The Challenge

Apr 20, 1998 (en) Reality [42] Min
  • First Air Date
    Apr 20, 1998
  • Production
    Bunim/Murray Productions, Dualstar Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    73%
  • Original title
    The Challenge
  • Release
    Apr 20, 1998
  • en
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Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.

Overview

Each Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria, such as gender, which show they first appeared on, whether or not they're veterans or rookies on the show, etc. The two teams compete in numerous missions in order to win prizes and advance in the overall game.

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Casts : 8 / Crews : 0

Specials ( 2010-04-01)

Meet the Meat

Episode: 1

EX-Tra Baggage

Episode: 2

S27E02 After Show

Episode: 3

S27E07 After Show

Episode: 4

S27E10 After Show Cold Turkey Special: The Road to Berlin

Episode: 5

S28E04 Mucho Mas - Frenemies

Episode: 6

S28E05 Mucho Mas - When Partners Attack

Episode: 7

Best Moments Ever

Episode: 8

Hall of Fame: CT

Episode: 9

The Challenge: Invasion Of The Champions Hall of Fame: Epic Fails

Episode: 10

15 Craziest AF Unseen Moments

Episode: 11

Watch out for the Wolfpack

Episode: 12

14 Times Our Challengers Lost Their S#&t

Episode: 13

Dirty 30 Launch Special

Episode: 14

What Would CT Do?

Episode: 15

Spies, Lies & Allies: Global Activation

Episode: 16

Ready to Ride

Episode: 17

Battle for a New Champion: Countdown Begins

Episode: 18

Eras Only

Episode: 19

All Stars ( 1998-04-20)

Road Rules: All Stars is the first season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Unlike later seasons the show followed alumni of The Real World as they went on a typical Road Rules-type adventure around the United States in a non-competitive format. It is the only season without the term Challenge in its title. The season premiered on June 1st, 1998.

Road Rules All Stars: Five Easy Pieces

Episode: 1

Road Rules All Stars: Shear Madness

Episode: 2

Road Rules All Stars: A Radish In A Salad Spinner

Episode: 3

Road Rules All Stars: How To Eat Fried Worms...

Episode: 4

Road Rules All Stars: Fresh Squeezed Creative Juices

Episode: 5

Real World vs. Road Rules ( 1998-11-09)

Real World/Road Rules Challenge is the 2nd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Road Rules: All Stars. The season marked the first time in which "Real World/Road Rules Challenge" would be used as the show's main title. In addition, it's one of two seasons absent of a subtitle, a trend that wouldn't truly emerge until the show's 4th season. It is the first six-on-six Challenge in the series. The teams traveled via tour bus and RV starting in San Francisco, ending in Universal City, California, competing in different individual challenges. The winning team had the right to travel in a tour bus, while the losing team had to travel in an RV. Each time a team won an individual challenge, they won the right to spend time in a "money machine". The "money machine", set up outside Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California was a huge wind chamber that contained up to $150,000. Whatever the casts could keep on them, they were guaranteed to keep. This season also featured an additional challenge where the two teams competed over possession of a teddy bear. Whichever team had the teddy bear in their possession at an unknown, predetermined point in the challenge, would win the additional challenge.

Money Changes Everything

Episode: 1

Bed Sores

Episode: 2

Getting Drunk

Episode: 3

The Joint is Jumping

Episode: 4

Shall We Play a Game?

Episode: 5

Handsome Reward

Episode: 6

Challenge 2000 ( 2000-01-17)

Real World/Road Rules Challenge 2000 is the 3rd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Real World/Road Rules Challenge the season. Real World/Road Rules Challenge 2000 is the second six-on-six The Challenge in the series. The teams traveled via tour bus starting in Las Vegas, Nevada then moving to the eastern U.S., ending in Miami, Florida after competing in different individual challenges. Each time a team won an individual challenge, they won $10,000. After each mission won, the winning team would invest those 10K in the product of their choice through E-Trade. At the end, the winning team also won any money won in the stock market. The last mission would be for the right to keep the money collected in the pot, an additional cash prize and a car. This season also featured an additional challenge where the two teams had to give up smoking for the duration of filming. If any cast member on either team were caught smoking, their cast would lose the additional challenge.

Stratos-Fear

Episode: 1

Demolition Derby

Episode: 2

Wheel of Wrestling

Episode: 3

Snake Wrangling

Episode: 4

Redneck Games

Episode: 5

Mud Football

Episode: 6

Swamp Buggy Racing

Episode: 7

Sweet Revenge

Episode: 8

Homemade Swimsuit Contest

Episode: 9

Stir Crazy

Episode: 10

Handsome Reward

Episode: 11

Extreme Challenge ( 2001-01-09)

Extreme Challenge is the 4th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Real World/Road Rules Challenge 2000. Extreme Challenge is the first season that adorned the show with a subtitle, the series having begun a new trend of titling each season based off its format and theme. To date, it's also the only season in which the season title alters the show title, through the insertion of "Extreme" between "Real World/Road Rules" and "Challenge." Extreme Challenge consisted of the third and final six-on-six Challenge. The casts were split up into two different six-person teams, one representing The Real World and the other representing Road Rules. The teams traveled via tour bus in the eastern U.S. and Europe competing in different individual challenges. Each time a team won an individual challenge, money would be added to an E-Trade account. Each time they won a challenge, they had the chance to invest those winnings in the stock market for the duration of the challenge. The last mission would be for the right to keep the money collected in the pot, an additional cash prize, and a car.

Ring of Fire

Episode: 1

Blimp Water-Skiing

Episode: 2

Wharf Games

Episode: 3

Improv Games

Episode: 4

Rollerball Games

Episode: 5

Ayanna's Departure

Episode: 6

Wheel of Wrestling

Episode: 7

Human Foosball

Episode: 8

Sub-Standard

Episode: 9

Cheer Leaders

Episode: 10

Tight Rope Walk

Episode: 11

Tough Guy

Episode: 12

Extreme Sports

Episode: 13

Couple Fashion Show

Episode: 14

Grossout Games

Episode: 15

Paintball / Judge Mills Lane

Episode: 16

Handsome Reward

Episode: 17

Cease Fire

Episode: 18

The Real World/Road Rules: The Afterlife

Episode: 19

Battle of the Seasons ( 2002-02-04)

Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons is the fifth season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). The season is directly subsequent to Extreme Challenge. Battle of the Seasons premiered in early 2002 and took place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In each episode, the cast competed in a challenge, and the top three Real World and top three Road Rules teams would become the "Inner Circle" and have the power to vote off teams. The "Inner Circle" was determined by a cumulative score that would be tallied on a leader board. The final six teams would compete for a final prize worth $300,000.

Hang Man, Part 1

Episode: 1

Hang Man, Part 2

Episode: 2

Hurricane Juliette

Episode: 3

Who to Vote Off?

Episode: 4

Musical Inner-Tube Tango

Episode: 5

Vertical Limit

Episode: 6

Slam Dunk

Episode: 7

Montezuma's Revenge

Episode: 8

Ladder of Doom

Episode: 9

Round 'Em Up

Episode: 10

Rush Hour

Episode: 11

Hands on Saturn

Episode: 12

Sidekick Showdown

Episode: 13

Blockhead

Episode: 14

Siamese Wrestling

Episode: 15

Handsome Reward

Episode: 16

Inside the Inner Circle

Episode: 17

Battle of the Sexes ( 2003-01-06)

Battle of the Sexes is the 6th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to the first Battle of the Seasons. Battle of the Sexes featured cast members from The Real World and Road Rules. The cast stayed in the Round Hill Hotel and Villa Resort near Montego Bay, Jamaica. The show premiered on December 30, 2002 and concluded on May 12, 2003. This is the first edition of the Battle of the Sexes series, with Battle of the Sexes 2 following in 2004–2005.

Hola Jamaica

Episode: 1

Sergeant Says

Episode: 2

Dead Man's Drop

Episode: 3

Tree House

Episode: 4

Breath-Hold Bungee

Episode: 5

Puck's Wedding

Episode: 6

Seven Rings of Saturn

Episode: 7

Freeze Your Butt Off

Episode: 8

People Mover

Episode: 9

Battle of the Opposite Sexes

Episode: 10

Leaky River

Episode: 11

Stairway To Heaven

Episode: 12

Collision Course

Episode: 13

Spider Mon

Episode: 14

Human Aquarium

Episode: 15

Razors Edge

Episode: 16

Maximum Velocity

Episode: 17

Handsome Reward

Episode: 18

Hot and Bothered

Episode: 19

Battle of the Sexes: The Good, The Bad, and The Notorious

Episode: 20

Real World/Road Rules: 19 Degrees of Reality Hookups

Episode: 21

The Gauntlet ( 2003-09-29)

The Gauntlet is the 7th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes. The Gauntlet featured 28 castmates competing in missions with an immunity life-saver awarded to the best individual performer. Each team would then select a player from their team to go into the Gauntlet elimination challenge. This challenge was held in Telluride, Colorado. It was hosted by Jonny Moseley. This is the first edition of the Gauntlet series, with The Gauntlet 2 following in 2005–2006 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008.

Howdy Telluride

Episode: 1

Snake Soup

Episode: 2

Masquerade

Episode: 3

Mud Bath

Episode: 4

I Scream

Episode: 5

Holey Canoe

Episode: 6

Heavyweight Hustle

Episode: 7

Sink My Ship

Episode: 8

Red Barron

Episode: 9

Inferno

Episode: 10

Rolling on the River

Episode: 11

Turntable

Episode: 12

All or Nothing

Episode: 13

Vertical Sweep

Episode: 14

Dukes of Saturn

Episode: 15

Gold Rush Part 1

Episode: 16

Gold Rush Part 2

Episode: 17

Showdown at the Real World Road Rules Corral: A Guide to the Gautlet

Episode: 18

The Inferno ( 2004-02-02)

The Inferno is the 8th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Gauntlet. The Inferno aired in 2004. The season was composed of twenty cast members, and took place in Acapulco, Mexico. In this challenge, the winning teams would receive a prize at the end of each mission. They would then nominate two players from their team to the Inferno elimination challenge. Unlike The Gauntlet, there would be another challenge with an immunity life-saver up for grabs before the Inferno. Each team then selected one of the two nominees from the opposing team to go into the Inferno. This is the first edition of The Inferno series, with The Inferno II following in 2005 and The Inferno 3 following in 2007.

Grope The Rope

Episode: 1

Birdfeeder

Episode: 2

Wreck n' Roll

Episode: 3

Climbing Wall

Episode: 4

Disco Domino Derby

Episode: 5

Balls Out

Episode: 6

Ultimate Saturn Road Trip

Episode: 7

Don't Yank My Chain

Episode: 8

Come Sail Away

Episode: 9

Bungee Bound

Episode: 10

Twist and Shoot

Episode: 11

Balcony Swing

Episode: 12

Fallen Angels

Episode: 13

Saturn Valet Ballet

Episode: 14

Window Washing

Episode: 15

The Final Burn

Episode: 16

Handsome Reward

Episode: 17

Montezuma's Revenge: Inside The Inferno

Episode: 18

Battle Scars: From the Gauntlet to the Inferno

Episode: 19

Casualties of The Inferno: Smoldering to the Final Challenge

Episode: 20

Battle of the Sexes II ( 2004-10-04)

Battle of the Sexes 2 is the 9th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Inferno. Battle of the Sexes 2 is the first sequel season of The Challenge, representing the sequel to the show's 6th season, Battle of the Sexes. Battle of the Sexes 2 premiered on October 4, 2004, and concluded on January 31, 2005. The Challenge took place in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Before each challenge, every team would choose three leaders. If the team won, those leaders got to vote off anyone else; if the team lost, one of those leaders would be voted off. No life-shields were used during this season.

