{"id":15530,"date":"2025-12-19T11:35:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:39:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:39:05","slug":"fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear Factor Returning to Danish Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Metronome, part of Banijay Nordic, is reviving <em>Fear Factor<\/em> for the Danish market after two decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing <em>Fear Factor<\/em> back after 23 years is a huge milestone for Metronome and is testament to our thriving creative team,\u201d said Tina Christensen, managing director of Metronome. \u201cReimagined for a new generation of viewers, packed with shareable moments, stunning visuals and unique comedic elements, this comeback blends the adrenaline of the classic challenges with a distinctly Danish sense of humor. It\u2019s a landmark moment that underscores Metronome\u2019s ambition to deliver premium entertainment content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first Danish edition since 2002, the new version of <em>Fear Factor<\/em> will be hosted by comedian Ruben S\u00f8ltoft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Fear Factor<\/em> is one of Banijay Entertainment\u2019s lasting formats, and its comeback demonstrates the continued appetite for action-packed entertainment,\u201d noted Lucas Green, chief creative officer of operations at Banijay Entertainment. \u201cWith Denmark reigniting the format after more than two decades, and the U.S. launching a daring new series, we\u2019re expecting further momentum internationally. Both versions prove an excellent talent vehicle, with Johnny Knoxville and Ruben S\u00f8ltoft bringing their unique blend of humor and personality to engage audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metronome, part of Banijay Nordic, is reviving Fear Factor for the Danish market after two decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":15531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[4603,2380,2323,1132,2414,4618],"class_list":["post-15530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-banijay-entertainment","tag-banijay-nordic","tag-fear-factor","tag-lucas-green","tag-metronome","tag-tina-christensen","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Fear Factor Returning to Danish Television - TVFORMATS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fear Factor Returning to Danish Television - TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Metronome, part of Banijay Nordic, is reviving Fear Factor for the Danish market after two decades.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVFORMATS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-19T16:35:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-19T16:39:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/BanijayEntertainment-FearFactorDenmark-1225.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/\",\"name\":\"Fear Factor Returning to Danish Television - TVFORMATS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-19T16:35:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-19T16:39:05+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/fear-factor-returning-to-danish-television\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fear Factor Returning to Danish Television\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/\",\"name\":\"TVFORMATS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvformats\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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