Nothing can compare with Japanese Game Shows. I am surprised there isn’t a lot of serious injury and death on those.
Some of the Japanese endurance shows are more about sadistic delight in torturing the contestants than in putting them through any real danger.
I’m reminded of a Japanese program that was hosted by Beat Takeshi (Takeshi Comedy Ultra Quiz show) “he had a busload of losing contestants lowered into the ocean by a large crane. An underwater camera filmed the desperate contestants clawing at the windows, while Takeshi, safe on shore, cackles with roguish delight” Shilling, The Encyclopedia of Japanese Pop Culture.