Editing Fear Factor (section)

==History==
===Original series (2001–2006)===
As NBC's answer to the [[Columbia Broadcasting Service|CBS]] television series ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]],'' the show was initially a hit for the network in the summer of 2001 and built strong ratings and popularity in the following seasons. [[Joe Rogan]], then known for his role on the sitcom ''[[NewsRadio]]'' (1995–1999) and as a commentator for [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], was hired as the host. According to a 2015 interview with [[Art Bell]], Rogan expected ''Fear Factor'' to be cancelled after a few episodes due to objections to some of the content and further stated that he took the job mainly to obtain observations and anecdotes for his stand-up comedy career.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Midnight In The Desert with Art Bell Joined by Guest Joe Rogan: 1st Hour|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cDKRXkgTBg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2cDKRXkgTBg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=[[YouTube]]| date=September 21, 2015 |access-date=September 3, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The series had a runaway success during the first few seasons, but after the series' fourth season (2003–2004), the popularity and ratings began to decline. By the time the series was in its sixth season, the ratings were in steep decline as a result of content concerns and a growing loss of viewer interest, coupled with the series facing tough competition with other TV shows in the same time slot. As a result, the series was only averaging a 2.6 in the ratings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_2914.asp |title=Media Life Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218012406/http://medialifemagazine.com/artman/publish/article_2914.asp |archive-date=February 18, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc.com/Fear_Factor/ |title=Fear Factor – NBC Official Site |publisher=Nbc.com |access-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018081056/http://www.nbc.com/Fear_Factor/ |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later that year, ''Fear Factor'' faced tough competition with the TV ratings champion, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s talent series ''[[American Idol]]'' on Tuesday nights and the ratings declined even further and continued to trend further downward during this period. Despite much publicity concerning an improved format and better stunts for season six, the series' ratings continued to drop and consequently, [[NBC]] put the struggling program on hiatus for the remainder of the season to make room for the sitcom ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]],'' the ''[[Friends]]'' [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] that was itself removed from the NBC lineup a few weeks later. After a continuous and steep drop in the series' ratings, it was officially cancelled by NBC in May 2006 after six seasons (''Joey'' was cancelled in April) and the network began airing the remainder of the season on June 13, 2006, with the remaining episodes to be aired throughout the summer, with its last episode airing on September 12, 2006. Over its six seasons, ''Fear Factor'' earned NBC a reported $600 million in advertising revenue. Currently only the first season has been released on DVD; in early 2009 a box set release containing the entire series on DVD was planned. The project was put on hold for an unknown reason in March 2010. On June 5, 2010, it was announced that the project was cancelled because of the low sales of the first season DVD.

===Syndication===
In 2004, ''Fear Factor'' became the first network reality show to be syndicated. In the fall of that year, [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] put it into barter syndication and it aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], [[The WB]] and [[UPN]] affiliates and on the cable channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]. However, as of fall 2006, ''Fear Factor'' had left local syndication due to lack of sales of [[NBCUniversal]] and was not renewed for another season next fall since NBC canceled ''Fear Factor'' after six seasons due to low ratings. In addition to FX, reruns of ''Fear Factor'' have aired in syndication on [[Chiller Network|Chiller]], [[MTV2]] and [[TBD (TV network)|TBD]], with TBD airing a ''Fear Factor'' marathon the weekend of May 15–16, 2021. The series also has a [[YouTube]] channel, where previously unaired footage is shown.

===Revived series (2011–2012)===
With [[Chiller Network|Chiller]] airing reruns of ''Fear Factor'' every Sunday night, the ratings led to Comcast informing ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in a May 31, 2011 report that ''Fear Factor'' would be revived for a seventh season. Eight episodes were ordered, including two two-hour episodes and Rogan returning to hosting duties.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/06/02/nbc-reviving-fear-factor/ |title=NBC Reviving Fear Factor |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 2, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/television-us-fearfactor/joe-rogan-returning-as-fear-factor-host-idUKTRE75S7CL20110629 |title=Joe Rogan returning as Fear Factor host |work=[[Reuters]] |date=June 28, 2011}}</ref> The revival was shot in high-definition and owing to concerns over the then-ongoing NFL Lockout and the loss of ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]'' episodes, [[TV Guide]] reported in early July the show could be ready as early as September as lockout replacement programming<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/joe-rogan-fear-factor-1034757/ |title=Exclusive: Joe Rogan to Return as Fear Factor Host |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref> (NBC eventually lost one episode, the season premiere Hall of Fame Game, because of the lockout that ended in late July). The series revival began airing on December 12, 2011;<ref>{{cite web|title=Fear Factor explosive first photos and premiere date revealed|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/10/19/fear-factor-photos/|website=EW.com}}</ref> the two premiere episodes were viewed by 8.7 million and 8.5 million viewers, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee |first=Stephan |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/13/fear-factor-ratings/ |title='Fear Factor' premiere ratings &#124; Inside TV &#124; EW.com |publisher=Insidetv.ew.com |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> This makes the premiere the highest rated non-sports programming to air on NBC at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. since February 2008. Following Rogan's verbal disclaimer, the narrator gives a statement and this is one most commonly used:

