Extraordinary Acts of Courage
A visceral look back at the extraordinary and heroic actions of everyday people who find themselves in unusual, intimidating and often perilous circumstances.
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
- Reality
A visceral look back at the extraordinary and heroic actions of everyday people who find themselves in unusual, intimidating and often perilous circumstances.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
Pilot: Bank Robbery, Flood & Fire
Sat, Jul 30, 2011
A grandmother bests a serial bank robber; strangers rescue a commuter from a flood; a 3-year-old is rescued from a burning SUV.
Episode 2
Gang, Air Collision, Snake Bite
Sat, Sep 3, 2011
A high school football star protects his family and friends from a group of violent gang members, a glider pilot makes a quick decision that saves his passengers from a mid-air collision and a boy scout saves his neighbor from a deadly snake bite.
Episode 3
Avalanche, Racing, Car Rescue
Fri, Aug 5, 2011 21 mins
Two adventure-seekers' lives are on the line after they are caught in an avalanche in the Colorado back country, a young race car driver's first race almost becomes her last when she gets in a fiery crash and a young hero rescues a woman from her burning car with a piece of firewood after she is run off the freeway by a semi truck.
Episode 4
Disasters
Fri, Aug 5, 2011
When the Los Angeles Metrolink train collides head-on with a second train, one passenger risks his life to rescue any survivors, and when a bridge suddenly collapses in Minneapolis, two men work quickly to save a bus full of children.
Episode 5
Four-wheeling Grandma, Unlikely Reunion, Football Star Saves the Day
Sat, Aug 13, 2011
A young man saves his grandma from drowning when four-wheeling goes terribly wrong, a survivor of a deadly fire over thirty years ago is reunited with her rescuer and an Atlanta Falcons fan is saved by one of his idols at a Huntington Beach restaurant.
Episode 6
Runaway Truck, Armed Teen on School Bus, Strangled by Carwash
Sat, Sep 3, 2011
A boy climbs behind the wheel of a runaway logging truck after his father loses consciousness, a young woman is strangled when her scarf gets tangled in a car wash, and a young football star protects a bus full of children from an armed classmate.
Episode 7
Sister Savior, Subway Rescue, Runaway Bus
Sat, Sep 3, 2011
A little girl's life is spared when her older sister shields her from an oncoming truck, two men work quickly to save a man who has fallen onto the subway tracks, and a mother reacts quickly when an unattended school bus starts rolling down a hill.
Episode 8
True Patriot, Animal Attack
Sat, Sep 3, 2011
A US Army Sergeant risks his life to protect his sons when an armed and dangerous robber interrupts their trip to the bank. An afternoon ride turns into a deadly game of tug-of-war when two biking enthusiasts are ambushed by a deadly mountain lion.