Howdy Sante Fe

Episode: 1

Dangle Drop

Episode: 2

Snake Pit Poker

Episode: 3

Melt With You

Episode: 4

Bombs Away

Episode: 5

Junk Boat

Episode: 6

High Noon

Episode: 7

Fill'er Up

Episode: 8

Sa-Wing

Episode: 9

Electro Shock

Episode: 10

Pop Culture Bike Ramp

Episode: 11

The Shredder

Episode: 12

Cast A Spell

Episode: 13

Semi-Cross

Episode: 14

Car-Go

Episode: 15

Vertigo

Episode: 16

Handsome Reward

Episode: 17

Secrets from Elimination Hill

Episode: 18

He Says / She Says: The Battle for the Battle of the Sexes 2

Episode: 19

The Inferno II ( 2005-03-07)

The Inferno II is the 10th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Battle of the Sexes 2. The Inferno II is the second of The Inferno series, with the original Inferno airing in 2004, and The Inferno 3 following in 2007. The show aired in 2005, and took place in Manzanillo, Mexico. This challenge was the same as The Inferno, except this time each team was allowed to choose only one "Inferno nominee" from the opposite team. This nominee had to win the "life shield" to save him or herself. The contestants in this challenge were grouped into two teams of "Good Guys" and "Bad Asses", representing the "heroes" and "villains" of their respective seasons.

Surf Torture

Episode: 1

Juice It Up

Episode: 2

X Marks The Spot

Episode: 3

Run For Your Money

Episode: 4

Shirt Off My Back

Episode: 5

Dodge Yer Balls

Episode: 6

Fill In The Gaps

Episode: 7

Zip Up

Episode: 8

Never Ending Climb

Episode: 9

What A Drag

Episode: 10

Riddle Me This

Episode: 11

Time To Ride

Episode: 12

If Memory Serves

Episode: 13

Crab Grab

Episode: 14

Heart Rate Bungee

Episode: 15

Montezuma's Revenge

Episode: 16

To Hell and Back: Hot Gossip from the Inferno II

Episode: 17

The Gauntlet II ( 2005-12-05)

The Gauntlet II is the 11th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Inferno II. The Gauntlet II marked T. J. Lavin's first time presenting the series, regularly hosting the program from this season forward. Prior seasons only used temporary hosts. The season is the second in the Gauntlet series, with the original Gauntlet airing in 2003–2004 and The Gauntlet III following in 2008. The Gauntlet II aired in late 2005 and into 2006 with 32 contestants and took place in Trinidad and Tobago. The teams were designated Veterans and Rookies, based on the number of prior Challenge seasons on which each cast member had competed. Those on the Veterans team had been on at least two prior seasons, and those on the Rookies team had been on fewer than two seasons. For this season, a male and female captain were determined at the beginning of the season. After each team challenge, the losing team captain was sent to the "Gauntlet", where they would face an opponent of the same sex and same team who was voted into the Gauntlet by the respective team. Gauntlets alternated between "Male Gauntlets" and "Female Gauntlets".

Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Episode: 1

Derrick Steps It Up

Episode: 2

We Can Work It Out

Episode: 3

The $10,000 Pyramid

Episode: 4

Sloppy Seconds

Episode: 5

Watching Paint Dry

Episode: 6

The Heat is On

Episode: 7

Rookie Moves

Episode: 8

Walking the Line

Episode: 9

Bucked!

Episode: 10

Victory At Last

Episode: 11

Tire Me Up, Tire Me Down

Episode: 12

Mac-Beth

Episode: 13

The Good, the Brad, and the Ugly

Episode: 14

Blind Panic

Episode: 15

Last Men Standing

Episode: 16

Don't Bet On It

Episode: 17

Fresh Meat ( 2006-05-29)

Fresh Meat is the 12th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Fresh Meat is a season that made history on The Challenge by being the first season to include previously unknown contestants as part of the cast. Previous to Fresh Meat, all seasons functioned solely by the program's trademark: strictly using contestants that were previously cast on past seasons of The Real World or Road Rules. To date, Fresh Meat's most notable debuting contestants who've both continued on in further seasons of the show and won Challenge seasons are: Kenny Santucci, Evelyn Smith, and Evan Starkman. Filmed in Australia, Fresh Meat featured two-player teams; each team had an alumnus of The Real World or Road Rules partnered with a newcomer to the Challenge. This is the first edition of the Fresh Meat series, with Fresh Meat II following in 2010.