{{cquote|It all began 10 years ago at the dawn of reality television. Audiences had never seen anything like it. Now, the legend begins all over again. It's bigger, better and more intense than ever before. Welcome back to ''Fear Factor.''}}

The revival featured four teams of two people with a preexisting relationship per episode, rather than the original versions' six people (three males and three females). The first five seasons had typically used the three male, three female grouping, but the sixth and final pre-revival season always utilized four teams of two people each. The stunts remained basically the same, with the "gross" one in between the two physical ones. NBC pulled a two-hour, five team, five stunt episode entitled "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!" which featured a stunt where teams spun a wheel to determine whether they would have to shave their heads and eyebrows, get tattooed or be tear gassed. This episode was scheduled to air in two parts on January 23 and 30, 2012, but it was postponed after Part 1 was replaced by a GOP debate. Another episode, entitled "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!" and featuring a stunt where contestants drink the urine and semen of a donkey, was then scheduled to air January 30, 2012. Hesitant about airing the stunt, NBC eventually pulled the episode after pictures of the stunt appeared online. Video footage of the stunt appeared online after the episode aired on Danish TV in June 2012<ref>{{cite web|title=Fear Factor' Donkey Semen Stunt Finally Airs ... On Danish TV|date=June 8, 2012 |url=http://www.tmz.com/category/fear-factor-donkey-semen/|publisher=TMZ|access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> and ''Fear Factor'' eventually posted short clips of all three stunts on their [[YouTube]] channel in July 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fear Factor Moments – Shock Walk|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Ku1rgjidg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/V7Ku1rgjidg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=July 28, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Factor Moments – Donkey Juice|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk6KiP7iQgo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Zk6KiP7iQgo |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=July 29, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fear Factor Moments – Train & Car Crash|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O41xsGXPeks |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/O41xsGXPeks |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The sixth episode, entitled "The Bees Are So Angry", was two hours instead of the usual one and included five teams, five stunts and a $100,000 prize instead of the usual four teams, three stunts and $50,000 prize. Following this episode, ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'' replaced the series' slot on Monday nights. On May 13, 2012, NBC announced that ''Fear Factor'' was officially cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|date=May 13, 2012|title='Fear Factor,' 'Minute to Win It,' Who Do You Think You Are?' and 'The Sing Off' All Canceled by NBC|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/broadcast/the-marriage-ref-fear-factor-minute-to-win-it-who-do-you-think-you-are-and-the-sing-off-all-canceled-by-nbc/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030204134/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/broadcast/the-marriage-ref-fear-factor-minute-to-win-it-who-do-you-think-you-are-and-the-sing-off-all-canceled-by-nbc/|archive-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref> NBC rescheduled the two hour "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!" episode, which aired in two parts over the nights of July 9 and 16. The first part ended with the "To Be Continued" subtitle followed by a preview for the second part.

