Series synopsis
Fear Factor is an American reality television series that premiered on MTV on May 30, 2017. It ended on August 21, 2018. It stars Ludacris, Caleb Reynolds, Sierra Dawn Thomas and Cody Calafiore.
This refresh of the breakthrough series is hosted by Ludacris and custom-created for a new generation. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural zeitgeist, contestants will confront their fears, be pushed beyond their comfort zones and take action against some of their biggest stressors.
Premise
This refresh of the breakthrough series is hosted by Ludacris and custom-created for a new generation. Filled with new stunts inspired by urban legends, popular scary movies and viral videos from today’s cultural zeitgeist, contestants will confront their fears, be pushed beyond their comfort zones and take action against some of their biggest stressors.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ludacris as Self - Host
- Caleb Reynolds as Self
- Sierra Dawn Thomas as Self
- Cody Calafiore as Self
- Zach Rance as Self
- Brendon Villegas as Self
- Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio as self
- Paula Andrea Placido as self
Supporting cast
- Candace Rice as Self
- Leroy Garrett as Self
- Gabriela Fuhr as Self
- Marissa Belanger as Self
- Mackinzie Dae as Self
- Cesar Yedra as self
- Rachel Reilly as self
- Alia Shelesh as Self - Contestant
- Ayo as Self - Dancer
- Teo as Self - Dancer
- Janice Griffith as Self - Friend
- Slim Jxmmi as Self - Rapper
Guest cast
- Rachel Reilly as self
- Alia Shelesh as Self - Contestant
- Ayo as Self - Dancer
- Teo as Self - Dancer
- Janice Griffith as Self - Friend
- Slim Jxmmi as Self - Rapper
- Swae Lee as Self - Rapper
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 159 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | May 30, 2017 | September 19, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 20 | February 25, 2018 | August 21, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 30 | September 23, 2002 | May 19, 2003 |
| Season 4 | 34 | September 22, 2003 | May 17, 2004 |
| Season 5 | 31 | August 30, 2004 | May 23, 2005 |
| Season 6 | 22 | December 6, 2005 | September 12, 2006 |
| Season 7 | 9 | December 12, 2011 | July 16, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ice is Thicker than Water Ludacris challenges teams of siblings to conquer their fears of cockroaches in Roachella and to take a trip to the morgue. But they must survive being trapped under ice to win $50,000. |
May 30, 2017 |
| 2 |
Party Games Ludacris puts together ultimate fear party games for teams of couples, who must bob for snakes, play "Fear Pong" and drive blindfolded to win the cash prize of $50,000. |
June 6, 2017 |
| 3 |
Once Bitten, Twice Trapped Ludacris challenges teams of roommates to get covered with Amazon creatures and conquer a mental mousetrap game. But in order to win $50,000 they must face being dragged to the bottom of a deep water tank. |
June 13, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Get the Hell Out Ludacris is challenging four teams of best friends to conquer their worst hell for a chance to win 50k dollars. |
February 25, 2018 |
| 2 |
Tech-Hell Ludacris challenges four teams of tech lovers to conquer their worst tech hell for a chance to win $50,000. |
March 4, 2018 |
| 3 |
Family Road Trip From Hell Ludacris is taking four teams of parents and their kids on a road trip from hell. |
March 11, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Big Foot; Snake Tank; Floor Drop (Celebrity Edition) This episode featured six celebrity contestants competing for charity. The winner would receive $50,000 for their charity, and the others would receive $10,000 for their charities. Stunt #1: Big Foot Contestants would be sitting in a car at the end of a line of junkyard cars. As a monster truck drove over the line of cars, contestants would have to find which of six keys started the car and drive over a finish line. If their car was crushed by the monster truck, they could still continue if the car would start. The two men and the two women to cross the finish line the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Snake Tank Contestants would have to swim to the bottom of a water tank occupied by over 1,000 snakes, including a 10-foot long albino Burmese python. They would have to dig through the 1,000 pucks at the bottom of the tank and place as many of the 100 yellow pucks as possible into a bucket. The three contestants to retrieve the |
September 23, 2002 |
| 2 |
Counter Balance Beam; Weenie Roast; Swinging Rope Bridge Stunt #1: Counter Balance Beam Contestants would have to release up to 12 flags from the edges of an 8-foot by 24-foot see-saw platform over 100 feet in the air. The two men and the two women to release the most flags the fastest before falling would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Weenie Roast Contestants would play a matching game to determine whether they would have to eat the penis of a deer, elk, bull, or water buffalo. If they got the deer or elk penis, they would have 5 minutes to eat it. If they got the bull or water buffalo penis, they would have 10 minutes. Contestants who ate their animal penis within the time limit would advance to the finals. Stunt #3: Swinging Rope Bridge Contestants would have to cross a series of wooden swings suspended over 100 feet high. The contestant to make it across the 'bridge' fastest would be the Fear Factor Champion. |
