# The Hero (2013 TV series)

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. Contestants are tested "physically, mentally, and morally" for the title of "hero" and a monetary prize.

## Cast

| Cast member | Age | Hometown | Profession |
| Lydia Callins | 31 | Los Angeles, California | Personal trainer/fitness instructor. |
| Rachel Cattelan McDonald | 34 | Little River, South Carolina | Single mother who works five jobs including coaching basketball and teaching dance. |
| Athena Lazo | 25 | Worcester, Massachusetts | Community-relations director for a fitness academy. |
| Darnell McAdams | 32 | Vancouver, Washington | Married field-service technician repairing scales and father of two. |
| Marty McCloskey | 24 | Centereach, New York | Construction worker. |
| Patty O'Neil | 46 | Ashland, Massachusetts | Married mother of three who works three jobs. |
| Dr. Dave Parkus | 50 | Beaumont, Texas | Trauma surgeon. |
| Shaun Ricker | 30 | Hagerstown, Maryland | Professional wrestler also known as LA Knight |
| Charles (Unknown full name) | 39 | Los Angeles, California | Married police officer. |
^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 | Team Challenge | Hero's Challenge | Temptations | Group Pot |
| Episode Title | First Air Date | Inactive Heroes | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Hero's Challenge | Temptations | Group Pot |
| "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 |
| "Teamwork" | June 13, 2013 | Dr. Dave, Lydia, Shaun | Athena, Charles, Darnell, Marty, Patty, Rachel | Athena, Darnell, Marty | Darnell | Shaun Accepted $35,000 | $300,000 |
| "Trust" | June 20, 2013 | Rachel, Marty, Charles | Athena, Darnell, Shaun, Dr. Dave, Patty, Lydia | Athena, Darnell, Shaun | Darnell | Patty Refused $35,000 | $300,000 |
| "Trust" | June 20, 2013 | Rachel, Marty, Charles | Athena, Darnell, Shaun, Dr. Dave, Patty, Lydia | Athena, Darnell, Shaun | Darnell | Lydia Refused $35,000 | $300,000 |
| "Trust" | June 20, 2013 | Rachel, Marty, Charles | Athena, Darnell, Shaun, Dr. Dave, Patty, Lydia | Athena, Darnell, Shaun | Darnell | Dr. Dave Refused $35,000 | $300,000 |
| "Trust" | June 20, 2013 | Rachel, Marty, Charles | Athena, Darnell, Shaun, Dr. Dave, Patty, Lydia | Athena, Darnell, Shaun | Darnell | Shaun Refused $35,000 | $300,000 |
| "Trust" | June 20, 2013 | Rachel, Marty, Charles | Athena, Darnell, Shaun, Dr. Dave, Patty, Lydia | Athena, Darnell, Shaun | Darnell | Athena Accepted $35,000 | $300,000 |
| "Heart" | June 27, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Patty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Marty, Rachel, Shaun | Charles, Marty, Shaun | Marty | Athena Refused $30,000 | $360,000 |
| "Heart" | June 27, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Patty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Marty, Rachel, Shaun | Charles, Marty, Shaun | Marty | Shaun Refused $30,000 | $360,000 |
| "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 |
| "Endurance" | July 18, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Marty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Patty | Charles, Patty | Charles | Patty Refused $50,000 | $510,000 |
| "Endurance" | July 18, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Marty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Patty | Charles, Patty | Charles | Athena Refused $35,000 | $510,000 |
| "Endurance" | July 18, 2013 | Darnell, Lydia, Marty | Athena, Charles, Dr. Dave, Patty | Charles, Patty | Charles | Dr. Dave Refused $35,000 | $510,000 |
| "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 | Courage | Courage | Teamwork | Teamwork | Teamwork | Trust | Trust | Trust | Heart | Heart | Heart | Honesty | Honesty | Honesty | Endurance | Endurance | Endurance | Sacrifice | Sacrifice | Sacrifice | Total Earnings |
| Hero | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Individual | Group | Charity | Total Earnings |
| 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 (2013-06-06) | 1.53 | 0.7 | #8 |
| 2 | Teamwork | June 13, 2013 (2013-06-13) | 1.08 | 0.4 | #14 |
| 3 | Trust | June 20, 2013 (2013-06-20) | 1.02 | 0.5 | #8 |
| 4 | Heart | June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27) | 1.05 | 0.4 | #15 |
| 5 | Honesty | July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) | 1.20 | 0.5 | #9 |
| 6 | Endurance | July 18, 2013 (2013-07-18) | 0.84 | 0.4 | #16 |
| 7 | Sacrifice | July 25, 2013 (2013-07-25) | 0.78 | 0.3 | #13 |
| 8 | Finale | August 1, 2013 (2013-08-01) | 0.98 | 0.4 | #14 |