Stars Earn Stripes
Stars Earn Stripes | |
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Genre | Mark Burnett David Hurwitz |
Presented by | Samantha Harris Wesley Clark |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Dick Wolf Mark Burnett David A. Hurwitz |
Running time | 60–120 minutes |
Production companies | Universal Television One Three Media Wolf Reality LLC Bill's Market & Television Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | August 13 September 3, 2012 | –
Stars Earn Stripes is a
Participants
The cast of Stars Earn Stripes was unveiled by NBC in June 2012. Each celebrity will represent various military and veterans charities, and their winnings will be donated to these charities.[1]
- Dean Cain – Actor, playing for Wounded Warrior Project
- Dolvett Quince – Trainer for The Biggest Loser, playing for Got Your Six
- USO
- Laila Ali – Former boxer and television host, playing for Military Child Education Coalition
- Nick Lachey – Singer and actor, playing for Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation
- Picabo Street – Winter Olympics downhill skiing medalist, playing for Hiring Our Heroes
- Terry Crews – Actor and reality TV star, playing for the Pat Tillman Foundation
- Todd Palin – Outdoorsman and former First Gentleman of Alaska, playing for Armed Services YMCA Alaska
Each celebrity was paired with a special operations or law enforcement professional who trained them in weapons and combat tactics. These "operatives" include:[2]
- Chris Kyle (Navy SEAL) – paired with Dean Cain
- Andrew McLaren (Marine) – paired with Dolvett Quince
- Grady Powell (Green Beret) – paired with Eve Torres
- Talon Smith (Navy Corpsman) – paired with Laila Ali
- Tom Stroup (Orange County Sheriff's Office SWAT Commander) – paired with Nick Lachey
- Brent Gleeson (Navy SEAL) – paired with Picabo Street
- Dale Comstock (Delta Force) – paired with Terry Crews
- JW Cortes (MTA Police/Marine) – paired with Todd Palin
Summary
- Pairing of Stars and Mission One
The season started with the stars and the operatives meeting in a clearing where General Clark assigned the teams. The first mission was called Amphibious Assault where the cast members would be dropped from a helicopter. Most of the missions were completed with two teams of a star and an operative to form a squad. The first squad was Dean Cain's and Laila Ali's teams with them completing the mission in around 13:20. The second squad consisting of Todd Palin, Dolvett Quince, and their operatives started the mission, but Quince could not swim adequately enough to the raft. The Rescue Team picked Quince up and Todd completed the mission with the help of the two operatives in a time of 20:54. The third squad of Nick and Eve completed their mission in a time around 10:02. The fourth squad of Picabo Street and Terry Crews started the mission, but Crews experienced similar swimming difficulties as Quince did. Street finished the mission in a time of approximately of 17:07. Back at Mission Control, General Clark announced that Nick and Eve had the best time. Gen Clark also announced that the two stars that failed to complete the mission would compete in the elimination shootout (instead of the normal slowest squad). Dolvett Quince and Terry Crews competed in the shootout with Quince being eliminated. Quince earned a small amount for the ‘Got Your Six’ charity.
- Bonus Shootout
Due to an odd number of teams, a Bonus Shootout was held where the team with the fastest time in the first mission would compete for immunity in the second mission. Eve won immunity over Nick. The second mission was called Search and Destroy. The first squad consists of Todd and Laila with a finish time of 6:26. The second squad consists of Dean and Picabo finishing with the fastest time of 4:50. The final squad of Nick and Terry finished a time slower than the mark set by Todd/Laila. Nick completed the elimination shootout faster than Terry Crews. Terry Crews received the seventh place prize for his charity – Pat Tillman Foundation.
- Mission Three
The third mission was called Rapid Detonation with the first squad of Eve and Dean with the fastest time of 5:30. Picabo and Todd was the second squad finishing in 7:19. The third squad of Nick and Laila finished the slowest time of 8:55. Nick survived his second elimination shootout and Laila was eliminated in sixth place. Her charity was Military Child Education Coalition
- Finale and Special Shootout
The finale consisted of two missions and a special shootout. The final five competed in a special shootout where they competed simultaneously. The first star would get to pick their Mission Four squad mates and the last person with an undamaged target would be eliminated. Dean Cain was the fastest to complete the shootout. Picabo, Todd, and Eve finished second to fourth respectively with Nick Lachey still remaining. Nick earned the fifth place prize for Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation.
