7.0/1027 votes#1 - Couples Reunion
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2004
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, both players would have to jump the gap, transferring flags from side to side. The couple to transfer the highest total of flags before both falling would win a pair of fully loaded 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokees. Stunt #2 (Water cage) Both members of each couple would be locked in a cage with a wall of bars separating them. The cage would be submerged underwater and both players would have to retrieve keys on their side of the cage and exchange key's with their partner through the bars. Both players would have to unlock three locks to open the cage, then swim to a buoy. The three couples to do this the fastest would advance to the next round, the other two would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (S
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1028 votes
#2 - Favorite Winners
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/2004
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 point. The player would then have to get on a bike and ride it across the beam to the trailer of a second truck. The player to complete this stunt the fastest would $10,000. No one would eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Tomato horn worm juice) Two at a time, players would have to chew up mouthfuls of tomato horn worms and spit the juice into graduated cylinders. Once the cylinders were filled to a predetermined point, the players would have to drink the juice. This would be a head-to-head race. The winner of each race would advance to the next round and the loser would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (See-saw beam) Players would have to cross from one platform to the other over 100 feet in t
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1025 votes
#3 - Couples #2
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2004
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 wait for a red light to come on. That person would then have to swim to the back seat, retrieve a key, escape through the sunroof, and free their partner from the trunk. Both players would then have to swim to a buoy. The three couples to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round; the slowest couple would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Gross blow tube) One member of each couple would have to slurp up mouthfuls of blended fish heads, roaches, and beetles. That person would have to transfer it to their partner through a tube. The partner would catch it in their mouth and spit it into a cylinder. The couple to get most slop in their cylinder within the two minute time limit
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1024 votes
#4 - Jet Ski to Float Plane; Eel Helmet; Donkey Kong
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2004
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 women to complete this stunt the fastest (or release the first flag the fastest before falling) would advance to the next round, the others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Eel Helmet Contestants would have to stick their heads in a large fishbowl-helmet occupied by moray eels with a narrow tube to breathe through. The contestants would have to unscrew eight bolts in order to cause the front plate to pop off the helmet and drain the water. The three players to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round, the slowest player would be eliminated. Stunt #3: Donkey Kong Contestants would have to ride an elevator platform to six different balance beams at different levels an
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1024 votes
#5 - Best Friends
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2004
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 would then have to screw two of the handles into a wheel, assembling a crank. Once the crank was assembled, the player on the outside would have to turn it, opening the box, and both team members would have to swim to a Fear Factor sticker on the side of the pool. The three teams to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest team would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Tongue bob and transfer) Both team members would be standing by tanks, one filled with animal fat, and the other filled with dead fish and oil. One player would have to bob for cow toques in his or her tank, transfer it to his or her partner, and the partner would have to carry it with his or her mout
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1024 votes
#6 - Babes, bikinis and The Roadkill Café
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2004
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. The four ladies to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round, the other two would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Roadkill Café) The ladies would have to use a shovel to chuck stuffed animals at a target in the middle of the road. This would determine the amount the amount of maggot-covered animal organ meat they would have to eat. Anyone who was able to eat her entire plate of ""roadkill"" within seven minutes would advance to the final round. Stunt #3 (Rotating beams) The ladies would have to work their way down a line of four rotating beams suspended over a lake, jumping from beam to beam. Each beam would have a yellow flag and a red flag at the center. The ladies would
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1028 votes
#7 - Rolling Flag Snag; Sand Crab Panning; Suspended Car Rotisserie
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/11/2004
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 releasing the last flag, contestants would have to drop off the pole to stop the time. The two men and the two women with the fastest times would advance to the next round, the others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Sand Crab Panning Contestants would be shackled by the wrists and chained to a stake in the sand. They would have to free themselves by rolling around in the sand to unscrew the shackles. Once they were free, they would have to run into the ocean, unlock a floating box containing seven live sand crabs from a buoy, return to the shore, unlock the box, and eat the crabs. The three contestants to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the final round, the slowest contes
