Synopsis:
"'Fear Factor’ is about ordinary people in extraordinary situations," says executive producer Matt Kunitz. "The audience will experience the thrills and emotions, along with our contestants, as they challenge and possibly conquer their fears."

Hosted by Joe Rogan (NewsRadio), NBC’s newest alternative series pits real people against each other, extreme challenges -- and themselves -- in the hope of taking home a cash prize of up to $50,000 at the end of each one hour, primetime episode.

In each pulse-racing "Fear Factor" episode, six contestants (three women and three men) recruited from across the nation must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their most primal fears. Under the supervision of professional Hollywood stunt coordinators, contestants are confronted with a series of challenging stunts. The stunts they are asked to perform range from: leaping from one moving semi-truck to another; to facing the challenge of having to lie still while covered in live snakes; to walking across a six-and-one-half inch-wide beam suspended more than 100 feet in the air.

If they complete their task they advance; if fear stops them from completing a stunt or they fail the mission, they are immediately eliminated. The contestant who wins the final challenge takes home the grand prize of $50,000.

About The Host:
Rogan is best known to television viewers from his work in the starring role of Joe Garelli, the resident electrician at the WNYX radio station on the comedy series "NewsRadio," which was telecast on NBC from 1995-99. Rogan also co-starred on the series Hardball in addition to appearing in the specials "Caroline’s Comedy Hour," "MTV’s Half-Hour Comedy Hour," "Comedy from the Danger Zone," "Keeping America Funny," "Buster’s Happy Hour," "Stand-Up Spotlight" and "Spotlight Cafe." He recorded some of his standup comedy performances on his debut comedy album, "I’m Gonna Be Dead Someday," for Warner Bros. Records.

Production Credits:
"Fear Factor" is a production of Endemol Entertainment USA. The executive producers are Matt Kunitz (NBC’s new "Late Friday," "The Real World") Douglas Ross ("Big Brother," "Bug Juice") and John DeMol ("Big Brother").