Revived Series
The series revival began airing on December 12, 2011, and the 2 premiere episodes were viewed by 8.7 million and 8.5 million viewers, respectively. This makes the premiere the highest non-sports programming to air on NBC at 8:00 p.m. since February 2008.
The revival featured 4 teams of 2 people with a preexisting relationship per episode, rather than the original versions' 6 people (3 male, 3 female). The first 5 seasons had used the 3 male, 3 female grouping, but the sixth and final pre-revival season utilized 4 teams of 2 people each. The stunts have remained basically the same, with the "gross" one in between the two physical ones.
NBC pulled a two hour, five team, five stunt episode entitled "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!" which featured a stunt where teams spun a wheel to determine whether they would have to shave their heads and eyebrows, get tattooed, or be tear gassed. This episode was scheduled to air January 23, 2012 and was replaced by a GOP debate.
The sixth episode, entitled "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!" and featuring a stunt where contestants drink the urine and semen of a donkey, was originally scheduled to air January 30, 2012. Hesitant about airing the stunt, NBC eventually pulled the episode after pictures of the stunt appeared online. Video footage of the stunt appeared online after the episode aired on Danish TV in June 2012.
The replacement episode for "Hee Haw! Hee Haw!," entitled "The Bees Are So Angry," was two hours instead of the usual one, and included 5 teams, 5 stunts, and a $100,000 prize instead of the usual 4 teams, 3 stunts, and $50,000 prize. The Voice replaced the series' slot on Monday nights.
NBC has rescheduled the 2-hour "Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My!" episode, which will air in two parts over the nights of July 9 and July 16. The first part ended with the "To Be Continued" subtitle followed by a preview for the second part. As of July 2012, Fear Factor is officially cancelled.
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