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- 2013
- TNT
- 2013
- TNT
Summary Nine contestants compete for the chance to be named the Hero and win a million dollars in this reality series hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
- 2013
- TNT
- 2013
- TNT
The Hero
Season 1 Premiere: May 31, 2013
47
6.9
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Summary Nine contestants compete for the chance to be named the Hero and win a million dollars in this reality series hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Positive
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14% Mixed
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43% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
47
43% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
43% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Rescuing people from burning buildings. Feeding people who are starving. Taking a child no one cared about and teaching that child to read. That’s heroic. The Hero is an entertaining reality show. That’s fine. It’s just not the same thing.
Ultimately, even with so many competition shows on the air that have done almost every formula there can be, The Hero finds a way to make things feel fresh and interesting, with Johnson as a great anchor.
Sit through TNT’s The Hero and “72 Hours” and REELZ’s “Race to the Scene” back-to-back, you realize how much the genre lives on the tired bone marrow of “Survivor” and "The Amazing Race."
The more promising [of the two TNT shows--the other is "72 Hours"] is The Hero, which at least allows the contestants to develop as characters--although you might wish there was less focus on the sniveling crying of mother-of-three Patty.
Johnson clearly has fun playing up his motivational role as host, and there is one harrowing-looking stunt in the early going that involves hanging from the side of a building. That said, the participants (who include a pro wrestler and a cheerleader) are a straight-from-central-casting bunch, and before we’ve even gotten to know them, they engage in an inordinate amount of bickering.
The Hero is not all that exciting but the production values are top-notch and the location (Panama) somewhat unique.... Rather than three shows, one show would be best: Make The Rock the host, use the settings of "72 Hours" and the casting of "Race to the Scene" and viewers would be much better off than watching any of these individual new programs.
It’s all cut and spliced to the point where any real “jeopardy” involved is anyone’s guess. The weekly competitions on Survivor are far more convincingly presented.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.9
69% Positive
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19% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.9
69% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
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Production Company:
- 5x5 Media
- Electus
Initial Release Date: May 31, 2013
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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Awards
Directors Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination