As of July 2026, Fear Factor Season 5 aired in 2004 with 31 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Fear Factor Season 5

2004 31 Episodes Reality ⭐ 6/10

Fear Factor Season 5 has become appointment viewing on and for anyone who enjoys watching people under real pressure. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 73 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. The production never lets the format go stale. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Fear Factor Season 5 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Fear Factor Season 5 has the format that countless others have tried to copy since. Season 5 of Fear Factor includes 31 episodes. It aired from August 2004 to May 2005. This season stars Joe Rogan. Joe Rogan leads a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2004. The format has been replicated endlessly since Fear Factor Season 5 first appeared, which is its own form of tribute. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Fear Factor Season 5 is impossible to watch casually — expect strong opinions. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. The format has been copied endlessly since Fear Factor Season 5 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.

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🎬 Fear Factor Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
Couples Reunion
2004-08-30
In this episode, the top five couples from season four's Couples Fear Factor series returned for a rematch. Stunt #1 (Sliding floor transfer) Both members of each couple would be standing on a platform high above the ground. As the two platforms making up the floor slid further and further apart...
E2
Favorite Winners
2004-09-06
In this episode, six former winners returned to try and win the $50,000 a second time. Stunt #1 (Semi truck bike plank) Players would start out on top of a semi truck driving down a highway, walk to the middle of a balance beam jutting off the back, release a flag, and return to the starting poin...
E3
Couples #2
2004-09-13
This episode featured four couples competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Submerged limousine) One member of each couple would be seated in the driver's seat a limousine and the other would be locked in the trunk. The limo would be submerged underwater and the person in the driver's seat would have to wa...
E4
Jet Ski to Float Plane; Eel Helmet; Donkey Kong
2004-09-20
Stunt #1: Jet Ski to Float Plane Contestants would start off on the pontoon below a flying seaplane over a thousand feet in the air. They would have to shimmy across a pole to the other pontoon, release a flag, then return to the first pontoon and release a second flag. The two men and the two w...
E5
Best Friends
2004-09-27
This episode featured four pairs of best friends competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Underwater box) One player would be locked inside a submerged Plexiglas box with an air pocket. That player would have pass handles through a hole to his or her parter outside the box. The partner on the outside woul...
E6
Babes, bikinis and The Roadkill Café
2004-10-04
This was an all-female episode. Stunt #1 (Helicopter platform) The ladies would be chained by one wrist and both ankles to a Plexiglas platform hanging from a helicopter. As the platform rocked back and forth, they would have to unlock themselves from the chains and jump into the water below. T...
E7
Rolling Flag Snag; Sand Crab Panning; Suspended Car Rotisserie
2004-10-11
Stunt #1: Rolling Flag Snag Contestants would have to shimmy out on a horizontal pole jutting from the front of a giant dump truck and release a flag. They would then have to return to the top of the truck, release another flag, then shimmy out on a second pole and release a third flag. After re...
E8
Water Paddle; Fear Factor Bar; Heli Surfing
2004-10-18
Stunt #1: Water Paddle Contestants would be locked onto a vertical spinning wheel by one wrist and both ankles. As they were dunked repeatedly in and out of the water, they would have to unlock themselves from all the shackles, pull a release cord, and swim to a buoy to stop the clock. The two m...
E9
Halloween Episode #2
2004-10-25
This was a special Halloween episode. Stunt #1 (Electric beam) Contestants would have to run across a metal balance beam as an overhead generator zapped them with two-million volts of electricity. They would have to transfer metal bolts from one barrel on one end of the beam to another barrel on...
E10
Siblings Fear Factor #2
2004-11-01
This episode featured four pairs of siblings competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Spinning helicopter platform) Siblings would be handcuffed to a spinning platform swinging underneath a helicopter. They would have to pull up a rope with handcuff keys, unlock themselves, and jump into the water below. ...
E11
New York 100th Episode
2004-11-08
This special 100th episode was filmed in New York City. The winner would get to choose from five Capital One credit cards, ranging in value from $60,000 to $100,000. Stunt #1 (Tram traverse) Contestants would have to traverse a cargo net on the underside of the Roosevelt Island Tram as it travel...
E12
Co-ed Models
2004-11-15
All the contestants on this episode were models. Stunt #1 (Helicopter swing rings) Contestants would have to swing around a circle of swing rings underneath a helicopter over a lake, releasing a flag on the final ring to stop the clock. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fa...
E13
Thanksgiving Show
2004-11-22
This was an extended four-stunt Thanksgiving episode. Stunt #1 (Ship net climb) Contestants would start in a dingy being dragged by a cargo net behind the Fear Factor ship (resembling the Mayflower). They would have to climb out of the dingy and climb up the cargo net, collecting six flags along...
E14
Best Friends #2
2004-11-29
This episode featured four pairs of best friends competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Underwater obstacle course) Both team members would be standing on a platform over a pool One team member would have to grab a strobe light, jump into a vertical tube and swim to the bottom, swim a horizontal underwat...
E15
Christmas Fear Factor #3
2004-12-06
This was a 3rd-annual Christmas-themed episode. Stunt #1 (Submerged living room) Contestants would be shut inside a living room, complete with furniture, a Christmas tree, and presents. The living room would be submerged underwater and contestants would have to open the gift boxes and collect th...
E16
Couples Fear Factor II (1)
2005-01-03
This episode was part 1 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Helicopter hang) The men would be holding a rope while hanging upside-down by their ankles from a helicopter as the women waited in the chilly ...
E17
Couples Fear Factor II (2)
2005-01-10
This episode was part 2 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Cow stomach toss) Going two at a time, the men would be standing on the shore of a swamp tossing cow stomachs to their girlfriends standing on ...
E18
Couples Fear Factor II (3)
2005-01-17
This episode was part 3 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Blind driver) Going two at a time, couples would race to drive a car up a ramp and onto the bed of a moving flatbed semi. The driver of the ca...
E19
Couples Fear Factor II (4)
2005-01-24
This episode was part 4 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Snake and tarantula block head) Both members of the couple would be lying on the ground with their heads trapped inside a Plexiglas box. The m...
E20
Couples Fear Factor II (5)
2005-01-31
This episode was part 5 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Truck jump and helicopter drop) Both members of each couple would be standing on the back of a flatbed truck as it drove along a pier. They wo...

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