Fear Factor (2001)

Game-Show · Reality-TV · Thriller

Competition reality series in which contestants must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their fears while outpacing the competition.

IMDb rating: 5.7 (7,793 votes)
Episode average: 6.5 ↑ +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Joe Rogan

Seasons

Season 1 (2001)

6.10 avg 10 episodes 6.7 → 5.1 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Horse Drag/Rat Pit/Slippery-Car Crawl	6.7	91
2	Truck Jump/Worm Coffin/Catapult	5.7	66
3	Jet Ski Leap/Beetle Bowl/Rope Crawl	5.9	60
4	Net Jump/Wormtinis/Tunnel Crawl	6.1	64
5	Dog Attack/Snake Pit/Beam Walk	6.3	59
6	Sub Dive/Cricket Crunch/Speed Drop	5.9	57
7	Descender Jump/Sheep's Eye/Water Tank	6.8	65
8	Wrecking Ball/Testicles/Baby Rescue	6.1	59
9	Pole to Trapeze/Pig Feast/Traverse	6.4	20
10	Season 1 Clip Show	5.1	16

Season 2 (2001)

6.39 avg 18 episodes 7.0 → 5.1 46 min avg

Bad finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Celebrity Fear Factor	7.0	67
2	Wing Walk/Bobbing for Snakes/Car Jump	7.0	36
3	Tunnel Swim/Eat Bulat/Bicycle Plank	6.8	50
4	Boat-to-Boat Jump/Swimming with the Fishes/Flag Snag	6.1	50
5	Helicopter Fire Drill/Eat Rectum/Ledge Walk	6.0	46
6	Bull Riding/Eat Cow Brains/Zipline	6.1	51
7	Blimp Ladder Climb/Bobbing Among Worms/Car Turnover	5.9	51
9	Heli. Box Jump/Tarantula Pit/Water Tube	6.2	48
10	Vertical Gauntlet/Rat in the Hat/Truck Beam Walk	6.0	45
11	Roof to Roof Jump/Blood Meatballs/Submerged Plane	6.2	48
12	Bridge Hang/Uterus Skee-Ball/Cable Plate Walk	6.4	48
13	Twins: Sky Surfing/Billiards for Gross Eats/Container Ship	6.2	46
14	Playboy Playmates Edition	6.4	56
15	WWE Fear Factor	7.1	61
16	Championship Edition: Part 1	6.7	40
17	Championship Edition: Part 2	6.7	39
18	Celebrity Fear Factor 2	7.1	55
19	Season Two Clip Show	5.1	30

Season 3 (2002)

6.24 avg 29 episodes 6.2 → 5.5 50 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Traverse Dam/Bee Headed/Water Coffin	6.2	42
2	Counter Balance Beam/Weenie Roast/Swinging Rope Bridge	6.9	47
3	Celebrity Fear Factor 3	7.0	52
4	Triple Beam Walk/Glass Walking/Magnetic Car Drop	6.3	42
5	Stage Coach Drag/Cod Stew/Pipe to Pipe	6.2	47
6	Speedboat to Heli/Worm Transfer/Car Thru Building	6.1	44
7	Burning Building/Scorpion Pit/Rotating Climbing Wall	6.3	48
8	Dog Attack/Gas Chamber/Car Carrier Drive-Thru	6.1	41
9	Helicopter Slalom, Piercings, Maggoty Cheese, Flag Snag	6.8	43
10	Drowning Closet/Ostrich Egg/Merry-go-Round	6.5	43
11	Christmas Fear Factor	7.1	44
12	Heli Flag Snag/Slugs/Build a Bridge	6.3	42
13	Inverted Helicopter/Horse Rectum/Sky Walker	6.2	42
14	Barrel Rolling/Rat Transfer/Car Into Pond	6.0	40
15	Spin Cycle/Breakfast of Champions/Stilt Walking	5.8	40
16	Couples Fear Factor #1	6.2	41
17	Blizzard Fear Factor	6.5	41
18	All Gross	7.1	45
19	All Female Fear Factor	6.4	42
20	Flatbed to Flatbed/Worm Coffin/Tumbler	5.9	39
21	Heli Boat Drag/Bull Buffet/Window Washer	5.7	40
22	Go Cart Chicken/Fear Factor Basketball/Water Rotisserie	5.8	37
23	Las Vegas Show	5.8	42
24	Miss USA Fear Factor	6.3	42
25	Semi Finals: Part 1	6.3	41
26	Semi Finals: Part 2	6.5	43
27	Fear Factor Finals	6.3	42
28	Animal Themed Clip Show	4.9	30
29	15 Most Outrageous Moments	5.5	36

Season 4 (2003)

