Fear Factor is a Dutch stunt/dare game show TV format that first aired in the Netherlands. The show was adapted from the original Dutch version Now or Neverland and renamed Fear Factor by NBC for the American market.
The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of three stunts for a grand prize.
International versions
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Country Name Host(s) Channel Broadcast JackpotAlbania Fear Factor Vizion Plus Arab world Fear Factor تحدى الخوف Najla Badr & Ibrahim Abu Jawdeh MBC1 February 13, 2004 50.000 SRArgentina Factor Miedo David Kavlin Telefe 2003Australia Fear Factor Australia Marc Yellin Nine Network 2002 A$50.000Belgium Fear Factor Walter Grootaers VTM 2005Alex AgnewPlay 4November 15, 2022TBABrazil Hipertensão Zeca Camargo Globo April 14, 2002 – October 27, 2011 R$500,000Bulgaria Страх Atanas Mihailov Nova Television 2009–11 15.000 лвCanada Facteur de Risques Benoit Gagnon, Josée Lavigueur TVA September 21, 2004 CAN$30,000 Fear Factor Célébrités Patrick HuardCraveJune 5, 2026TBAChile Fear Factor Chile Tonka Tomicic Canal 13 November 13, 2010 CL$3.000.000Colombia Frente al miedo Juan Pablo Llano Caracol TV 2005Croatia Fear Factor Antonija Blaće RTLCzech RepublicFaktor strachuTomas MatonohaPrima Cool2009Denmark Fear Factor Biker-Jens TV 3 2003 TBARuben SøltoftTV 2 Echo December 20, 2025 Dominican RepublicEnfrentando al Miedo Irving Alverti Telesistema 11 December 12, 2006 RD$20.000.000 Egypt Fear Factor Extreme أرض الخوف Sally Chahin Al Hayat TV April 2009 US$50,000Finland Pelkokerroin Aleksi Valavuori Nelonen September 13, 2008 €10,000France Fear Factor France Denis Brogniart TF1 2003–04 €10,000Germany Fear Factor Sonja Zietlow RTL 2004Greece Fear Factor Kostas Sommer ANT1 June 2006 Hungary A Rettegés Foka Kovalcsik Ildikó(Lilu) RTL Klub 2005 5.000.000 FtIndia Fear Factor India Mukul Dev SET Asia 10 March 2006 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi Akshay Kumar Priyanka Chopra Rohit Shetty Arjun Kapoor Colors July 21, 2008 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi - Made in IndiaFarah KhanRohit Shetty August 1, 2020 IndonesiaFear Factor Indonesia Agastya Kandau RCTI November 19, 2005 Rp.50.000.000 Italy Fear Factor Paolo Ruffini GXT and Italia 2 October 2005 – June 2013Malaysia Fear Factor Malaysia Shamser SidhuAaron Aziz (Astor Ria and Maya HD) NTV7Astro RiaAstro Maya HD August 27, 2005February 15, 2014 (Upcoming season's): Astro RiaAstro Maya HD RM10.000 RM320,000(Astro Ria and Maya HD) Fear Factor Selebriti Malaysia Aaron Aziz Astro Ria and Astro Mustika HD December 29, 2012 Mexico Fear Factor: Factor Miedo Julio Bracho "El Rasta" Televisa 2002, Fear Factor Vip 2010 MX$150.000 Netherlands Now or Neverland Fabienne de Vries Veronica 1998 fl 20 000€8 000Fear FactorFabienne de VriesVeronica / V82002-2004 Norway Fear Factor TV 3 2002 Pakistan Madventures Pakistan Ahsan Khan Ahmad Ali Butt ARY Digital 2013 – present Philippines Pinoy Fear Factor Ryan Agoncillo ABS-CBN November 10, 2008 – February 20, 2009 P2.000.000 Poland Fear Factor – Nieustraszeni Roman Polko Polsat October 8, 2004 – December 3, 2004 50,000 zł Portugal Fear Factor – Desafio Total Leonor PoeirasJosé Carlos Araújo Televisão Independente 2004 Romania Pariu cu Frica – Fear Factor Sport.ro April 6, 2008 Russia Фактор страха Vladimir Turchinsky Kirill Nabutov Anatoly Tsoy NTV 2003–2005, 2021 100.000 ₽Alexey ChadovSTS2023300.000 ₽ South Africa Fear Factor Africa Colin Moss Thapelo Mokoena Lungile Radu M-Nete.tv20022006–07 R300,000 Spain Factor Miedo Alonso Caparros Antena 3 2005 Sweden Fear Factor Sweden Paolo Roberto TV3 2002 Turkey Fear Factor Türkiye Acun Ilıcalı Show TV 2006 TL 100.000Fear Factor ExtremeAsuman KrauseStar TV2009Fear Factor Extreme 22010Fear Factor AksiyonFox Turkey2013United Kingdom Fear Factor UK Ed Sanders Sky1 Series 1: 3 September 2002 – 26 November 2002Series 2: 18 September 2003 – 11 December 2003Celebrity Series: 18 July 2004 – 22 August 2004 £20,000 United States Fear Factor Joe Rogan NBC June 11, 2001 – September 12, 2006US$50,000December 12, 2011 – July 16, 2012 Ludacris MTV May 30, 2017 – August 21, 2018Fear Factor: House of Fear Johnny KnoxvilleFox January 14, 2026US$200,000
See also List of television game show franchises
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