Joe Rogan returning as 'Fear Factor' host
Joe Rogan is coming back to NBC's rebooted "Fear Factor," which could return to the air in the fall after a five-year hiatus.
Rogan's rehiring was first reported by TV Guide. Eight episodes of the stunt show will be shot, with two of them being two-hour specials.
"Fear Factor" executive producer Matt Kunitz has said the reboot will embrace technology in a way that the earlier incarnation was unable to.
"Fear Factor" premiered on the network in summer 2001 and ran for six cycles with Rogan overseeing a grim procession of gross-out contests. The series was pulled during its revamped sixth season in 2006 when it struggled in head-to-head competition with Fox's "American Idol." During its NBC run, "Fear Factor" averaged 11.5 million viewers.