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1028 votes
#8 - Water Paddle; Fear Factor Bar; Heli Surfing
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/18/2004
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 men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Fear Factor Bar Contestants would use a paint ball gun containing 100 exploding pellets to shoot at a display of 57 alcoholic beverage bottles. The number of unbroken bottles after the contestant had fired all the shots would represent the number of one-ounce shots of blended maggots, stink beetles, worms, and fish eyes they would have to drink. The three contestants to drink all their shots the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest person would be eliminated. Stunt #3: Heli Surfing As a helicopter flew over a lake, contestants would have t
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1029 votes
#9 - Halloween Episode #2
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/25/2004
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 the other end of the beam. The four contestants who could transfer the most bolts in the one minute time limit would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Witches brew) Contestants would use a crossbow to shoot flaming arrows at a scarecrow hanging from the ceiling. The number of shots each contestant took to ignite the scarecrow would represent the number of scoops of Fear Factor witch's brew (consisting of dead tarantulas, scorpions, and bug guts) they would have eat. Any contestants who finished their bowl of witch's brew would advance to the next round. Stunt #3 (Bug tumbler) Contestants would be covered in corn syrup and strapped into a Plexiglas t
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1026 votes
#10 - Siblings Fear Factor #2
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2004
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. The time would stop when the second sibling hit the water. The three pairs of siblings to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The other pair would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Spider head) Siblings would have to stick their heads into a box full of spiders. The sibling on the left side of the box would have to pass keys by mouth to the sibling on the right side of the box. The sibling on the right side would have to pass the keys through a hole into his or her hand. Once the keys were outside the box, the siblings would have to unlock four locks on the outside of the box. The pair of siblings to complete this stunt the fastest would win an all-inclusive 7-day
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1027 votes
#11 - New York 100th Episode
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/8/2004
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 traveled hundreds of feet over the East River. The two men and the two women who released the most flags the fastest from the cargo net before falling would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Rat stew) Contestants would have to eat a bowl blended up dead rat in Times Square. This would be a head-to-head race. The man and the woman to finish their bowl of blended rat the fastest would advance to the final round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (Dual helicopter wall) Contestants would have to traverse both sides of a Plexiglas wall hanging from two helicopters in front of the Statue of Liberty. They would have to walk along a 2 inch ledge, clipping
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1028 votes
#12 - Co-ed Models
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/15/2004
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 fastest or get the furthest before falling would advance to the next round. The other two would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Bug ropes) Contestants would have to use their mouths to collect bugs from sticky ropes and transfer them to a scale. Among the bugs on the ropes were worms, crickets, cockroaches, and three types of large beetles. The three contestants to transfer the most weight in bugs in one minute would advance to the next round. The slowest person would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (Tube flush) Contestants would have to swim up into an above-water tube with 1500 gallons of water vacuum packed into it. Once inside, they would have 30 seconds to attach as flags as possible to the insi
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1027 votes
#13 - Thanksgiving Show
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/22/2004
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 the way and releasing a final flag to stop the time. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Thanksgiving feast) Night-crawler green beans, maggoty mashed potatoes with fish sauce gravy, bile gelatin with African cave spider topping, beetle worm and cockroach stuffing, and sheep brain pie topped with worms. Contestants would have to choose three of these five gross food items to consume within the 9-minute time limit. For each item they consumed, they would receive one hatchet to throw at a target. The contestant with the hatchet closest to the bullseye would win the Activision video gam
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1025 votes
#14 - Best Friends #2
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 11/29/2004
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 underwater tunnel, and clip the strobe light inside the tunnel. They would then have to return to the surface though a hole in the platform, grab another strobe light, hand it to their partner, and their partner would repeat the process. The team that clipped the most strobe lights in the tunnel in the fastest time before quitting would win two 2005 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab Laramies. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Blind leech wall) One team member would be blindfolded while the other would be on the opposite side of a glass wall. The blindfolded team member would have to dunk their head into a tank full of leeches and get a mouthful. Their partner would then verbally guide th
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1027 votes
#15 - Christmas Fear Factor #3
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/6/2004
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 the flags inside. The two men and the two women who collected the most flags the fastest before quitting would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Dog attack) Contestants would have to run inside a cabin living room protected by vicious guard dogs, pick up gifts on one side of the room, and run them to boxes on the other side of the room. Each contestant would get one attempt for each of the three gifts and would be attacked by a different dog each time. For safety reasons, players would only have 35 seconds for each attempt. The man and the woman who retrieved the most gifts in the shortest cumulative time would advance to the next round. The others wou
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1028 votes
#16 - Couples Fear Factor II (1)
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/3/2005
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 lake below. Going two at a time, the men would be lowered, and the women would grab the other end of the rope and be lifted out of the water. The couple that could hang the longest before someone let go of the rope would get to choose from five Capital One credit cards ranging in value from $10,000 to $50,000. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Tuna transfer) Couples would have to race through a tank of dirty water containing various stinky dead fish, fish scales, and sea weed. To get from one end to the other, they would have to maneuver under large beams stretching across the tank. After transferring four large tuna fish from one side of the tank to the other, they w
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1029 votes
#17 - Couples Fear Factor II (2)
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/10/2005
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 floating platforms in the middle of the swamp. The women would have to catch the cow stomachs and put them into a bucket. Once all fifteen stomachs had been transfered, the women would have to swim to shore and touch a trough to stop the clock. The couple to complete this stunt in the fastest time would win $20,000 and a trip to Los Angeles to see the world premiere of the movie ""Elektra"". The winners would also get to impose a penalty on the couple of their choice in the next stunt. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. The couple with the second slowest time in the previous stunt was not allowed to participate in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Double eat & yank) Couples would be harnesse
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/1028 votes
#18 - Couples Fear Factor II (3)
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/17/2005
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 car would be blindfolded, and their partner would be in the passenger seat giving directions. The couple that could get their car onto the truck bed and run over a flag the fastest would win a seven-day all inclusive trip for two to the Grand Lido Negril Resort and Spa in Jamaica. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Double tunnel flush) The men would be sitting in a dumpster with their hands handcuffed to the outside of a Plexiglas trough with their heads stuck inside the trough. As the trough was repeatedly flushed with raw sewage, the women would have to climb up into the trough and open a combination lock to release the handcuff key. They would then have to unlock their
Director: N/A
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- 6.9/1028 votes
#19 - Couples Fear Factor II (4)
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/24/2005
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 men would have their heads locked in a box of snakes, and the women in tarantulas. They would have to push themselves along the ground to a set of screwdrivers, use rods to retrieve the screwdrivers, and use the screwdrivers to unlock the boxes. When the first person got free, they were allowed to help their partner escape. The time would stop once both people had gotten free of their respective boxes. The couple with the fastest time would win two fully loaded 2005 Jeep Wranglers. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Couples chain submerge) Both people would be standing on a Plexiglas trap door over a pool. One person would have 40 pounds of weights chained to their ank
Director: N/A
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- 6.8/1026 votes
#20 - Couples Fear Factor II (5)
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/31/2005
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 would have to jump off the truck into the water, swim to separate buoys, and grab trapeze bars hanging from helicopters. The helicopters would lift them out of the water and fly them to another set of buoys. Upon reaching the second set of buoys, they would have to drop back into the water, collect a flag attached to their respective buoys, swim to a platform, and clip the flags on a flagpole. The time would stop once both partners clipped their flag. The couple with the fastest time would win two Sony Sports Network Walkman Players along with $20,000. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Electric maze) Partners would be handcuffed together and would have to navigate throu
Director: N/A
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- 6.8/1028 votes
#21 - Couples Fear Factor II (6)
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/7/2005
