Kings of Pain
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| Kings of Pain | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Adam Thorn Rob Alleva |
| Narrated by | Jim Pratt |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No.of seasons | 2 |
| No.of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Carr Ben Silverman Howard Owens Laurie Girion Brett-Patrick Jenkins J.D. Roth Adam Greener |
| Producers | Isabel San Vargas Lucy Savage |
| Production location | Worldwide |
| Production company | Propagate |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Channel |
| Release | November 12, 2019– September 17, 2022 |
Kings of Painis an American television series that aired on theHistory Channel.[1]The show featuresAdam Thorn,a wildlife biologist, and Rob "Caveman" Alleva, an animal handler. In the show, they attempt to get stung and bitten by animals from different parts of the world, in order to measure the amount of pain they each receive from each bite or sting.[2]
Amid speculation, the show was renewed and returned subsequently for season 2 on May 26, 2022.[3]
Concept
[edit]Inspired by theSchmidt Pain Index,biologist Adam Thorn and handler Rob "Caveman" Alleva test the bites and stings of animals with a new 30 point scale within 3 categories: intensity of initial physical pain, the duration of the pain, and the after effects or "damage". The scores from the three are rated from 1-10 (10 being worst) and then added together and averaged out.[4]
The animal is then ranked among the scale using the honeybee sting as the baseline. Along with creatures from theSchmidt Pain Index,animals from other categories such as reptiles and marine animals are also tested. In addition to testing the bites and stings of animals, Thorn and Alleva have started another pain index which they call the "nature hurts" pain index, which is intended to measure the pain from hot peppers.
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 9 | November 12, 2019 | January 14, 2020 | |
| 2 | 10 | May 26, 2022 | September 17, 2022 | |
Season 1 (2019–20)
[edit]| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Species | Location | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Nightmare in a Box" | Executioner Wasp,Warrior Wasp,andGoliath Bird-Eating Tarantula | Bolivia | November 12, 2019[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "Stinging Punishment" | South African Bark Scorpion,Lesser-Thicktail ScorpionandLion Fish | South Africa | November 19, 2019[5] |
| 3 | 3 | "Fairy of Death" | Mexican Harvester Ant,Tarantula HawkandCrown-of-Thorns Starfish | Mexico | November 26, 2019[5] |
| 4 | 4 | "World of Hurt" | Nile Monitor LizardandSouth African Velvet Ant | Africa | December 3, 2019[5] |
| 5 | 5 | "Point of the Dead" | Toe biterandScorpionfish | Baja | December 10, 2019[5] |
| 6 | 6 | "Fire Down Below" | Fire UrchinandRove beetle | Bali | December 17, 2019[5] |
| 7 | 7 | "Big Box of Pain" | Bullet AntandPiranha | Amazon | January 7, 2020[5] |
| 8 | 8 | "Execution Day" | Giant Asian CentipedeandReticulated Python | Indonesia | January 14, 2020[5] |
| 9 | 9 | "Behind the Bites" | Tokay Gecko,Slow Loris,Bolivian Tarantula Hawkand Hot Pepper Challenge | N/A | January 14, 2020[5] |
Season 2 (2022)
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Kameishi, Sachi (November 10, 2019)."Kings of Pain premieres on History".Standard-Speaker.Retrieved25 May2022.
- ^"Kings of Pain – About".History.
- ^"Breaking News - The History Channel's Hit Survival Series" Alone "Returns for Season Nine on Thursday, May 26 at 9PM ET/PT | TheFutonCritic.com".www.thefutoncritic.com.Retrieved2022-04-21.
- ^"Is Kings of Pain science or stupidity? An interview with a History Channel executive".17 November 2019.Retrieved22 March2020.
- ^abcdefghi"Kings of Pain".amazon.co.uk.Retrieved8 September2022.
- ^"Shows A-Z – Kings of Pain on History".The Futon Critic.RetrievedMay 13,2022.
- ^abcdefghij"Kings of Pain".amazon.co.uk.Retrieved8 September2022.