- Dates: June 11, 2001 - September 12, 2006
- Type: Television Series
This Television Series is referred to by The Carpet part of The Office Season 2
Michael is back from a 10 day vacation, and discovers a nasty surprise on his office carpet. He tells the camera that he is a big fan of the show 'Fear Factor', and that he feels that this event is sort of like his audition for the show.
The show pits contestants against each other to complete a series of stunts better and/or quicker than all the other contestants, by doing this in the fastest time, for a grand prize of $50,000. From Seasons One to Five, the contestants were generally three men and three women, all playing for themselves, but in Season Six, the show moved to a permanent format of four teams of two people, each with a pre-existing relationship with one another, all playing for a shared prize of the same amount.