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Fear Factor

Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare game show. The series first aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006, then hosted by Joe Rogan. The show was adapted by Endemol USA from the original Dutch series titled Now or Neverland.

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Genre
Stunt/dare game show
Country of origin
United States
Directed by
Randall Einhorn Mark Perez J. Rupert Thompson
Editors
Dave Basinski Michael Berkowitz Rod Chew James K. Anthony Eric Beetner George Copanas Anthony Carbone Julius Ramsey Paul Wiesepape
Executive producers
Douglas Ross Matt Kunitz John de Mol David A. Hurwitz Joe Rogan (NBC)
Narrated by
Sandy Thomas

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Fear Factor

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples183
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
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Fear Factor

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related to Original series (2001–2006) · 31
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related to Spin-off products and theme park attraction · 26
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related to Syndication · 15
Fear Factor → Chiller, Fox, FX, However, In, May, MTV2, NBC, NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal Television Distribution, TBD, The, The WB, UPN, YouTube
related to MTV reboot (2017–2018) · 14
Fear Factor → August, Celebrity Fear Factor, February, In April, July, Just, Ludacris, May, MTV, MTV's Fear Factor, Season, Season From Hell, The, The MTV
related to External links · 12
Fear Factor → Announcement, IMDbMorgan, IMDbMTV's Fear Factor, January, John, MTV, MTVFear Factor Casting, NBC, NBCFear Factor, Retrieved October, RevivalFear Factor, USA Today
related to MTV format (2017–2018) · 12
Fear Factor → As, Beast, Beat, Each, Face Your Fear, However, Ludacris, MTV, MTV's Fear Factor, NBC, The, The Final Fear
related to Controversy · 11
Fear Factor → Austin Aitken, Cleveland, District Judge Lesley, His, NBC, On December, The, The American Humane Association, Two, US, Wells
Release · 3
Fear Factor → December 12, 2011 (2011-12-12) – July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16), June 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) – September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12), May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30) – August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)
Network · 2
Fear Factor → MTV, NBC

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Fear FactorCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
Fear FactorDirected byRandall Einhorn Mark Perez J. Rupert Thompson1.00infobox
Fear FactorEditorsDave Basinski Michael Berkowitz Rod Chew James K. Anthony Eric Beetner George Copanas Anthony Carbone Julius Ramsey Paul Wiesepape1.00infobox
Fear FactorExecutive producersDouglas Ross Matt Kunitz John de Mol David A. Hurwitz Joe Rogan (NBC)1.00infobox
Fear FactorGenreStunt/dare game show1.00infobox
Fear FactorNarrated bySandy Thomas1.00infobox
Fear FactorNetworkNBC1.00infobox
Fear FactorNetworkMTV1.00infobox
Fear FactorNo. of episodesOriginal series: 142 (excl. specials with highlights) Revived series: 9 MTV series: 33 Total: 184 (excl. specials with highlights) (list of episodes)1.00infobox
Fear FactorNo. of seasonsOriginal series: 6 Revived series: 1 MTV series: 2 Total: 91.00infobox
Fear FactorOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
Fear FactorPresented byJoe Rogan (NBC)1.00infobox
Fear FactorPresented byLudacris (MTV)1.00infobox
Fear FactorProducersRich Brown Perry Brandt Brian A. Veskosky Larry Struber Mikey Glazer Shye Sutherland Scott Larsen Kevin Wehrenberg Rebecca Shumsky Tom Herschko Ludacris (MTV)1.00infobox
Fear FactorProduction companiesPulse Creative (2001–2006; 2011–2012) Evolution Media (2001) Endemol USA (2001–2006; 2011–2012) Endemol Shine North America (2017–2018)1.00infobox
Fear FactorReleaseJune 11, 2001 (2001-06-11) – September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)1.00infobox
Fear FactorReleaseDecember 12, 2011 (2011-12-12) – July 16, 2012 (2012-07-16)1.00infobox
Fear FactorReleaseMay 30, 2017 (2017-05-30) – August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21)1.00infobox
Fear FactorRunning time42 minutes1.00infobox
Fear FactorTheme music composerRuss Landau1.00infobox
Fear Factoris aAmerican stunt/dare game show0.90text

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