Heroes of Cosplay is a 2013 Syfy channel reality television show. The show's first season's six episodes follows nine cast members as they compete in cosplay events at various conventions across the United States. The series was criticized by some for allegedly grossly misrepresenting cosplay, humiliating and frustrating the cosplayers who were not part of the show's cast but were attending competitions at the series' featured conventions. The first season achieved solid Nielsen ratings, being watched by some 1 million viewers, and a mostly positive Metacritic score of 66.