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Fox Announces Fear Factor: House of Fear Season 2

4/24/2026

Summary

Johnny Knoxville Returns

Fox Television Network announced that Fear Factor: House of Fear will return for a second season with Johnny Knoxville as host.
Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network, called the series a signature unscripted show that audiences cannot get enough of.
Sharon Levy, CEO of Endemol Shine North America, said the series was the most-streamed unscripted series this season.
Fox reported that the debut episode attracted 16.5 million multiplatform viewers.

Summary

Knoxville Revives

Season 1 of Fear Factor: House of Fear premiered on Jan 11, 2026 and ran ten episodes.
The series streams on Hulu for subscribers and is free on Tubi.
Stunts included vacuum-bag confinement, plexiglass-box escapes with animals, fire jumps, snake bites and horse-dragging.
Fox expects Season 2 to launch in 2027.
Knoxville’s hosting adds a Jackass-style energy that sets the revival apart.

Summary

Rogan Hosts

The winner of “Fear Factor: House of Fear” will receive a $200,000 grand prize.
Executive producers Kevin Lee, Anthony Carbone, Lindsay Tuggle, Sharon Levy, Michael Heyerman, and Sean Loughlin oversee the series for Endemol Shine North America, which produces the competition hosted by Joe Rogan and Ludacris.
Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network, said the network is plotting new ways to raise the “shock-and-awe quotient” for season two.

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Johnny Knoxville Returns

Fox Television Network announced that Fear Factor: House of Fear will return for a second season with Johnny Knoxville as host.
Michael Thorn, president of Fox Television Network, called the series a signature unscripted show that audiences cannot get enough of.
Sharon Levy, CEO of Endemol Shine North America, said the series was the most-streamed unscripted series this season.
Fox reported that the debut episode attracted 16.5 million multiplatform viewers.

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