The Hero (2013 TV series)
The Hero is an American reality competition TV series hosted by Dwayne Johnson. It premiered on TNT on June 6, 2013, and was cancelled on August 1, 2013.[1] Contestants are tested "physically, mentally, and morally" for the title of "hero" and a monetary prize.[2]
| The Hero | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rick Ringbakk |
| Presented by | Dwayne Johnson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Electus 5x5 Media 7 Bucks Entertainment TNT Original Production |
| Distributor | Electus International |
| Release | |
| Original network | TNT |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Original release | June 6 – August 1, 2013 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Cast
| Cast member | Age1 | Hometown | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 signed with TNA[18] |
| Charles (Unknown full name) | 39 | Los Angeles, California | Married police officer.[19] |
^Note 1 : Age at the time of filming.
Challenges
| Episode | Team | Hero | Temptations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game progression
| Episode Title | First Air Date | Inactive Heroes | Team Challenge | Hero's Challenge | Temptations | Group Pot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Standings
| Hero | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
Money Table
| Hero | Courage | Teamwork | Trust | Heart | Honesty | Endurance | Sacrifice | Total Earnings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Ratings
Season 1
| No. | Title | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) |
Rating (Adults 18–49) |
Rank per week on Cable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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References
- Dehnart, Andy. "TNT dump The Hero for its "natural successor"". Reality Blurred. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- "The Hero". (Official site) TNT. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- Lydia, Callins. "Experienced Actress/Model/Writer/Boxer/Personal Trainer Seeking to network with industry & people working towards a better tomorrow..."
- "Lydia" at TNT.com
- Perttunen, Katie (June 1, 2013). "Ironwood grad to appear on new TV series". Ironwood Daily Globe. Iroan.
- "Rachel" at TNT.com
- Caulway, Alexandra (June 19, 2013). "Local woman strives to earn 'Hero' win". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Massachusetts. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Athena" at TNT.com
- "Local Hero Competes on TNT's 'The Hero'". Seattle, Washington: KING-TV. June 6, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Darnell" at TNT.com
- Lovece, Frank (June 3, 2013). "Reality show 'Hero' hails from LI". Newsday. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Marty" at TNT.com
- Orsini, Les (June 5, 2013). "Ashland's Patty O'Neil tries to become 'The Hero'". Ashland Tab. WickedLocal.com / Tab Communications. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Patty" at TNT.com
- Christian, Carol (n.d.). "Beaumont doctor wants to be a 'Hero'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Dr. Dave" at TNT.com
- Schelle, Crystal (June 5, 2013). "Holding out for 'The Hero': Hagerstown native appears on The Rock's new reality show". The Herald-Mail. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Shaun" at TNT.com
- "Charles" at TNT.com
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External links
- Official page
- The Hero on Internet Movie Database
- The Hero on TV.com
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