6.29 avg 34 episodes 6.9 → 6.3 46 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Million Dollar Season Premiere	6.9	38
2	Las Vegas: Part 1	6.1	38
3	Las Vegas: Part 2	6.3	39
4	Heli Crawl Flag Grab/Maggoty Madness/Head on Pipe Ramp	6.2	35
5	Heli Water Drag/Cow Eye Juice/Truck to Truck Transfer	6.1	38
6	Halloween Fear Factor	6.4	40
7	All Female #1	6.7	35
8	Submerged Bus/Dirty Kitchen/Brain Surgery/Falling Beam Walk	6.3	34
9	Water Sack/Beetle Roach & Worm Transfer/Spinning Ledge	6.0	37
10	Truck to Helicopter/Table Clearing/Under the Semi	5.9	36
11	Family Fear Factor	6.4	36
12	Boat to Boat Transfer/Worm Wine/Matrix Truck Straddle	6.1	32
13	Christmas Fear Factor	6.4	37
14	Twins	5.8	37
15	Couples: Part 1	6.5	36
16	Couples: Part 2	6.5	36
17	Couples: Part 3	7.1	37
18	Couples: Part 4	6.4	36
19	Couples: Part 5	6.3	36
20	Couples: Part 6	6.6	35
21	Couples: Part 7	6.9	37
22	Heli Crawl & Rope Slide/Suspended Floor Drop/Intestine Chew/Milk & Chug/Mini Motorcycle Plank	6.1	34
23	Heli Flag Snag/Fondue Party/Eel Hang/Two Wheel Truck Ramp	5.8	32
24	All Female #2	6.5	32
25	Siblings	6.5	33
26	Twirling Misery/Eat Live Snails/Car Jump Out of Back of Semi	6.2	32
27	Extreme Building Plunge/Bug Windshield/Rotating Beam to Platform	5.9	32
28	Tunnel Flag Snag/Potato Bug Bazooka/Tractor Car Roll	5.5	32
29	Miss USA	6.1	33
30	Team Fear Factor	6.2	31
31	Models Edition Fear Factor	6.2	37
32	Second Chance	6.4	35
33	All Female #3	6.3	33
34	Family Fear Factor #2	6.3	32

Season 5 (2004)

6.48 avg 31 episodes 6.9 → 6.4 49 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Couples #1	6.9	31
2	All Female #4	6.6	32
3	Best Friend Fear Factor	6.2	29
4	Favorite Winners	6.5	28
5	Jet Ski to Float Plane Transfer/Underwater Cage Escape/Siphon Dump Transfer	6.4	29
6	Sibling Fear Factor	6.2	28
7	Water Paddle/Fear Factor Bar/Heli Surfing	6.5	33
8	Halloween: All Gross Fear Factor	7.0	33
9	100th Episode: New York	6.9	33
10	Season Premiere: Couples Reunion	6.2	31
11	Rolling Flag Snag/Sand Crab Panning/Suspended Car Rotisserie	6.1	33
13	Co-Ed Models	6.2	31
14	Thanksgiving 4 Stunt Show	6.6	30
15	Christmas Fear Factor	6.3	31
16	Tarzan Semi to Semi/Fear Factor Donut Shop/Falling Beam Maze	6.5	31
17	Couples Premiere	7.0	32
18	Couples #2	6.7	32
19	Couples #3	6.6	31
20	Couples #4	6.3	29
21	Couples #5	6.4	30
22	Couples #6	6.4	28
23	Couples Finale	6.4	30
24	Reality Stars	6.6	31
25	Submerged Car Rotisserie, Sushi Bar, Wall Sweeper	6.1	31
26	Twins	6.5	27
27	Las Vegas Pairs	7.0	31
28	Orlando Newlyweds	6.2	31
29	Miss USA	6.6	30
30	Best Friends #3	6.2	31
31	NY vs. LA	6.5	30
35	Best Friends No. 2	6.4	33

Season 6 (2005)

6.80 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 6.7 46 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Heist Fear Factor	7.7	29
2	Blind Date Fear Factor: No.1	6.6	25
3	Crane Cannon Launch/Trash Scavenger Hunt/Heli Body Drag	6.4	24
4	Psycho Fear Factor: Part 1	7.4	33
5	Psycho Fear: Factor Part 2	7.1	29
6	Psycho Fear Factor: Part 3	6.2	31
7	Heli Platform to Platform Jump, Barber Shop, Container Launch	6.5	29
8	Mother/Son	6.8	25
9	Freaks vs. Geeks	6.7	25
10	Reality Stars: Part 1	7.7	32
11	Reality Stars: Part 2	6.3	28
12	Reality Stars: Part 3	6.9	26
13	Family Fear Factor	6.9	30
14	Military Fear Factor	7.2	32
15	Fire Fear Factor	6.7	32
16	Burger King Viewer's Choice	6.2	28
17	Young vs. Old	6.9	32
18	Disaster Fear Factor	6.8	30
19	Blind Date Fear Factor No. 2	6.4	27
20	Farm Fear Factor	7.0	34
21	Ex Factor	6.6	27
22	Celebrity Fear Factor	6.7	30

Season 7 (2011)

7.57 avg 8 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 74 min avg

Saved best for last

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scorpion Tales	7.2	47
2	Broken Hearts & Blood Baths	7.5	35
3	Tall Crappaccino	7.3	32
4	Snake Bite	7.4	31
5	Roach Coach	7.8	33
6	The Bees Are Angry	8.0	36
7	Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! Part 1	7.6	28
8	Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! Part 2	7.8	31

Fear Factor (2001)

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