Single mother who works five jobs including coaching basketball and teaching dance. [6] |
Athena Lazo [7] | 25 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Community-relations director for a fitness academy. [8] |
Darnell McAdams [9] | 32 | Vancouver, Washington | Married field-service technician repairing scales and father of two. [10] |
Marty McCloskey [11] | 24 | Centereach, New York | Construction worker. [12] |
Patty O'Neil [13] | 46 | Ashland, Massachusetts | Married mother of three who works three jobs. [14] |
Dr. Dave Parkus [15] | 50 | Beaumont, Texas | Trauma surgeon. [16] |
Shaun Ricker [17] | 30 | Hagerstown, Maryland | Professional wrestler [18] also known as LA Knight |
Charles (Unknown full name) | 39 | Los Angeles, California | Married police officer. [19] |
^Note 1 : Age at the time of filming.
Episode | Team | Hero | Temptations |
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1 | Rappel and Climb | Darkness Maze | 1 x $25K |
2 | Navigate the City | Dry Dock Box | 2 x $35K |
3 | Jungle Trek | Centennial Bridge Riddle | 5 x $35K |
4 | Bungee & Climb | Mile Swim | 2 x $30K |
5 | Honesty & Bus Searching | Rock Searching | 1 x $35K |
6 | Weapons Targets & Cavernous Abseiling | Endurance Stadium Quiz | 2 x $35K, 2 x $50K |
7 | Reverse Abseil & Tightrope Walk | None | 1 x $35K |
Episode Title | First Air Date | Inactive Heroes | Team Challenge | Hero's Challenge | Temptations | Group Pot | |
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Stage 1 | Stage 2 | ||||||
"Courage" | June 6, 2013 | Athena, Darnell, Patty | Charles, Dr. Dave, Lydia, Marty, Rachel, Shaun | Charles, Dr. Dave, Lydia | Dr. Dave | Patty Refused $25,000 |
$300,000 |
"Teamwork" | June 13, 2013 | Dr. Dave, Lydia, Shaun | Athena, Charles, Darnell, Marty, Patty, Rachel | Athena, Darnell, Marty | Darnell | Darnell Refused $35,000 |
$300,000 |
Shaun Accepted $35,000 | |||||||
"Trust" | June 20, 2013 | Rachel, Marty, Charles | Athena, Darnell, Shaun, Dr. Dave, Patty, Lydia | Athena, Darnell, Shaun | Darnell | Patty Refused $35,000 |
$300,000 |
Lydia Refused $35,000 | |||||||
Dr. Dave Refused $35,000 | |||||||
Shaun Refused $35,000 | |||||||
Athena Accepted $35,000 | |||||||
"Heart" | June 27, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Patty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Marty, Rachel, Shaun | Charles, Marty, Shaun | Marty | Athena Refused $30,000 |
$360,000 |
Shaun Refused $30,000 | |||||||
"Honesty" | July 11, 2013 | Dr. Dave, Marty | Athena, Charles, Darnell, Lydia, Patty, Rachel | Lydia, Patty, Rachel | Lydia | Patty Refused $35,000 |
$430,000 |
"Endurance" | July 18, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Marty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Patty | Charles, Patty | Charles | Charles Refused $50,000 |
$510,000 |
Patty Refused $50,000 | |||||||
Athena Refused $35,000 | |||||||
Dr. Dave Refused $35,000 | |||||||
"Sacrifice" | July 25, 2013 | None | Charles, Darnell, Dr. Dave, Lydia, Marty | Patty | - | Patty Refused $35,000 |
$610,000 |
Hero | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finale |
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Patty | Inactive | Active | Active | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | The Hero |
Darnell | Inactive | Hero | Hero | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Second Place |
Lydia | Top 3 | Inactive | Active | Safe | Hero | Safe | Safe | Third Place |
Marty | Active | Top 3 | Inactive | Hero | Safe | Safe | Safe | Fourth Place |
Dr. Dave | Hero | Inactive | Active | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Fifth Place |
Charles | Top 3 | Active | Inactive | Safe | Safe | Hero | Eliminated | |
Athena | Inactive | Top 3 | Top 3 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | ||
Rachel | Active | Active | Inactive | Safe | Eliminated | |||
Shaun | Active | Inactive | Top 3 | Eliminated |
Hero | Courage | Teamwork | Trust | Heart | Honesty | Endurance | Sacrifice | Total Earnings | ||||||||||||||
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Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | ||
Darnell | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||||||||
Dr. Dave | $0 | $250,000+$50,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | ||||||||
Lydia | $250,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $70,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | |||||||||||
Marty | $250,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | ||||||||||||
Patty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $0 | ||||||
Charles | $250,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $80,000 | $0 | $0 | $50,000 | $0 | ||||||||
Athena | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 | ||||||||
Rachel | $250,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $0 | |||||||||||||
Shaun | $250,000 | $10,000 | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 | $15,000 | $35,000 | ||||||||||||
Group Pot | $300,000 | $0 | $0 | $60,000 | $70,000 | $80,000 | $100,000 | $610,000 | ||||||||||||||
Charity | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
No. | Title | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) |
Rating (Adults 18–49) |
Rank per week on Cable |
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1 | Courage | June 6, 2013 | 1.53 [20] | 0.7 | #8 |
2 | Teamwork | June 13, 2013 | 1.08 [21] | 0.4 | #14 |
3 | Trust | June 20, 2013 | 1.02 [22] | 0.5 | #8 [23] |
4 | Heart | June 27, 2013 | 1.05 [24] | 0.4 | #15 [25] |
5 | Honesty | July 11, 2013 | 1.20 [26] | 0.5 | #9 |
6 | Endurance | July 18, 2013 | 0.84 [27] | 0.4 | #16 |
7 | Sacrifice | July 25, 2013 | 0.78 [28] | 0.3 | #13 |
8 | Finale | August 1, 2013 | 0.98 [29] | 0.4 | #14 |