fear factor returning

fear factor returning

fear factor returning. "Fear Factor" returning with fewer thrills. A softer version of "Fear Factor" is returning to NBC, six years after the gross-out reality show ended its run on the network.

The show, in which contestants ate such things as worms and spiders in a bid to win $50,000, debuted in summer 2001 with host Joe Rogan. The series was pulled during its revamped sixth season in 2006 when it struggled in head-to-head competition with Fox's "American Idol."