====US Nielsen ratings====
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|-
! Order
! Episode
! Airdate
! Rating
! Share
! [[Nielsen ratings|Rating/Share]]<br />(18–49)
! Viewers<br />(millions)
! Rank<br />(Timeslot)
! Rank<br />(Night)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1'''
| "Scorpion Tales"
| December 12, 2011
! 5.0<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/tv-ratings-fear-factor-makes-a-solid-return-to-nbc-cbs-comedies-rule-monday.html |title=TV ratings: 'Fear Factor' makes a solid return to NBC, CBS comedies rule Monday – From Inside the Box – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107195028/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/tv-ratings-fear-factor-makes-a-solid-return-to-nbc-cbs-comedies-rule-monday.html |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 8
! 3.3/9<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/13/monday-final-ratings-2-broke-girls-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-fear-factor-adjusted-up/113635/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107172323/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/13/monday-final-ratings-2-broke-girls-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-fear-factor-adjusted-up/113635/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |title=Monday Final Ratings: '2 Broke Girls,' 'Two And A Half Men,' 'Mike & Molly' & 'Fear Factor' Adjusted Up – Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>
! 8.78
! #2
! #5
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| "Broken Hearts and Blood Baths"
| December 12, 2011
! 4.6
! 7
! 3.5/8
! 8.52
! #2
! #4
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| "Tall Crappaccino"
| December 19, 2011
! 3.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/tv-ratings-cbs-beats-terra-nova-finale-on-a-slow-monday.html |title=TV ratings: CBS beats 'Terra Nova' finale on a slow Monday – From Inside the Box – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |date=December 20, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160220/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2011/12/tv-ratings-cbs-beats-terra-nova-finale-on-a-slow-monday.html |archive-date=January 7, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 5
! 2.5/6<ref>{{cite web|author=Daily Preliminary Broadcast Cable Finals Broadcast Finals |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/20/monday-final-ratings-fear-factor-adjusted-up-you-deserve-it-a-chipmunk-christmas-adjusted-down/114223/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225213755/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/20/monday-final-ratings-fear-factor-adjusted-up-you-deserve-it-a-chipmunk-christmas-adjusted-down/114223/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |title=Monday Final Ratings: 'Fear Factor' Adjusted Up; 'You Deserve It,' 'A Chipmunk Christmas' Adjusted Down – Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=December 20, 2011 |access-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref>
! 6.37
! #1
! #5
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''4'''
| "Snake Bite"
| January 2, 2012
! 3.2<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/01/tv-ratings-bachelor-premiere-falls-as-cbs-and-the-bcs-lead-monday.html |title=TV ratings: 'Bachelor' premiere falls as CBS (and the BCS) lead Monday – From Inside the Box – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=January 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104224508/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/01/tv-ratings-bachelor-premiere-falls-as-cbs-and-the-bcs-lead-monday.html |archive-date=January 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 5
! 2.4/5<ref>{{cite web|author=Daily Preliminary Broadcast Cable Finals Broadcast Finals |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/04/monday-final-ratings-2-broke-girls-2-5-men-adjusted-up-celebrity-wife-swap-rock-center-adjusted-down/115232/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108174330/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/04/monday-final-ratings-2-broke-girls-2-5-men-adjusted-up-celebrity-wife-swap-rock-center-adjusted-down/115232/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 8, 2012 |title=Monday Final Ratings: '2 Broke Girls,' '2.5 Men' Adjusted Up; 'Celebrity Wife Swap,' 'Rock Center' Adjusted Down – Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=January 1, 2012 |access-date=January 5, 2012}}</ref>
! 6.01
! #2
! #7
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''5'''
| "Roach Coach"
| January 9, 2012
! 3.1<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/01/tv-ratings-castle-tops-a-quiet-monday-on-broadcast-bcs-title-game-will-lead-night.html |title=TV ratings: 'Castle' tops a quiet Monday on broadcast, BCS title game will lead night – From Inside the Box – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=January 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118120517/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/01/tv-ratings-castle-tops-a-quiet-monday-on-broadcast-bcs-title-game-will-lead-night.html |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 5
! 2.3/5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/10/monday-final-ratings-fear-factor-adjusted-up-rock-center-with-brian-williams-adjusted-down/116089/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113195146/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/01/10/monday-final-ratings-fear-factor-adjusted-up-rock-center-with-brian-williams-adjusted-down/116089/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 13, 2012 |title=Monday Final Ratings: 'Fear Factor' Adjusted Up; 'Rock Center with Brian Williams' Adjusted Down – Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=January 10, 2012 |access-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>
! 5.53
! #2
! #5
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''6'''
| "The Bees Are So Angry"
| February 12, 2012
! 2.3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/02/tv-ratings-grammy-awards-score-second-biggest-audience-ever.html |title=TV ratings: Grammy Awards score second-biggest audience ever – From Inside the Box – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 13, 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220200909/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/02/tv-ratings-grammy-awards-score-second-biggest-audience-ever.html |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 4
