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Ahead of tonight’s season 1 finale, MTV has given the green light to a 20-episode second season of the hit reality series from Endemol Shine North America, for premiere in 2018. Ludacris is set to return as host and executive producer of the series in which contestants confront their fears, push beyond their comfort…

MTV has announced its new summer slate, which includes five new, including previously announced SafeWord, and four returning series. Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out kicked it off with its return on June 29, Teen Mom 2 debuts July 17 at 9 PM; limited series Teen Mum premieres July 10 at 10 PM; and Season 30 of The Cha…

Tuesday night’s season premiere of MTV’s Fear Factor revival hosted by Ludacris was the network’s highest-rated series premiere in two years among adults 18-34, delivering a 0.83 rating in the key demo, up 164% vs. its time period average. Airing at 10 PM, the reboot drew 936,000 total viewers in Live+Same Day. The Fea…

Fear Factor is coming back. MTV is reviving the franchise with a new installment and Ludacris attached as host. The Viacom network has ordered 12 hourlong episodes of the series from Endemol Shine North America for premiere on Tuesday, May 30 at 10 PM. Ludacris also will executive produce the series as part of his…

Veteran reality producer Matt Kunitz, creator/executive producer of Wipeout and executive producer of Fear Factor, has signed an overall TV deal with Lionsgate TV. Under the multi-year pact, he will develop and produce unscripted programming through his Pulse Creative banner, working with Pulse development executive…

EXCLUSIVE: MTV2, MTV's sibling network, is moving ahead with Numbnuts, a new reality program from Fear Factor executive producer David A. Hurwitz. Described as a “high-octane, hilarious, adrenaline-fueled stunt competition game-show series,” Numbnuts will premiere this Friday at 10 PM, immediately following the…

The Bachelorette (2.2/6) had its tell-all episode last night with the guys who didn't make Emily Maynard’s cut. The show was down 12% from last week and tied a season low (with the exception of specials). Still, last night's episode — the last before July 22's finale — was Monday’s most-watched show with more than 7…

ABC's The Bachelorette (2.5/7) pared down to the final two hopeful guys as it heads towards its July 22 season finale. However that didn’t help the shw pick up traction, as it was flat with last week. The fourth week of The Glass House (1.1/3), on the other hand, was up 10% from last week's show — though that was…

EXCLUSIVE: After six years at NBC Universal and six at Endemol, reality producer Matt Kunitz is teaming with FremantleMedia North America. Kunitz, creator/executive producer of Wipeout and executive producer of Fear Factor, has signed a multi-year overall deal with the company behind Fox's American Idol and The X Facto…

NBC’s once high-flying reboot of Fear Factor will make a humble exit as a regular series tonight with a rerun replacing an episode pulled by the network amidst controversy. The episode, Hee Haw! Hee Haw!, would’ve probably made it to air had it not been for NBC hosting a GOP presidential debate. The Fear Factor…

Viewers still love ’em worms and cockroaches. After a five-year break, NBC’s Fear Factor returned to the schedule last night with ratings the likes of which NBC has not seen in a long while. The gross-out reality series premiered with back-to-back episodes averaging a 3.1 rating/8 share in adults 18-49 (8.7 million…

Once again NBC will be launching a reality series as a strip during the holiday season in December. Following in the footsteps of Deal Or No Deal, Clash Of The Choirs and The Sing-Off, new trivia competition show Who's Still Standing? will premiere on Monday, December 19 as a weeklong strip, airing through Thursday…