September 30, 2002 |
| 3 |
Traverse the Dam; Bee Headed; Watery Coffin Stunt #1: Traverse the Dam Suspended high over a dam was a 350-foot long tightrope with flags attached. Contestants would have to cross the tightrope and collect flags while holding on to a higher tightrope for support. The two men and the two women to collect the most flags in 5 minutes would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Bee Headed Contestants would be covered with over 200,000 honeybees. Once covered, they would have stand for 2 minutes covered in bees. All contestants who completed this stunt would advance to the finals. Stunt #3: Watery Coffin Contestants would be locked inside a Plexiglas box full of holes and submerged underwater. Once a red light came on, they would have to figure out which of 2 keys unlocked the coffin and swim to the surface. The contestant to complete this stunt the fastest would be the Fear Factor Champion. |
October 7, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
$1 Million Dollar Edition This extended episode featured twelve contestants competing for a prize of $1,000,000. Stunt #1 (Heli monkey bars) In a head-to-head race, contestants would have to cross monkey bars hanging under a helicopter. They would have to cross the bars, release a flag, cross back to the starting point, release a second flag, and jump into the water. The winner of each race would advance to the next round, the loser would be eliminated. Stunt #2-Women (Leech coffin) The women would have lie in a Plexiglas coffin full of leeches. As the coffin filled with water, they would have to use a handle to pump the water out. The two women to stay in the coffin the longest would advance to the next round. The other woman would be eliminated. Stunt #2-Men (Ham & eggs Fear Factor style) The men would have to bob in for pig tongues in a tank of raw ostrich egg. After retrieving 5 pig tongues, they would have to eat one of the tongues and then eat 5 leeches. The two men to complete this stunt the |
September 22, 2003 |
| 2 |
Return to Las Vegas (1) This two-part Las Vegas episode featured six contestants competing in six stunts. The winner would have to bet half their winnings on a hand of blackjack. 1st Stunt (Pole crawl) Contestants had to ""crawl"" on a rounded pole from the roof of the Mandalay Bay hotel, pulling 6 flags off as they went, and hanging the final flag on a smaller pole two feet out. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest advanced to the next round. The others were eliminated. 2nd Stunt (Piranha tank) Contestants had to swim in a tank with over 500 piranhas and bob for seven pig kidneys. The three contestants to complete this stunt the fastest advanced to the next round. The slowest person was eliminated. 3rd Stunt (Eat African Cave-dwelling Spiders) No one was eliminated in this stunt, instead contestants were playing for for a prize. Contestants had to eat up to six African cave-dwelling spiders. Each spider eaten gave the contestant two chips (for a maximum of twelve chips). |
September 29, 2003 |
| 3 |
Return to Las Vegas (2) This two-part Las Vegas episode featured six contestants competing in six stunts. The winner would have to bet half their winnings on a hand of blackjack. Stunt #3 (continued) In the previous episode, the remaining three contestants had to eat African cave-dwelling spiders to earn up to 12 roulette chips. After everyone had placed their chips on the roulette table, Joe spun the roulette wheel to see who would win a new 2004 Mazda RX-8 sports car. The winner was revealed at the beginning of this episode Stunt #4 (Slippery cab jump) Contestants would have to crawl around on a taxi cab suspended over 100 feet in the air. They would have to remove two flags from the top, one from the hood, and one from the trunk. After removing the 4 flags, they would have to jump a gap to a second suspended taxi cab. They would then have to remove a flag from the hood and two flags from the top of that cab, collect a key from the trunk, climb into the window, insert the key into the ignition, an |
October 6, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Couples Reunion In this episode, the top five couples from season four's Couples Fear Factor series returned for a rematch. Stunt #1 (Sliding floor transfer) Both members of each couple would be standing on a platform high above the ground. As the two platforms making up the floor slid further and further apart, both players would have to jump the gap, transferring flags from side to side. The couple to transfer the highest total of flags before both falling would win a pair of fully loaded 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokees. Stunt #2 (Water cage) Both members of each couple would be locked in a cage with a wall of bars separating them. The cage would be submerged underwater and both players would have to retrieve keys on their side of the cage and exchange key's with their partner through the bars. Both players would have to unlock three locks to open the cage, then swim to a buoy. The three couples to do this the fastest would advance to the next round, the other two would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (S |
