The Tester
The Tester | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 25 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Running time | 18 to 33 minutes (including advertisement) |
Production company | 51 Minds Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | PlayStation Network |
Release | February 18, 2010 April 3, 2012 | –
The Tester is a serialized
Format
The host, Meredith Molinari, guides the contestants through physical challenges based on skills required of game testers, such as a critical eye for detail and effective communication. Each week, with the exception of the finale, at least one contestant is eliminated by a panel of three judges: release manager for Sony
Eliminations are based on performance in the weekly challenges. The show is notable, however, for occasionally breaking its own rules during these eliminations. For instance, in the first episode of Season 3, instead of eliminating 2 contestants, as planned, only one was voted out.
For the finale, the three remaining contestants race each other in a final challenge with multiple chapters with the first contestant to complete all chapters crowned "the tester." The show has since produced three winners: Will "Cyrus" Powers from season 1, Matthew "Gaymer" Brown from season 2, and Wilson "AkilleezMight" Santiago from season 3.[3][4]
Casting
After commenting on the success of the first season, Sony Computer Entertainment America President and CEO
The casting call for the show's third season began on August 4, 2011.[8] Auditions and voting ended on September 17, 2011. The Top 100 were revealed on September 30, with voting ending on October 5. The Final 20 was revealed on October 18, with popular Internet personality Arin Hanson (Egoraptor) revealed as the winner of The Casting Call on October 20, 2011, after voting had ended. The third season premiered on the PlayStation Network on February 7, 2012, with the finale on April 3, 2012.
Contestant progress
Season 1
No. | Testers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finale | |
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1 | Cyrus | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | WINNER | |
2 | Nauseous | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | Amped | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | |
4 | Star | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||
5 | Doc | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||
6 | Big D | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||
7 | Luge | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||
8 | Fame Girl | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||||
9 | Goof | IN | OUT | |||||||
10 | Barmy | OUT | ||||||||
11 | Roni | OUT |
^Note 1 : The premiere was a double elimination episode.
^Note 2 : From episodes 2 through 5, the gamers were separated by teams each day.
Season 2
No. | Testers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finale | |
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1 | Gaymer | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | WINNER | |
2 | Scooter | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | Ches-ka | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |
4 | Mo Chocolate | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||
5 | War Princess | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||
6 | Big Fazeek | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||
7 | Tripplethreat | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||
8 | 8bit-Mickey | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||
9 | FantasyGirl | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
10 | Samurai | IN | OUT | |||||||
11 | Boo | OUT | ||||||||
12 | Max1m | OUT |
^Note 1 : The premiere was a double elimination episode.
^Note 2 : From episodes 2 through 6, the gamers were separated by teams each day.
^Note 3 : In episode 6, Big Fazeek was eliminated due to unsportsmanlike conduct.
Season 3
No. | Testers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finale | |
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1 | AkilleezMight | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WINNER | |
2 | krystipryde | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | RealityPalez | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |
4 | Skyd1ddy | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||
5 | Suzkaiden | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | OUT | |||
6 | kwajaMonster | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||
7 | ninjanomyx | IN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||
8 | J-Tight | IN | IN | WIN | OUT | |||||
9 | burnNibelheim | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
10 | egoraptor
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LOW | IN | OUT | ||||||
11 | Asuukaa | IN | OUT | |||||||
12 | AshiChan | OUT |
^Note 1 : The premiere was a double elimination episode. However, the judges allowed egoraptor to remain despite there being only ten beds available. egoraptor was told he would have to sleep on the couch.
^Note 2 : The third episode resulted in double elimination. Brent stopped Meredith as she was about to excuse the contestants to also eliminate burnNibelheim.
^Note 3 : The fourth episode resulted in double elimination. Despite being team play, only the winning team's captain would be safe from elimination. One player from each team was eliminated.
^Note 4 : There were 9 episodes. Episode 8 is just a look back on this season's contestants.
- (WINNER) The contestant won the competition and was crowned "The Tester".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was a runner up in the competition.
- (WIN) The contestant won the episode's challenge, and was immune to elimination.
- (LOW) The contestant was noted for being especially low-performing, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant lost the challenge and was eliminated from the competition.
References
- ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. Broadens Original Content on PlayStation(R)Network with First-Ever PlayStation(R) Exclusive Reality Series" PR Newswire. February 1, 2010.
- ^ Snider, Mike (March 5, 2010). "Have a PlayStation? You can watch 'The Tester' ; Reality series is available only on consoles". Life. USA Today. p. D.12. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ^ "A winner crowned on Sony PlayStation Network's reality show 'The Tester'". USA Today. April 9, 2010.
- ^ "And the winner of The Tester Season 2 is..." Destructoid. 23 December 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ "Sony E3 2010 keynote, live from the Shrine Auditorium". Joystiq. June 15, 2010.
- ^ "Casting Call for Season 2 of "The Tester" Now Open!". PlayStation.Blog. June 16, 2010.
- ^ "Congratulations to Mickey Paradis from Denton, Texas". Retrieved December 28, 2010.
- ^ "'The Tester' Casting Call for Season 3 is Now Open!" (Press release). PlayStation Network. 4 Aug 2011.
External links
- The Tester at IMDb
- The Tester at the Wayback Machine (archived April 11, 2012)