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Fear Factor Reboot Tops Streaming Charts
24 Feb
Summary
- Fear Factor rebooted as an arced reality show with a competitive storyline.
- The new season has amassed 1.5 billion minutes streamed on Hulu and Fox.
- Banijay seeks European territories for local 'Fear Factor' versions.
Banijay Entertainment has revitalized the 'Fear Factor' franchise as an "arced reality" show, a format shift proving highly successful. This evolution incorporates a continuous storyline and a cast living together, blending terrifying challenges with interpersonal competition. This new structure has resonated strongly with audiences, as evidenced by its impressive streaming performance.
The rebooted "Fear Factor: House of Fear," hosted by Johnny Knoxville, has become Hulu's number one streamed show. In its current season, it has already accumulated 1.5 billion minutes streamed across Hulu and Fox after only five episodes. Banijay is now in discussions to bring the show back and develop local versions for European markets.
This strategic adaptation of a previously closed-ended show into a bingeable, arc reality format aligns with current viewing habits. Banijay also highlighted the traction gained by other returning shows like "The Summit" and "Shaolin Heroes," which benefit from a collaborative approach to adapting IPs for local markets. The inclusion of content creators as a new type of VIP in shows like "The Fifty" is another emerging trend, leveraging their pre-existing audiences.
