A popular reality series is coming back earlier than expected. Fear Factor: House of Fear will premiere on Fox Sunday, following the network’s slate of NFL Wild Card games. That is three days earlier than the original schedule, which had the show returning on January 14.
There will be a new face hosting this time around, along with some alterations to the reality competition, which first debuted in the early 2000s. Johnny Knoxville will take over hosting duties with contestants living together on a remote location for this edition of the show.
The Fear Factor reboot cuts OG host Joe Rogan for Johnny Knoxville
Evidently, Fox wanted someone a little edgier, known for doing extreme things on camera, to host the new Fear Factor. Johnny rose to fame with the show Jackass, which featured outrageous stunts and pranks.
The new show promises mind-blowing stunts, massive challenges, and social strategy with 14 contestants chosen. Johnny replaces Joe Rogan as host, with the latter nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Best Reality/Variety Host in 2003. Johnny was officially named the new host last June.
The original Fear Factor ran on NBC from 2001 until 2006. There was a brief revival in 2011. Meanwhile, MTV had a version of the series, which Ludacris hosted from 2017 to 2018.
Anyone who can’t watch the show’s opening episode on Sunday, the series will have its time period premiere on January 14, following The Masked Singer. It will be available to stream on Hulu the following day. Last year, it was estimated that Johnny had a net worth of around $55 million.
The original run of the show spawned a video game, Fear Factor: Unleashed, along with a board game, among other things. The debut episode of the show will be titled Sealed Fates. Whoever winds up the winner earns a cool $200,000.
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