Popular on Variety “Fear Factor” has a long lineage. The series was originally hosted by Joe Rogan on NBC, then by Ludacris on MTV. Over the course of each episode, contestants vie for ...

The original NBC reality competition series, hosted by Joe Rogan, ran from 2001-2012, while the MTV reboot, hosted by Ludacris, ran from 2017-2018.

“Fear Factor” originally ran from 2001 to 2006 on NBC. During that iteration, the series was hosted by Joe Rogan, though MTV’s 2017 revival of the series was hosted by Ludacris.

Fear Factor did get a brief revival on MTV from 2017-2018 and was hosted by Ludacris, but the attempt was short-lived, and by many accounts, the stunts just did not have the same impact as the ...

“Fear Factor” has a long lineage. The series was originally hosted by Joe Rogan on NBC, then by Ludacris on MTV.

“Fear Factor” has a long lineage. The series was originally hosted by Joe Rogan on NBC, then by Ludacris on MTV. Over the course of each episode, contestants vie for thousands of dollars by ...

He’ll step into the shoes of Joe Rogan, who hosted the first iteration of the show on NBC from 2001-06 and again in 2011-12, and Ludacris, who emceed MTV’s version of Fear Factor from 2017-18.