For the 1990s comic book series published by DC Comics, see Scare Tactics (comics).
For the use of fear in attempting to influence others, see Fear mongering
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American TV series or program
Scare Tactics
Starring
Shannen Doherty Stephen Baldwin Tracy Morgan
Country of origin
United States
No. of seasons
5
No. of episodes
114
Production
Executive producers
Kevin Healey Scott Hallock Jesse Fawcett
Running time
23 minutes
Production company
Hallock Healey Entertainment
Original release
Network
Syfy (2003–2013) Chiller (2012)
Release
April 4, 2003 (2003-04-04) – October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)[1]
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Scare Tactics is an American comedy horror hidden camera television show, produced by Scott Hallock and Kevin Healey. Its first two seasons aired from April 2003 to December 2004. After a hiatus, the show returned for a third season, beginning July 9, 2008. The first season of the show was hosted by Shannen Doherty. Stephen Baldwin took her place in the middle of the second season. At the beginning of the third season, the show was hosted by Tracy Morgan. The fourth season began on October 6, 2009. On July 17, 2017, it was announced that Blumhouse Television was going to produce a new season of the show.[2]
In Europe, the first season of the program aired on MTV Central from 2003 to 2004. The show was also broadcast in Australia on Fox8, in Canada on MTV, in India on AXN, in Russia on MTV Russia (only the first two seasons), in Turkey on Dream TV, in Poland on TV Puls, in Finland on Jim, in South Korea on Q TV, in Sweden initially on TV6, and then on TV11. The program was distributed internationally by Rive Gauche Television.
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