- Mission Four
Dean chose Eve to be his squad mate, thus Picabo and Todd were paired together. Eve and Dean completed their mission in a time of 9:43. The other squad finished with a slower time. Picabo advanced to the finals by winning the final elimination shootout. Todd earned the fourth place prize for Armed Services YMCA Alaska.
- Final Mission
The final mission, Harbor Demolition, was completed only in teams of two (unlike the typical squad of two teams). Dean Cain and his operative Chris Kyle completed the final mission in a time of 6:46. Eve Torres completed in a time of 5:10, thus eliminating Dean. Picabo and her operative Brent Gleeson completed the mission in a time of 5:37. Eve received the first place prize for the USO, while Picabo and Dean earning the second and third place prize (for Hiring Our Heroes and Wounded Warrior Project) respectively.
Mission results
Celebrity | Mission One | Mission Two | Mission Three | Special Shootout | Mission Four | Final Mission |
Airdate | 8/13/12 | 8/20/12 | 8/27/12 | 9/3/12 4 | ||
Eve Torres | 1st | Immune 2 | 1st | 4th | 1st | Winner
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Picabo Street | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Safe-Shootout | 2nd
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Dean Cain | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd
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Todd Palin | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Eliminated | Out
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Nick Lachey | 1st | Safe-Shootout | Safe-Shootout | Eliminated 3 | Out
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Laila Ali | 2nd | 2nd | Eliminated | Out
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Terry Crews | Safe-Shootout 1 | Eliminated | Out
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Dolvett Quince | Eliminated 1 | Out
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- Note: Several rounds had two celebrities team up with each other, resulting in more than one celeb placing first place. The first three missions were assigned by General Clark, where Mission Four was special shootout winner's decision. The final mission was an individual pair mission.
- 1Note: During Mission One, Dolvett Quince (paired with Todd Palin) and Terry Crews (paired with Picabo) failed to complete the mission due to swimming difficulties. Both were selected for the elimination shootout instead of lowest-placing squad.
- 2Note: Before Mission Two, a Bonus Shootout was held to determine who would be immune and not be assigned to the mission. The first place squad (from Mission One) of Eve Torres and Nick Lachey participated in it with Eve winning immunity.
- 3Note: Before Mission Four, there was a special elimination shootout held where all five remaining celebrities will pitted against each other simultaneously. The first celebrity to knock out all four targets would be able to choose their squad partners. The last celebrity with a target up would be eliminated. Dean Cain was the first and chose Eve Torres (who placed 4th in the Special Elimination shootout) to be squad mates. Picabo Street and Todd Palin (2nd/3rd respectively) were paired up for Mission Four.
- 4Note on Final Episode: There were two missions (Operation LifeLock and Harbor Demolition) shown on this date.
Color Key
Team won 1st place |
Gained immunity through bonus shootout |
Came in 1st in Special Shootout and picked Mission Four's squad mate |
Safe during shootout |
Eliminated during shootout |
Eliminated in a previous episode |
Reception
Allegations concerning Jack Osbourne
On August 6, 2012,
Calls for cancellation
In August, eight
US Nielsen ratings
No. | Title | U.S. air date | Rating | Share | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 / 2 | "Amphibious Assault" | August 13, 2012 | 3.2[7] | 5 | 1.7/5 | 5.24[8] |
3 | "Search and Destroy" | August 20, 2012 | 2.2[9] | 3 | 1.2/3 | 3.62[10] |
4 | "Rapid Detonation" | August 27, 2012 | 1.8[11] | 3 | 1.0/3 | 3.09[12] |
5 / 6 | "Stolen Intelligence / Harbor Demolition" | September 3, 2012 | 1.7[13] | 3 | 0.9/2 | 2.88 |
NBC has removed Stars Earn Stripes from its list of current shows, though no formal announcement of the programs status has been made.
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