| Fear Factor | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John de Mol Jr. |
| Original work | Now or Neverland (The Netherlands) |
| Owner | Banijay Entertainment [1] |
| Years | 1998–present |
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.
| Country | Name | Host(s) | Channel | Broadcast | Jackpot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Fear Factor | Vizion Plus | |||
| Arab world | Fear Factor تحدى الخوف | Najla Badr & Ibrahim Abu Jawdeh | MBC1 | February 13, 2004 | 50.000 SR |
| Argentina | Factor Miedo | David Kavlin | Telefe | 2003 | |
| Australia | Fear Factor Australia | Marc Yellin | Nine Network | 2002 | A$50.000 |
| Belgium | Fear Factor | Walter Grootaers | VTM | 2005 | |
| Alex Agnew | Play 4 | November 15, 2022 | TBA | ||
| Brazil | Hipertensão | Zeca Camargo (2002) Glenda Kozlowski (2010–11) | Globo | April 14, 2002 – October 27, 2011 | R$500,000 |
| Bulgaria | Страх | Atanas Mihailov | Nova Television | 2009–11 | 15.000 лв |
| Canada | Facteur de Risques | Benoit Gagnon, Josée Lavigueur | TVA | September 21, 2004 | CAN$30,000 |
| Chile | Fear Factor Chile | Tonka Tomicic | Canal 13 | November 13, 2010 | CL$3.000.000 |
| Colombia | Frente al miedo | Juan Pablo Llano | Caracol TV | 2005 | |
| Croatia | Fear Factor | Antonija Blaće | RTL | ||
| Czech Republic | Faktor strachu | Tomas Matonoha | Prima Cool | 2009 | |
| Denmark | Fear Factor | Biker-Jens | TV 3 | 2003 | |
| Dominican Republic | Enfrentando 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$50,000 |
| Finland | Pelkokerroin | Aleksi Valavuori | Nelonen | September 13, 2008 | €10,000 |
| France | Fear Factor France | Denis Brogniart | TF1 | 2003–04 | €10,000 |
| Germany | Fear Factor | Sonja Zietlow | RTL | 2004 | |
| Greece | Fear Factor | Kostas Sommer | ANT1 | June 2006 | |
| Hungary | A Rettegés Foka | Kovalcsik Ildikó(Lilu) | RTL Klub | 2005 | 5.000.000 Ft |
| India | Fear Factor India | Mukul Dev | SET Asia | 10 March 2006 | |
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi | Akshay Kumar (2008–09; 2011) Priyanka Chopra (2010) Rohit Shetty (2014-15, 2017-) Arjun Kapoor (2016) | Colors | July 21, 2008 | ||
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi - Made in India | Farah Khan Rohit Shetty | August 1, 2020 | |||
| Indonesia | Fear Factor Indonesia | Agastya Kandau | RCTI | November 19, 2005 | Rp.50.000.000 |
| Italy | Fear Factor | Paolo Ruffini | GXT and Italia 2 | October 2005 – June 2013 | |
| Malaysia | Fear Factor Malaysia | Shamser Sidhu Aaron Aziz (Astor Ria and Maya HD) | NTV7 Astro Ria Astro Maya HD | August 27, 2005 February 15, 2014 (Upcoming season's): Astro Ria Astro Maya HD | RM10.000 RM320,000 (Astro Ria and Maya HD) |
| Fear Factor Selebriti Malaysia | Aaron Aziz [2] | Astro Ria and Astro Mustika HD | December 29, 2012 | ||
| Mexico | Fear Factor: Factor Miedo | Julio Bracho (2002–04) "El Rasta" (2004–05, 2010) | Televisa | 2002, Fear Factor Vip 2010 | MX$150.000 |
| Netherlands | Now or Neverland Fear Factor | Fabienne de Vries | Veronica | 1998 | fl 20 000 €8 000 |
| Norway | Fear Factor | TV 3 | 2002 | ||
| Pakistan [3] | Madventures Pakistan | Ahsan Khan (2013) Ahmad Ali Butt (2015) | 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 Poeiras José Carlos Araújo | Televisão Independente | 2004 | |
| Romania | Pariu cu Frica – Fear Factor | Sport.ro | April 6, 2008 | ||
| Russia | Фактор страха | Vladimir Turchinsky (2003–2004) Kirill Nabutov (2005) Anatoly Tsoy (2021) | NTV | 2003–2005, 2021 [4] | 100.000 ₽ |
| Alexey Chadov | STS | 2023 | 300.000 ₽ | ||
| South Africa | Fear Factor Africa | Colin Moss Thapelo Mokoena Lungile Radu | M-Net e.tv | 2002 2006–07 | R300,000 |
| Spain | Factor Miedo | Alonso Caparros | Antena 3 | 2005 | |
| Sweden | Fear Factor Sweden | Paolo Roberto | TV3 | 2002 | |
| Turkey | Fear Factor Türkiye Fear Factor Extreme Fear Factor Extreme 2 Fear Factor Aksiyon | Acun Ilıcalı Asuman Krause Asuman Krause Asuman Krause | Show TV Star TV Star TV Fox Turkey | 2006 2009 2010 2013 | TL 100.000 |
| United Kingdom | Fear Factor UK | Ed Sanders | Sky1 | Series 1: 3 September 2002 – 26 November 2002 Series 2: 18 September 2003 – 11 December 2003 Celebrity Series: 18 July 2004 – 22 August 2004 | £20,000 |
| United States | Fear Factor | Joe Rogan | NBC | June 11, 2001 – September 12, 2006 December 12, 2011 – July 16, 2012 | US$50,000 |
| Ludacris | MTV | May 30, 2017 – August 21, 2018 |