The Tester
| The Tester | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | Meredith Molinari |
| Judges | Brent Gocke Hal Sparks Various guest judges |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 18 to 26 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | PlayStation Network |
| Release | February 18 – April 8, 2010 |
The Tester is an eight-episode serialized reality program created by Sony Computer Entertainment and produced by 51 Minds.[1] Notable as the first original live-action series distributed on a video game console[2], The Tester features eleven contestants, selected from thousands of applicants, competing in a variety of challenges to win a career at Sony Computer Entertainment in quality assurance as a game tester with a $5,000 signing bonus. The first season launched in North America on February 18, 2010 and new episodes were released weekly until the finale aired on April 8, 2010.
The program is available as a free download exclusively on the PlayStation Network. 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 based on his or her performance by a panel of three judges: release manager for Sony first-party quality assurance Brent Gocke, actor and comedian Hal Sparks, and a special guest judge. 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 to be named the winner.
The winner of the first season is Will Powers, known on the show as Cyrus.[3]
Contestant Progress
| Testers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Finale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | LOW | THE TESTER | ||
| Nauseous | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Amped | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Star | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| Doc | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | ||||
| Big D | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||
| Luge | WIN | IN | WIN | OUT | ||||||
| Fame Girl | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| Goof | IN | OUT | ||||||||
| Ronni | OUT | |||||||||
| Barmy | OUT | |||||||||
^Note 1 : The premiere was a double elimination episode.
^Note 2 : From episodes 2 through 5, the gamers were separated by teams each week.
^Note 3 : In episode 4, Luge and Nauseous were randomly picked as captains for the challenge.
^Note 4 : In episode 6, Cyrus and Nauseous were given an advantage to choose the shooting order, since they were the top two players from Episode 5's challenge. Cyrus would eventually win the advantage through coin toss.
- (THE TESTER) The gamer won the series and was crowned The Tester.
- (RUNNER-UP) Runner up of the season
- (WIN) The contestant won the episode's challenge, and thus was immune to elimination.
- (LOW) The contestant was noted for being especially low-performing, however 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.
- ^ "Got a PlayStation? You can watch reality show 'The Tester'" USA Today. March 5, 2010.
- ^ "A winner crowned on Sony PlayStation Network's reality show 'The Tester'" USA Today. April 9, 2010.
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