August 30, 2004 |
| 2 |
Favorite Winners In this episode, six former winners returned to try and win the $50,000 a second time. Stunt #1 (Semi truck bike plank) Players would start out on top of a semi truck driving down a highway, walk to the middle of a balance beam jutting off the back, release a flag, and return to the starting point. The player would then have to get on a bike and ride it across the beam to the trailer of a second truck. The player to complete this stunt the fastest would $10,000. No one would eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Tomato horn worm juice) Two at a time, players would have to chew up mouthfuls of tomato horn worms and spit the juice into graduated cylinders. Once the cylinders were filled to a predetermined point, the players would have to drink the juice. This would be a head-to-head race. The winner of each race would advance to the next round and the loser would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (See-saw beam) Players would have to cross from one platform to the other over 100 feet in t |
September 6, 2004 |
| 3 |
Couples #2 This episode featured four couples competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Submerged limousine) One member of each couple would be seated in the driver's seat a limousine and the other would be locked in the trunk. The limo would be submerged underwater and the person in the driver's seat would have to wait for a red light to come on. That person would then have to swim to the back seat, retrieve a key, escape through the sunroof, and free their partner from the trunk. Both players would then have to swim to a buoy. The three couples to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round; the slowest couple would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Gross blow tube) One member of each couple would have to slurp up mouthfuls of blended fish heads, roaches, and beetles. That person would have to transfer it to their partner through a tube. The partner would catch it in their mouth and spit it into a cylinder. The couple to get most slop in their cylinder within the two minute time limit |
September 13, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heist Fear Factor This episode featured four co-ed pairs competing for keys to an armored car containing $1 Million in gold. In addition to the money, the winning team would also win a trip to Universal Studios Orlando. Stunt #1 (Helicopter cargo net) As a helicopter flew 400 feet above a lake at 90 miles per hour, the men would have to climb out onto a cargo net hanging off the back, collect four flags from the net, climb back up into the helicopter, and collect a final flag. The women would then have to do the same. The three teams to get the highest total of flags in the fastest time would receive a key for the armored car. The team to get the least flags would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Tunnel Escape) While chained together, partners would have to make their way through a ventilation system. While crawling through the shafts, they would have to make their way through rats, spider webs with tarantulas, raw sewage, and complete darkness. At two points in the tunnel they would have to pull levers to extinguish fires blocking their paths. The two teams to complete this stunt fastest would earn their second keys and advance to the finals. The slowest team would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (Underwater heist) After receiving their third keys, teams would compete head-to-head removing $12,500 gold bricks and $100 gold coins from the submerged armored car. The men would have to open the door to the car so the women could use the keys to unlock lockers containing gold coins. The men would collect gold bars from the truck while the women collected gold coins. Only one member of each team could be in the car at a time. The team to collect the most money in ten minutes would get to keep that money, win the trip to Universal Studios Orlando, and be Heist Fear Factor Champions. Home Invasion Stunt (Boa cage) Competing in this episode’s Home Invasion segment would be the Mosley family of Tempe, Arizona. Two family members would have to reach into a box of biting Amazon Tree Boas and unscrew nuts from screws on the bottom of the cage to free keys. Both family members would then have to use those keys to unlock a box containing a $2,500 Capital One credit card. They would have one minute to complete this stunt. |
December 6, 2005 |
| 2 |
