| Runtime: | 55 minutes |
| Creator: | Rick Ringbakk |
| Company: | Electus 5x5 Media 7 Bucks Entertainment TNT Original Production |
| Presenter: | Dwayne Johnson |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Network: | TNT |
The Hero is an American reality competition television 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 | 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[18] also known as LA Knight |
| Charles (Unknown full name) | 39 | Los Angeles, California | Married police officer.[19] |
Age at the time of filming.
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) | Rating (Adults 18–49) | Rank per week on Cable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courage | 1.53[20] | 0.7 |
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| 2 | Teamwork | 1.08[21] | 0.4 |
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| 3 | Trust | 1.02[22] | 0.5 |
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| 4 | Heart | 1.05[24] | 0.4 |
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| 5 | Honesty | 1.20[26] | 0.5 |
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| 6 | Endurance | 0.84[27] | 0.4 |
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| 7 | Sacrifice | 0.78[28] | 0.3 |
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| 8 | Finale | 0.98[29] | 0.4 |
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