8.5/1049 votes#1 - Courage
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2013
Nine strangers move into a Panamanian penthouse to compete for the title of "The Hero"; a sudden change of heart shocks the group.
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- 9.0/1037 votes
#2 - Teamwork
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2013
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.
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- 8.8/1036 votes
#3 - Trust
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2013
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.
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- 9.4/1036 votes
#4 - Heart
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2013
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.
Director: N/A
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- 9.3/1032 votes
#5 - Honesty
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/12/2013
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.
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- 9.4/1033 votes
#6 - Endurance
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/19/2013
Contestants test their skills with primitive weapons and navigate an underground cave; the contestants fight to prove who is the most heroic.
Director: N/A
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- 9.0/1032 votes
#7 - Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2013
Contestants rappel down the tallest building in Central America; the contestants make their final pleas to America.
Director: N/A
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- 9.7/1033 votes
#8 - Season Finale
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2013
The contestants are reunited; America's vote for "The Hero" is revealed.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will challenge a diverse group of nine individuals to face extraordinary situations. They will be assigned various missions designed to test...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Courage" is the best rated episode of "The Hero" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 49 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/7/2013. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Teamwork".