“Fear Factor: House of Fear” has been renewed for Season 2, Fox announced Thursday. Johnny Knoxville will return to host the competition series.
A reboot of the favored 2000s show that ran for seven seasons, on “Fear Factor: House of Fear,” a gaggle of strangers living together in a distant location “will conquer their fears, claim the grand prize and earn the best to proclaim, “Fear shouldn’t be an element!,” per the show’s official logline. “Ultimately, just one contestant will conquer their fears and walk away with the huge grand prize.”
“‘Fear Factor: House of Fear’ immediately established itself as a signature unscripted series for Fox, and our audience can’t get enough of the way it takes them – and our contestants – to absolutely the edge with every episode,” said Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network, in a press release. “Johnny Knoxville’s fearless, unpredictable energy makes him the right ringmaster, as he and our friends at Endemol have redefined this iconic format and elevated it into something fresh, addictive, highly competitive, and cringe-inducing in all the very best ways. And consider it or not, they’re already plotting latest ways to boost the shock-and-awe quotient for Season Two.”
For the reason that show’s debut earlier this 12 months, “Fear Factor: House of Fear’s” debut episode delivered 16.5 million multiplatform viewers, per Fox.,
“Bringing an icon like ‘Fear Factor’ back to life required a bunch who could match its legacy, and Johnny Knoxville has been the final word catalyst for this evolution. He didn’t just host ‘Fear Factor: House of Fear’; he became the guts of it,” said Sharon Levy, CEO of Endemol Shine North America, in a press release. “Earning the title of the most-streamed unscripted series this season is a large win for ESNA and our incredible partners at Fox and shows the Fear format is as strong as ever. For Season Two, we’re already plotting how you can push the social strategy and physical stunts to much more visceral, stomach-turning heights. We are only getting began.”