The 15 Most Controversial TV Shows Of All Time

 Fear Factor

Fear Factor was designed to disgust viewers, so it shouldn’t come as a shock that some of these stunts that contestants have had to do end up causing controversy. The American Humane Association has complained about the show allowing various animals to get injured and for killing insects by eating them alive while taping. The association also alleged that the animal trainers on the show have refused to work on the series because producers have demanded they do stunts that violate the association’s guidelines. The show was also criticized by a major U.S. electrical utilities company for an episode in which contestants had to climb through a simulated electrical substation with “electrified wires” that were replete with simulated sparks and electrical sounds added in post-processing, claiming that if viewers were to attempt this there could be fatal results. Then in 2012, an episode that featured contestants drinking donkey semen and urine were also deemed un-airable by NBC. Not long after this, the show was cancelled for the second time.