« The Real Housewives of Atlanta: NeNe Leakes Is Headed to Which Scripted Show? | Home December 09, 2011 10:54 AM by Megan Thompson Fear Factor and its host, Joe Rogan, are returning to NBC this Monday. The show took a ten year hiatus, but it’s back and even more disgusting and dangerous! Yes, that’s right there are still people out there that will eat a bowl of maggots. So keep reading for a sneak peek at the latest season of Fear Factor . Fear Factor returns Monday night to NBC and it has more dangerous stunts and more disgusting “food” items for the contestants to eat. If you haven’t watched the show before, there are four teams of two completing in challenges that go against people’s greatest fears. If a couple doesn’t complete a task, they are immediately eliminated. The last couple standing takes home $50,000. Let’s take a look at a preview of the new season: The stunts definitely look more intense than they did ten years ago. It’s amazing what people will do for $50,000. ...