In 2017, Fear Factor was rebooted by MTV, with rapper Ludacris hired as the new host. The format cut down the gross factor, with the challenges appearing tamer than previous versions of the show.

Fear Factor: Unleashed will include many of the challenges fans of the show expect, such as verbal psyche-out attempts, gross-out challenges and death-defying stunts.

In honor of the disgusting challenge that, alas, will never be seen, here are the top five grossest stunts in "Fear Factor" history.

Although Fear Factor was controversial, mainly due to the nature of the challenges and the gross things that contestants were asked to consume, the show remained on NBC until 2006.

That's right, Fear Factor is returning to television. And anyone who was a fan of the original Fear Factor series probably remembers it most for its over-the-top "food" and creepy crawler challenges.

The revival targets a younger audience and will forgo the most of the gross challenges (the original run had enough contestants eating worms, eyeballs and testicles for our lifetime) in favor of ...

LOS ANGELES - NBC is reviving "Fear Factor," the reality show that boasted challenges ranging from daring to gross. "Fear Factor" aired on NBC from 2001 to 2006 with host Joe Rogan. The network sai… ...

Fear Factor was a stunt game show that first aired on NBC in 2001. The original show was hosted by UFC commentator Joe Rogan and later by Ludacris when the TV show was revived in 2017.

After a six-year hiatus, “Fear Factor” returns to NBC tonight at 8. “Matt Kunitz, the executive producer, said it best,” returning host Joe Rogan told reporters during a call earlier this ...