Grade: A+ | Genre: Reality Drama Summary: Hosted by Sly and Sugar Ray Leonard, "The Contender" is a human drama built on the same foundation that made "Rocky" so popular and widely accepted, pure heart and a desire to rise above expectations.

Starring: Sylvestor Stallone, Sugar Ray Leonard, and 16 boxing professionals
Network: NBC

Every so often, a new film will come along and connect with the human spirit in all of us. The endearing cast of characters will strum your emotional chords as they take you along on their journey of self-discovery and triumph with us cheering all the way. You won't find "The Contender" on the big screen because it's not a movie. It's not even scripted. It is Reality TV the way it should be done. Forget "Survivor" and "The Apprentice," the champions of the "unscripted" are about to get knocked out by this hard-nose and emotionally draining new show by Mark Burnett, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Sylvestor Stallone.