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*<sup>1</sup>Note: During Mission One, Dolvett Quince (paired with Todd Palin) and Terry Crews (paired with Picabo) failed to complete the mission due to swimming difficulites. Both were selected for the elimination shootout instead of lowest-placing squad.
*<sup>1</sup>Note: During Mission One, Dolvett Quince (paired with Todd Palin) and Terry Crews (paired with Picabo) failed to complete the mission due to swimming difficulites. Both were selected for the elimination shootout instead of lowest-placing squad.
*<sup>2</sup>Note: 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.
*<sup>2</sup>Note: 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.
*Note on Final Episode: There will be two missions (Stolen Intelligence and Harbor Demolition) will be shown on 9/3/12


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Revision as of 03:40, 3 September 2012

Stars Earn Stripes
GenreReality
Created byDick Wolf
Mark Burnett
David Hurwitz
Presented bySamantha Harris
Wesley Clark
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producersDick Wolf
Mark Burnett
David A. Hurwitz
Running time60-120 minutes
Production companiesUniversal Television
One Three Media
Wolf Reality LLC
Bill's Market & Television Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseAugust 13, 2012 (2012-08-13) –
present

Stars Earn Stripes is a reality television program which premiered on NBC on August 13, 2012. Produced by Mark Burnett, the series follows a group of celebrities, accompanied by current and former members of the United States Armed Forces and law enforcement, competing in various challenges for charity based off actual training exercises used by the U.S. military. The series is hosted by retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander and former Presidential candidate Wesley Clark and former Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris.

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]

Each celebrity will be paired with a special operations or law enforcement professional who will train them in weapons and combat tactics. These "operatives" include:[2]

Mission results

Celeb Mission One Mission Two Mission Three Mission Four Final Mission
Airdate 8/13/12 8/20/12 8/27/12 9/3/12 9/3/12 3
Eve Torres 1st Immune 2 1st
Nick Lachey 1st Safe - Shootout Safe - Shootout
Dean Cain 2nd 1st 1st
Picabo Street 3rd 1st 2nd
Todd Palin 4th 2nd 2nd
Laila Ali 2nd 2nd Eliminated
Out
Terry Crews Safe - Shootout 1 Eliminated
Out
Dolvett Quince Eliminated 1
Out
  • Note: Several rounds had two celebrities team up with each other, resulting in more than one celeb placing first place
  • 1Note: During Mission One, Dolvett Quince (paired with Todd Palin) and Terry Crews (paired with Picabo) failed to complete the mission due to swimming difficulites. 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.
  • Note on Final Episode: There will be two missions (Stolen Intelligence and Harbor Demolition) will be shown on 9/3/12

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Team won 1st place
Gained immunity through bonus shootout
Safe during shootout
Eliminated during shootout
Eliminated in a previous episode

Reception

Allegations concerning Jack Osbourne

On August 6, 2012, Sharon Osbourne announced that she would be leaving fellow NBC program America's Got Talent due to allegations of discrimination by NBC and the producers of Stars Earn Stripes surrounding her son Jack Osbourne. On CBS's The Talk (where Sharon is also a panelist), Jack had revealed that two days before filming began, he was removed from the cast of Stars Earn Stripes after disclosing that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Sharon felt that NBC "badly handled" the situation, and that allowing him to participate could have proved inspirational for others diagnosed with the disease. Producer David Hurwitz disputed these allegations in a press event, stating that the show was only in talks with Osbourne to participate, and that he was never officially part of the cast.[3][4][5]

Calls for cancellation

In August, nine Nobel Peace Laureates (Desmond Tutu, Jody Williams, Mairead Maguire, Betty Williams, Jose Manuel Ramos-Horta, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, and Shirin Ebadi) signed an open letter calling for NBC to cancel the program. They wrote "It is our belief that this program pays homage to no one anywhere and continues and expands on an inglorious tradition of glorifying war and armed violence. Real war is down in the dirt deadly. People—military and civilians—die in ways that are anything but entertaining."[6]

US Nielsen ratings

# Title U.S. air date Rating Share Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
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

References

  1. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (June 19, 2012). "Todd Palin among those competing in NBC's reality series 'Stars Earn Stripes'". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ “Stars Earn Stripes” Brings Military Combat to Reality Television! — CMR
  3. ^ "Osbournes vs. NBC: This means war". Philly.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  4. ^ "#NBCFail? Sharon Osbourne split latest in network's series of gaffes and controversies". Fox News. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ Daly, Sean (6 August 2012). "Sharon Osbourne is quitting 'AGT' after NBC axes Jack". The New York Post. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ Serjeant, Jill (August 13, 2012). "Nobel laureates call for end to TV's 'Stars Earn Stripes'". Reuters. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
  7. ^ TV ratings: ‘Grimm’ gets a small Olympic bump Monday while ‘Hotel Hell’ has an OK start. Zap2it.
  8. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 14, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: No Adjustments for 'Hell's Kitchen', 'Hotel Hell', 'Bachelor Pad' or 'Grimm'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  9. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/tv-ratings-hells-kitchen-leads-monday-for-fox-as-grimm-slips-a-little.html
  10. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 21, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Grimm', 'Stars Earn Stripes', 'Hell's Kitchen' Adjusted Up; 'Bachelor Pad', 'The Glass House' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  11. ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/tv-ratings-gordon-ramsay-gives-fox-a-monday-win-while-grimm-is-steady-for-nbc.html
  12. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/08/28/monday-final-ratings-hotel-hell-hells-kitchen-adjusted-down/146439/