Blind Date Fear Factor This was a special blind date episode. Four single men would be introduced to four single women, and the women would get to pick which man they wanted to be paired up with. The four couples would then compete as teams for the $50,000. Stunt #1 (Hanging boat) One partner would be driving a boat across a lake while the other partner would grab a hook hanging from a helicopter and attach it to the boat. The helicopter would then lift the boat out of the water and one person would have to climb onto a cargo net on the underside of the boat, release four flags, and drop into the water. The second partner would then have to do the same. The couple to get the most flags in the fastest time would get to choose which couple would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Crab Dump Escape) Couples would be locked in a large tank filled with 45 degree water and large Dungeness crabs. As more cold water and crabs were pumped into the tank through two pipes, both team members would have to find which of four keys unlocked caps from the floor of the tank and use the caps to plug the pipes. Because of the dangers of hypothermia, there would be a ten-minute time limit for this stunt. The couple to complete this stunt the fastest would win a twelve-day trip for four to Belize. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #3 (Ice box) Couples would be in opposite sides of a Plexiglas box, separated by a wall. As the box filled with 2,000 pounds of ice, one partner would have to collect pegs from their side of the box and transfer them to their partner through a hole in the wall. Their partner would then have to put the pegs in a box. After they had transferred all 52 pegs, they would have to pull a lever that would open the bottom of box and drop them into the water below. The bottom would automatically drop out after two minutes if contestants had not completed the stunt. The couple to transfer the most pegs the fastest would be Blind Date Fear Factor Champions and win $50,000. Home Invasion Stunt (Bobbing for hagfish) Competing in this episode’s Home Invasion segment would be the Okolowitcz family of Providence, Rhode Island. Two family members would have to transfer five hagfish from a tank to a bucket using only their mouths. If they could transfer five hagfish in one minute, they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card. |
December 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
Teams This episode featured four pairs competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Human cannonball) As a truck drove along a pier with a crane hanging off the side, one team member would hang from the crane and drop into the water when they passed a buoy. They would have to retrieve two flares from the buoy, swim to a platform, and use the flares to light the fuse to giant cannon. Their partner would then be shot out of the cannon and into the water. Once in the water, their partner would swim to a boat, climb aboard, and clip a flag to a flagpole. The team to complete this stunt the fastest would get to choose which team would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Trash Can Scavenger Hunt) Teams would have to dig through two dumpsters to find items including a toaster, a shoe, a gas can, a baseball glove, a hard hat, a tin can, a thermos, and a radio. Another of each item would be hidden among barrels filled with oil, mud, rotten fish parts, and lard. To retrieve the items from the barrels, they would have to unscrew them from the bottom and match them with the corresponding items from the dumpsters. The team to match four items fastest would win a four-day trip to Las Vegas and $20,000. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #3 (Pavement drag) Both team members would be hanging on to handlebars attached to a helicopter and be dragged across pavement on their stomachs. Along the way, they would crash through three exploding walls and a wall of barrels before coming up to a finish line. They would have to let go as close to the finish line as possible. The team to get the least combined distance from the finish line would be Fear Factor Champions. Home Invasion Stunt (Worm wine) Competing in this week’s Home Invasion segment would be the Whitman family of Dubuque, Iowa. One family member would have to grab worms from a bowl and put them in a meat grinder, another family member would have to grind the worms to make the slop spill into a glass, and a third family member would have to drink the slop. If they could do this, they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card. |
December 27, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Scorpion Tales Family duos take part in stunts that include hanging from a speeding helicopter and eating scorpions that they must retrieve from the grill of a semi truck. |
December 12, 2011 |
| 2 |
Broken Hearts & Blood Baths Four teams of executives face stunts that include escaping from a submerged car and climbing on top of a moving bus. |
December 12, 2011 |
| 3 |
Tall Crappaccino Couples face stunts that include being catapulted off a building towards a cargo net and transferring snakes off their partners with their mouths. |
December 19, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 30, 2017 |
| Last aired | August 21, 2018 |
| Runtime | 42 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday, Wednesday at 22:00:00 |