Scare Tactics: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Do you know what scares you? You will get to see what scares the living daylights out of average citizens just like you on Scare Tactics, the hit series from the Sci-Fi Channel and the producers of the hidden camera show Spy TV. The series puts a new spin on the hidden camera idea by featuring pranks inspired by science-fiction and horror films. Such pranks feature "victims" in situations involving haunted houses, alien abductions and more. As an added twist, throughout the seasons the different hosts of Scare Tactics take part in many of the show's pranks.

Series details

• Title: Scare Tactics
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2003-04-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-10-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Syfy
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9285
• IMDb ID: tt0339968
• TVDB ID: 79263

Cast and credited roles

• Tracy Morgan — Host
• Shannen Doherty — Host
• Stephen Baldwin — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-04-04; final listed air date 2003-10-31; episode order: 23.
• Season 2: premiered 2004-03-04; final listed air date 2004-12-15; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-07-09; final listed air date 2008-10-28; episode order: 23.
• Season 4: premiered 2010-10-05; final listed air date 2011-11-21; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-10-29; final listed air date 2013-10-28; episode order: 14.

Source and licence

Adapted from Scare Tactics on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.