This article refers to the American television show by this title. For other uses, see Fear factor (disambiguation).
Fear Factor was an
American stunt/dare
reality game show. It was originally created by
Endemol Netherlands and first aired on
June 11,
2001.
The original Dutch version was called
Now or Neverland. When
Endemol USA and
NBC adapted it to the American market in
2001, they changed the name to
Fear Factor.