! 1.5/3<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/14/sunday-final-ratings-napoleon-dynamite-american-dad-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down-grammy-awards-finals/119822/ |title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Napoleon Dynamite,' 'American Dad' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down + 'Grammy Awards' Finals – Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |date=February 14, 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218090709/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/14/sunday-final-ratings-napoleon-dynamite-american-dad-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down-grammy-awards-finals/119822/ |archive-date=February 18, 2012 }}</ref>
! 3.73
! #3
! #11
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''7'''
| "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! (Part 1)"
| July 9, 2012
! 2.5<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/tv-ratings-the-bachelorette-rises-monday-while-fox-cooks-up-a-demo-win.html |title=TV ratings: 'The Bachelorette' rises Monday while FOX cooks up a demo win – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018004347/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/tv-ratings-the-bachelorette-rises-monday-while-fox-cooks-up-a-demo-win.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 4
! 1.4/4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/10/monday-final-ratings-hells-kitchen-masterchef-fear-factor-adjusted-up-the-glass-house-adjusted-down/140924/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712132237/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/10/monday-final-ratings-hells-kitchen-masterchef-fear-factor-adjusted-up-the-glass-house-adjusted-down/140924/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 12, 2012|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen', 'MasterChef', 'Fear Factor' Adjusted Up; 'The Glass House' Adjusted Down|publisher=Zap2it|access-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref>
! 4.01
! #3
! #4
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''8'''
| "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! (Part 2)"
| July 16, 2012
! 2.4<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/tv-ratings-hells-kitchen-and-masterchef-top-the-bachelorette-in-18-49-monday.html |title=TV ratings: 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Masterchef' top 'The Bachelorette' in 18-49 Monday – Zap2it |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=October 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018160621/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/07/tv-ratings-hells-kitchen-and-masterchef-top-the-bachelorette-in-18-49-monday.html |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
! 4
! 1.5/5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/17/monday-final-ratings-american-ninja-warrior-adjusted-up-the-glass-house-adjusted-down/141793/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223456/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/07/17/monday-final-ratings-american-ninja-warrior-adjusted-up-the-glass-house-adjusted-down/141793/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |title=Monday Final Ratings: 'American Ninja Warrior' Adjusted Up; 'The Glass House' Adjusted Down – Ratings |publisher=Zap2it |access-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref>
! 4.21
! #3
! #5
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''9'''
| "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!"
| Unaired in the U.S. due to content concerns.<ref name="heehaw"/>
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===MTV reboot (2017–2018)===
In April 2017, [[MTV]] announced that it would be reviving ''Fear Factor'' a second time for a 12-episode season. The first season of MTV's ''Fear Factor'' premiered on May 30, 2017, and concluded on August 22, 2017. Just prior to the first-season finale, it was announced that MTV had renewed the series for a second season consisting of 20 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=MTV Orders Second Season of 'Fear Factor' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/fear-factor-mtv-second-season-ludacris-1202535284/|website=Variety|date=22 August 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> The first half of Season 2, subtitled ''Season From Hell,'' began airing on February 25, 2018;<ref>{{cite web|title=SCARE UP SUNDAYS WHEN "FEAR FACTOR" RETURNS WITH LUDACRIS|url=http://www.mtvpress.com/press-releases/2018/01/29/scare-up-sundays-when-fear-factor-returns-with-ludacris|website=MTV Press|access-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref> the second half, subtitled ''Celebrity Fear Factor,'' premiered on July 17, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 26, 2018|title=MTV's "Fear Factor" Returns with Celebrity Episodes - Tuesday, July 17|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2018/06/26/mtvs-fear-factor-returns-with-celebrity-episodes-tuesday-july-17-781115/20180626mtv01/|access-date=March 14, 2012|website=The Futon Critic}}</ref> The MTV revival was hosted by [[Ludacris]] and continued to use the format of four teams competing for a $50,000 prize. The stunts drew inspiration from elements of pop culture, such as horror movies, urban legends and viral videos.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title='Fear Factor,' Hosted by Ludacris, Revived at MTV (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fear-factor-hosted-by-ludacris-revived-at-mtv-991523|website=Hollywood Reporter|date=12 April 2017|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>

=== Fox reboot (2026) ===
On May 12, 2025, it was announced that ''Fear Factor'' would be revived by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], titled ''Fear Factor: The Next Chapter''. In addition to extreme stunts, this incarnation of the series will incorporate a social element, in which contestants live in a house together after being dropped in a remote location. The revival is expected to premiere in spring 2026.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=2025-05-12 |title=Why Fox Revived ‘Fear Factor’ and ‘The Weakest Link’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/why-fear-factor-brought-back-by-fox-will-joe-rogan-host-1236213441/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>