Season 1
Centrum Guardians is a South African docu-reality competition television series produced by Time Frame and hosted by Ruda Landman featuring dramatic re-creations of the incidents that the semi-finalists were nominated for (by their peers) in the Centrum Guardian Project, which recognises people who work in the Emergency Services industry on a daily basis.
The series premiered on SABC3 on Thursday 19 July 2012, at 22h10. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 1 aired on SABC3 from 19 July to 11 October, 2012, on Thursdays at 22h10. New episodes broadcast weekly. There are 13 episodes in the first season.
Repeats
Fridays: 10h00
Synopsis
Thousands of South Africans depend on the dedicated people who work in the Emergency Services industry on a daily basis. These courageous men and women give 100% to perform a duty that at times could ultimately save the lives of strangers who need their skills and expertise.
This year, 16 semi-finalists were selected for the 2012 Centrum Guardian Project. They were profiled on SABC3 in a 13-week documentary drama series, Centrum Guardians 2012, hosted by Ruda Landman, renowned television personality and journalist.
The episodes are dramatic re-creations of the incidents that the semi-finalists were nominated for (by their peers). Viewers will get to "meet" the semi-finalists, watch their stories and then vote for the Guardian or team who inspires them to live life at 100%.
A panel of judges that are made up of senior representatives from various Emergency Services disciplines chose the 16 Semi-Finalists from over 70 nominations received from the Emergency Services industry.
These disciplines are the SA Private Ambulance and Emergency Services Association (SAPAESA), National Committee on Emergency Medical Services (NCEMS), Southern African Emergency Services Institute (SAESI), Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa (FPA), Institution of Fire Engineers (SA) (IFE), National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), SA Red Cross Air Mercy Services, National Disaster Management, South African Petrochemical Fire Chiefs Committee, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Netcare 911 and ER24.
The Centrum Guardian Project is a social responsibility initiative that recognises and rewards the acts of courage and self-sacrifice that the people who operate in the Emergency Services industry demonstrate whenever they put their uniforms on and go to work each day.
Prizes
Each semi-finalist or semi-finalist team receives R2,000
The winner (individual) receives R5,000 and (team) R10,000
The winner's base station receives R55,000
Prizes for all the finalists include:
Six months supply of Centrum for each person
Career Advancing Training for the 2012 semi-finalists
Judging
The judging panel consists of representatives from the following organisations:
SA Private Ambulance and Emergency Services Association (SAPAESA)
National Committee on Emergency Medical Services (NCEMS)
Southern African Emergency Services Institute (SAESI)
National Disaster Management
South African Petrochemical Fire Chiefs Committee
Institution of Fire Engineers (SA) (IFE)
National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)
SA Red Cross Air Mercy Services
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare
Netcare 911
ER24
Seasons
Series exclusive to SABC3
Season 1 (13 episodes)
Premiere: 19 July 2012 | Finale: 11 October 2012 | Thursdays, 22h10
Season 2 (7 episodes)
Premiere: 4 August 2013 | Finale: 15 September 2013 | Sundays, 16h30