This episode was part 6 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Gross gorge) Couples would have to eat from Plexiglas containers containing 6 pounds, 8 ounces of disgusting food items. Among these items were octopus, lamb brain, pig snout, pig tongue, cod egg sac, cow eyeballs, sea cucumber, pig uterus, intestines, squid, scorpions, tarantulas, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, nightcrawlers, red worms, super worms, tomato horn worms, stink beetles, and other assorted bugs and animal innards. The couple that could eat the most weight in the 20 minute time limit would win a two-week trip to Belize where they would stay six days in the rain forest at Ian Anderson's Caves Branch and six days sailing the Caribbean in a luxury yacht from Mooring Signature Vacations. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Train lean & grab) Couples would have to cross 12-inch wide balance beams on top
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- 6.8/1026 votes
#22 - Couples Fear Factor II (7)
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/14/2005
This was the final episode in a 7-part series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Bullfrog coffin) The women would be locked in a bamboo cage by two locks in a pit of bullfrogs. The men would have to run across a swamp and retrieve a key from a pit of scorpions, then run back across the swamp and use the key to unlock the first lock. They would then have to run back across the swamp, retrieve the second key from a pit of live rats using only their mouths, run back, and unlock the second lock. Once the woman was free, they would both have to run across the swamp and both of them would have to drink a glass of blended bullfrog and swamp water. The couple to complete this stunt the fastest would win two Jeep Liberty 4X4s. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. The Final Stunt (Helicopter climb and car jump) Wearing flame retarded suits, couples would start out on the back of a speedboat as it raced ac
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- 6.8/1028 votes
#23 - Las Vegas Teams
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/21/2005
This episode featured four duos (two pairs of best friends, a set of twins, and a dating couple) competing as teams in Las Vegas. The winning team would have to bet half their winnings on a hand of blackjack. Stunt #1 (Inverted fall and car flip) One team member would be handcuffed and hung by their ankles 120 feet in the air while their partner waited in a car on the ground. The person hanging by their ankles would have to unlock the handcuffs and pull a rip cord. When the rip cord was pulled, the person would drop to the ground head-first and a pipe ramp would be lit on fire. When the ramp was lit, the person in the car would have to have to hit the ramp and flip the car into a wall of road-block barrels. The three teams to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest team would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Fear Factor cocktails) Contestants would be playing poker Fear Factor style at the Excalibur. In order get cards, each player would have to
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1028 votes
#24 - Reality Stars
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/28/2005
This four-stunt episode featured six former contestants from reality shows. The contestants were Omarosa (The Apprentice), Ryan Sutter (The Bachelorette), Ethan Zohn (Survivor Africa), Jenna Morasca (Survivor Amazon), Reichen Lehmkuhl (The Amazing Race), and Nikki McKibbin (American Idol). Stunt #1 (Dual heli rope crawl) Contestants would have to crawl across a rope hanging between two helicopters. As they made their way across, they would have to release up to 9 flags attached to the rope before dropping into the water below. The one man and the one woman to release the most flags the fastest would win a Capital One credit card worth $20,000. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Gross obstacle course) Contestants would be handcuffed to a rail with one arm. Using their free hand, they would have to reach into a box of biting Amazon Tree Boas and unscrew four nuts and two washers from screws in the bottom of the cage, freeing a key. They would use the key to unl
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1027 votes
#25 - Fear Factor Twins #3
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/7/2005
This four-stunt episode featured four sets of twins competing as teams. Stunt #1 (Helicopter to speedboat) One twin would be hanging by a harness from a helicopter while their partner would be inside the helicopter. As the helicopter flew over a buoy, the person in the helicopter would have to pull a rip cord and drop their twin into the water. When the helicopter flew over a second buoy, the second twin would also have to jump out. Both twins would have to retrieve a flag from their respective buoys and swim to an ultra boat. Once they were both on board, the boat would speed past a floating platform. Both twins would have to jump off, swim to the platform, and attach their flags. The time would stop when the second flag was attached. The pair of twins to complete this stunt the fastest would win a $20,000 Capital One credit card. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Cattle trench) Twins would be racing back and forth while attached to a pulley system, so on
Director: J. Rupert Thompson
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Fear Factor Season 5
Every episode of Fear Factor Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Fear Factor Season 5!
Competition reality series in which contestants must decide if they have the guts and determination to face their fears while outpacing the competition.
Genre:Reality
Network:NBC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Couples Reunion" is the best rated episode of "Fear Factor" season 5. It scored 7/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by J. Rupert Thompson and written by N/A, it aired on 8/30/2004. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Favorite Winners".