The Hero - Season 1
1 - Courage
Air Date: June 7, 2013
Nine strangers move into a Panamanian penthouse to compete for the title of "The Hero"; a sudden change of heart shocks the group.
2 - Teamwork
Air Date: June 14, 2013
Challenges include pushing an all-terrain vehicle, flying in helicopters and navigating a dangerous dry rock as it fills with water; Shaun is offered a temptation; Patty starts to overcome her fear; tensions rise in the war room.
3 - Trust
Air Date: June 21, 2013
Contestants are offered temptations as they navigate the jungle and handle huge snakes; a contestant must climb atop a towering bridge; the house questions Athena's motives.
4 - Heart
Air Date: June 28, 2013
Dwayne Johnson reveals a twist; contestants must leap off a building and climb an elevator shaft; one contestant must swim in the ocean for the Hero challenge; Charles makes a plea.
5 - Honesty
Air Date: July 12, 2013
Contestants must take a lie detector test as part of the team challenge; one contestant is tear-gassed; Lydia bares her soul in the war room.
6 - Endurance
Air Date: July 19, 2013
Contestants test their skills with primitive weapons and navigate an underground cave; the contestants fight to prove who is the most heroic.
7 - Sacrifice
Air Date: July 26, 2013
Contestants rappel down the tallest building in Central America; the contestants make their final pleas to America.
8 - Season Finale
Air Date: August 2, 2013
The contestants are reunited; America's vote for "The Hero" is revealed.