Kings of Pain
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| starring = Adam Thorn
Rob Alleva
| narrated = Jim Pratt
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 19
| executive_producer = David Carr
Ben Silverman
Howard Owens
Laurie Girion
Brett-Patrick Jenkins
J.D. Roth
Adam Greener
| producer = Isabel San Vargas
Lucy Savage
| location = Worldwide
| company = Propagate
| network = History Channel
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|11|12}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2022|09|17}}
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Kings of Pain is an American television series that aired on the History Channel.{{cite news |last1=Kameishi |first1=Sachi |title=Kings of Pain premieres on History |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102489058/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |work=Standard-Speaker |date=November 10, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.history.ca/shows/kings-of-pain/about/ |title=Kings of Pain – About |publisher=History}}
Amid speculation, the show was renewed and returned subsequently for season 2 on May 26, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - The History Channel's Hit Survival Series "Alone" Returns for Season Nine on Thursday, May 26 at 9PM ET/PT {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/04/21/the-history-channels-hit-survival-series-alone-returns-for-season-nine-on-thursday-may-26-at-9pm-et-pt-425315/20220421history01/ |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2019/11/kings-of-pain-history-channel-interview/|access-date=22 March 2020|title=Is Kings of Pain science or stupidity? An interview with a History Channel executive|date=17 November 2019 }}
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
{{Series overview
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| end1 = {{End date|2020|1|14}}
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| start2 = {{Start date|2022|5|26}}
| end2 = {{End date|2022|9|17}}
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= Season 1 (2019–20) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Nightmare in a Box
|Aux1 = Executioner Wasp, Warrior Wasp, and Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula
|Aux2 = Bolivia
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kings-of-Pain-Season-1/dp/B086WQWLSL|accessdate=8 September 2022|website=amazon.co.uk|title=Kings of Pain}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Stinging Punishment
|Aux1 = South African Bark Scorpion, Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion and Lion Fish
|Aux2 = South Africa
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|19}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Fairy of Death
|Aux1 = Mexican Harvester Ant, Tarantula Hawk and Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
|Aux2 = Mexico
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|26}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = World of Hurt
|Aux1 = Nile Monitor Lizard and South African Velvet Ant
|Aux2 = Africa
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|3}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Point of the Dead
|Aux1 = Toe biter and Scorpionfish
|Aux2 = Baja
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|10}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Fire Down Below
|Aux1 = Fire Urchin and Rove beetle
|Aux2 = Bali
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|17}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Big Box of Pain
|Aux1 = Bullet Ant and Piranha
|Aux2 = Amazon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|7}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Execution Day
|Aux1 = Giant Asian Centipede and Reticulated Python
|Aux2 = Indonesia
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|14}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Behind the Bites
|Aux1 = Tokay Gecko, Slow Loris, Bolivian Tarantula Hawk and Hot Pepper Challenge
|Aux2 = N/A
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|1|14}}
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= Season 2 (2022) =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Scorpion King
|Aux1 = Giant Desert Hairy Scorpion and Arizona Bark Scorpion
|Aux2 = Arizona, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Kings-of-Pain-Season-2/dp/B09T292MXK|accessdate=8 September 2022|website=amazon.co.uk|title=Kings of Pain}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Arachnophobia
|Aux1 = Brazilian Black and White Tarantula and Orange Baboon Tarantula
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|2}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Big Biting Lizards
|Aux1 = Black-throated Monitor Lizard and Mexican Beaded Lizard
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|9}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Schmidt Happens
|Aux1 = Red Imported Fire Ants, Sacken's Velvet Ant and California Harvester Ant
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|16}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Hundred Tiny Screams
|Aux1 = Common Desert Centipede and Giant Desert Centipede
|Aux2 = Arizona, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|23}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Backyard Beasts
|Aux1 = Horrid King Assassin Bug, Jerusalem Cricket and Brown Widow
|Aux2 = Arizona, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|30}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Aquarium Nightmares
|Aux1 = Blue Tang, Peacock Mantis Shrimp and Double Bar Rabbitfish
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|7|7}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Electrocution
|Aux1 = Yellowhead Moray Eel and Electric Eel
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|7|14}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Stinging Sharks
|Aux1 = Port Jackson Shark and California Horn Shark
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|7|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Cocktail of Venom
|Aux1 = Bristle Worms and Striped Eel Catfish
|Aux2 = California, United States
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|7|21}}
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