Pinoy Fear Factor
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Pinoy Fear Factor is a reality show on ABS-CBN that started airing on November 10, 2008. It ran for 15 weeks,[1] ending on February 20, 2009, replacing Iisa Pa Lamang and was replaced by SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon. The show is based on the Dutch reality game show Now or Neverland and is produced by Endemol. It is hosted by Filipino actor-host Ryan Agoncillo. The Philippines is the 30th country to use Buenos Aires, Argentina as the location of the series.[1] Other Fear Factor hubs are located in South Africa and Serbia.[2]
| Pinoy Fear Factor | |
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 Pinoy Fear Factor logo | |
| Genre | Reality show |
| Based on | Now or Neverland by John de Mol |
| Directed by | Albert Langitan |
| Presented by | Ryan Agoncillo |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | Filipino Spanish |
| No. of episodes | 75 (weekdays) 15 (Saturdays) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Argentina |
| Running time | 30-45 minutes |
| Production companies | Pulse Creative
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| Original release | |
| Network | ABS-CBN |
| Release | November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10) – February 20, 2009 (2009-02-20) |
Though the Philippine producers have plans to make the Philippines the next Fear Factor hub in the world,[3] they still decided to shoot the first series in Buenos Aires, Argentina where stunts experts and resources are readily available.[4][5]
The first series was won by Jommy Teotico who took home P2 Million (around US$50,000), a house and lot, and was given the title of "El Ultimo Participante" (The Ultimate Participant).[1] It uses the tagline Ang buhay sa likod ng katapangan or "Life behind bravery." The theme song of the show, which is entitled Tagumpay (Triumph), is performed by Chivas Malunda (a contestant of Pinoy Dream Academy season 2).[6]
Sister channel Studio 23 airs a condensed one-hour Saturday edition, covering the episodes shown within the week.
From December 22 to 26 and December 29 to 31, 2008, a special set of year-end episodes, known as Pinoy Fear Factor: With A Twist, was aired. The episodes, narrated by ABS-CBN's comedic news reporter Marc Logan, showed a recap of scenes from the six previous rounds, as well as new interviews from the Participantes and never-before-seen clips within and outside of the competition.