# Kings of Pain

Kings of Pain is an American television series that aired on the History Channel. The show features Adam 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.
Amid speculation, the show was renewed and returned subsequently for season 2 on May 26, 2022.

## Concept

Inspired by the Schmidt 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.
The animal is then ranked among the scale using the honeybee sting as the baseline. Along with creatures from the Schmidt 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

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
| 1 | 9 | 9 | November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12) | January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) | September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17) |

### Season 1 (2019–20)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Species | Location | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Nightmare in a Box" | Executioner Wasp, Warrior Wasp, and Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula | Bolivia | November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12) |
| 2 | 2 | "Stinging Punishment" | South African Bark Scorpion, Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion and Lion Fish | South Africa | November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19) |
| 3 | 3 | "Fairy of Death" | Mexican Harvester Ant, Tarantula Hawk and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish | Mexico | November 26, 2019 (2019-11-26) |
| 4 | 4 | "World of Hurt" | Nile Monitor Lizard and South African Velvet Ant | Africa | December 3, 2019 (2019-12-03) |
| 5 | 5 | "Point of the Dead" | Toe biter and Scorpionfish | Baja | December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10) |
| 6 | 6 | "Fire Down Below" | Fire Urchin and Rove beetle | Bali | December 17, 2019 (2019-12-17) |
| 7 | 7 | "Big Box of Pain" | Bullet Ant and Piranha | Amazon | January 7, 2020 (2020-01-07) |
| 8 | 8 | "Execution Day" | Giant Asian Centipede and Reticulated Python | Indonesia | January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) |
| 9 | 9 | "Behind the Bites" | Tokay Gecko, Slow Loris, Bolivian Tarantula Hawk and Hot Pepper Challenge | N/A | January 14, 2020 (2020-01-14) |

### Season 2 (2022)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Species | Location | Original air date |
| 10 | 1 | "The Scorpion King" | Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion and Arizona Bark Scorpion | Arizona, United States | May 26, 2022 (2022-05-26) |
| 11 | 2 | "Arachnophobia" | Brazilian Black and White Tarantula and Orange Baboon Tarantula | California, United States | June 2, 2022 (2022-06-02) |
| 12 | 3 | "Big Biting Lizards" | Black-throated Monitor Lizard and Mexican Beaded Lizard | California, United States | June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09) |
| 13 | 4 | "Schmidt Happens" | Red Imported Fire Ants, Sacken's Velvet Ant and California Harvester Ant | California, United States | June 16, 2022 (2022-06-16) |
| 14 | 5 | "Hundred Tiny Screams" | Common Desert Centipede and Giant Desert Centipede | Arizona, United States | June 23, 2022 (2022-06-23) |
| 15 | 6 | "Backyard Beasts" | Horrid King Assassin Bug, Jerusalem Cricket and Brown Widow | Arizona, United States | June 30, 2022 (2022-06-30) |
| 16 | 7 | "Aquarium Nightmares" | Blue Tang, Peacock Mantis Shrimp and Double Bar Rabbitfish | California, United States | July 7, 2022 (2022-07-07) |
| 17 | 8 | "Electrocution" | Yellowhead Moray Eel and Electric Eel | California, United States | July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) |
| 18 | 9 | "Stinging Sharks" | Port Jackson Shark and California Horn Shark | California, United States | July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) |
| 19 | 10 | "Cocktail of Venom" | Bristle Worms and Striped Eel Catfish | California, United States | July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) |