The Hero

Season

2013

USA

6.6

TV-14

Competition pits 10 housemates against one another in missions that will test their brains, their brawn and even their morality.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Courage

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson welcomes nine strangers as they move into an upscale Panamanian penthouse together, each with hopes of being crowned "The Hero." With up to a million dollars at stake, the contestants quickly realize that this will be no ordinary contest, as they must climb and hang from skyscrapers, navigate dark underground bunkers and face tough moral dilemmas.

S1 • E2

Teamwork

This week's challenges have the contestants pushing an all-terrain vehicle through the streets of Colon City, flying in helicopters and navigating a dangerous "dry dock" as it fills with water rushing in from the Panama Canal.

S1 • E3

Trust

With trust issues already growing, contestants are offered temptations as they navigate the Panamanian jungle and handle huge snakes in the Team Challenge.

S1 • E4

Heart

At the beginning of this week's episode, a huge twist is revealed by Dwayne Johnson. Then in this week's Team Challenge, contestants take death-defying leaps off a building and climb 40 stories up an abandoned elevator shaft.

S1 • E5

Honesty

When contestants are forced to take a lie detector test about each other as part of the Team Challenge, tensions rise in the house.

S1 • E6

Endurance

Contestants test their skills with primitive weapons and navigate a dangerous underground cave in the Team Challenge.

S1 • E7

Sacrifice

In the final episode before America's vote, contestants attempt a face-first rappel down the tallest building in Central America, a harrowing high-wire walk. They also must deal with a near impossible decision.

S1 • E8