Fear Factor

A talent search from the producers of "American Idol" features a variety of acts by singers, dancers, comedians, acrobats, jugglers and more, competing for fame and a million-dollar prize.

A life coach helps people around the country make changes in their lives and take steps toward achieving their goals.

Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley hosts this top-tier dance competition, taking some of the best and most celebrated forces in dance from various styles and cultures spanning all over the world, and placing them in competition against each other. Eight nations are represented in the competition, and viewers watch as each one prepares with coaches on a rigorous training schedule, eventually presenting their routines before a live audience in the hopes of winning the coveted title Superstar of Dance.

In a world where the monotony of cubicle life has many people yearning for excitement and adventure, this series gives average people the chance to put their longing to the test. Each episode finds contestants who'd like to swap their boring dayjobs for the most exhilarating, and often most difficult jobs, giving them the opportunity to try out a new, challenging career, to see if an everyday worker can handle working in the frigid cold of an Alaskan crab boat, or the dangerous conditions of a Texas oil rig.

The finalists and other successful contestants from previous seasons of the "Got Talent" franchises worldwide appear to showcase their skills.

This cable TV series managed to be a melting pot of reality show, decorating show and game show -- all under the watchful and omnipresent eye of a major manufacturer of home-improvement material. During a 12-week period, three teams of amateur remodelers (two per team) competed in renovating and redecorating a single house, room by room. Whoever did the best job was given the completed house for keeps, with a panel of professionals -- realtor Shad Bogany, designer Kelly West, builder Stephen K. Hann -- and the home viewers as judges. Naturally, the task was complicated with obstacle courses, scavenger hunts, furniture-moving contests, and the like -- not to mention a list of fixed and irrevocable rules. Among these: the teams could not seek out any professional help or ask their friends and families to pitch in; the size of the team's weekly budget (or as it was called here, "allowance") was determined by the outcome of the weekly fun-and-games competitions; and all materials used in the renovation process had to be purchased from the sponsor. Hosted by Mark L. Walberg, House Rules first aired on October 10, 2003.