• About

Hosted by General Wesley Clark (retired) and Samantha Harris, "Stars Earn Stripes" is an action-packed competition show that pays homage to the men and women who serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and our first-responder services. The star-studded cast includes four-time undefeated world boxing champion Laila Ali, actor Dean Cain ("Out of Time," Five Days of War"), actor and former National Football League player Terry Crews ("The Expendables 2," "The Newsroom"), multi-platinum recording artist, actor, producer and television personality Nick Lachey (NBC's "The Sing-Off"), Alaska businessman and four-time Iron Dog snowmobile race champion Todd Palin, NBC's "The Biggest Loser" trainer Dolvett Quince, Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street, and WWE diva, Eve Torres.

In this fast-paced competition, the eight celebrities will gather at a remote training facility where they will be challenged to execute complicated missions inspired by real military exercises. From helicopter drops into water to long-range weapons fire, the contestants will be tested physically, mentally and emotionally. Each will be paired with a special operative from a military branch or one of our first-responder forces, including former U.S. Army Delta Force and Green Berets, U.S. Navy SEALS, U.S. Marines and police officers, who train alongside their partners and compete in the missions with them. Each of the teams is competing for a cash prize on behalf of a military, veterans or first-responder charity.

Committed to hiring recent vets on the crew, "Stars Earn Stripes" hopes to inspire other employers throughout the country to make similar commitments to our returning heroes to show audiences just how incredible these heroes' missions really are. Dick Wolf ("Law & Order," NBC's "Law & Order: SVU"), Mark Burnett (NBC's "The Voice," "Survivor") and David A. Hurwitz ("Fear Factor") serve as executive producers. The series is a production of Universal Television, One Three Media, Wolf Reality, LLC and Bill's Market & Television Productions.

  • Contestants

  • Dean Cain

    Dean Cain

  • Dolvett Quince

    Dolvett Quince

  • Eve Torres

    Eve Torres

  • Laila Ali

    Laila Ali

  • Nick Lachey

    Nick Lachey

  • Picabo Street

    Picabo Street

  • Terry Crews

    Terry Crews

  • Todd Palin

    Todd Palin

  • Operatives

  • Andrew McLaren

    Andrew McLaren

  • Brent Gleeson

    Brent Gleeson

  • Chris Kyle

    Chris Kyle

  • Dale Comstock

    Dale Comstock

  • Grady Powell

    Grady Powell

  • J.W. Cortes

    J.W. Cortes

  • Talon Smith

    Talon Smith

  • Tom Stroup

    Tom Stroup

  • Hosts

  • Samantha Harris

    Samantha Harris

  • General Wesley Clark

    General Wesley Clark

  • Credits

Day & time:

Mondays (9-10 p.m. ET) on NBC

Hosts:

General Wesley Clark, Samantha Harris

Starring:

Laila Ali, Dean Cain, Terry Crews, Nick Lachey, Todd Palin, Dolvett Quince, Picabo Street, Eve Torres

Executive producer(s):

Mark Burnett, Dick Wolf, David Hurwitz

Director:

Rupert Thompson

Co-executive producers:

Michael Dietz, Peter Herschko

Other producers:

Jim Roush, Josh Silberman, Dean Houser, Steve Palmer, Nick Perlmuter, Ari Cheren, Genevieve Melville, Thomas Tancred, Daren Woolsey, Glenn Bronson, Sue Vial, Richard Brown, Josh Douglass, Jack Isacksen, Stefani Newman

Line producer:

Gretchen Kinder

Production designer:

Derek Hughes

Director of photography:

Scott Farquharson

Editors:

Lane Baker; Dave Basinski; Chad Bertalotto; Matt Blair; Jon Blando; Anthony Carbone; Jon Debiase; Eric Drisdol; Ryan Ely; Rick Enrique; Sam Escandari; Austin Flack; Steve Frederick; Dan Golding; Fred Hawthorne; Ian Kaufman; Dave Maurer; Marcus Miller; Jeff Runyan; Chris Simpson; Marty Skibosh; Jim Smith; Jason Steinberg

Origination:

Los Angeles, California

Produced by:

Universal Television, One Three Media, Wolf Reality LLC in association with Bill's Market & Television Productions