Kickin' Things Off

Episode: 1

Anxieties Run High

Episode: 2

Hanging Tough

Episode: 3

Jailbirds

Episode: 4

Climber's Paradise

Episode: 5

Costume Extravaganza

Episode: 6

Crossing Paths

Episode: 7

Kayak Challenge

Episode: 8

Kenny VS Tina?

Episode: 9

Game Over?

Episode: 10

Money or Friendship?

Episode: 11

Jump Down Under

Episode: 12

Diving In

Episode: 13

Kenny and Tina's Triumph

Episode: 14

The Death Roll

Episode: 15

And the Winners Are...

Episode: 16

Well Done: The Fresh Meat Reunion

Episode: 17

The Duel ( 2006-10-12)

The Duel is the 13th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Fresh Meat. The Duel took place in Búzios, Brazil, with former cast members from MTV series The Real World and Road Rules competing, along with several cast members from the previous Challenge, Fresh Meat. The host of The Duel was T. J. Lavin. The season differed from previous Challenge seasons in that no teams were assigned, as it was every man and woman for themselves. The surviving male and female cast member would win $150,000 each. The season was watched by a total of 83 million viewers. The Duel premiered on October 12, 2006, and concluded on January 18, 2007. This is the first edition of The Duel series, with The Duel II following in 2009.

Welcome to Brazil

Episode: 1

The First Female Duel

Episode: 2

Goodbye Tina and Tyler

Episode: 3

Paula vs. Aneesa

Episode: 4

The Drama Mafia

Episode: 5

Goodbye Casey

Episode: 6

Nehemiah's Last Day's

Episode: 7

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Episode: 8

Until Next Time Derrick

Episode: 9

Harsh Words

Episode: 10

Friend or Foe?

Episode: 11

Two For Two

Episode: 12

Fallen Alliances

Episode: 13

The Big Split

Episode: 14

The Final Four

Episode: 15

The Big Payoff

Episode: 16

The Reunion Special

Episode: 17

The Inferno III ( 2007-04-10)

The Inferno 3 is the 14th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Duel. The Inferno 3 marked the show's first trilogy, the third of the Inferno series, continuing on from The Inferno and The Inferno II. Filming took place in Cape Town, South Africa, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and the Fresh Meat challenge competing. The teams were in the format of The Inferno II, "Good Guys" versus "Bad Asses." Contrary to the previous Inferno shows, the Lifesaver competitions have been limited to gender only winners, as for the male Inferno days, only males will be able to win it and vice versa. The season premiered on Tuesday April 10, 2007 on MTV. There were $400,000 in prizes.

Welcome to Africa Part 1

Episode: 1

Welcome to Africa Part 2

Episode: 2

The Good Guys Strike Back!

Episode: 3

Playing the Game

Episode: 4

Kicking Ace

Episode: 5

Off the Wall

Episode: 6

Sour Grapes

Episode: 7

Walk This Way

Episode: 8

Bouncing Back

Episode: 9

Pane in the Glass

Episode: 10

Workin' on the Railroad

Episode: 11

Match Point

Episode: 12

High Voltage

Episode: 13

Hook The Man

Episode: 14

Team Girl Squad

Episode: 15

The Big Five

Episode: 16

Top 10 Moments

Episode: 17

The Gauntlet III ( 2008-01-23)

The Gauntlet III is the 15th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Inferno 3. Being the third in The Gauntlet series, The Gauntlet III marked the show's 2nd trilogy, continuing on from The Gauntlet and The Gauntlet 2. The season was filmed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with former cast members from The Real World and Road Rules competing, along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat challenge. This season was in the format of two teams: Veterans vs. Rookies, with a format similar to The Gauntlet 2. The contestants on the Veterans team had been on at least two prior seasons of the Challenge, and the contestants on the Rookies team had been on fewer than two prior seasons.

Viva Mexico

Episode: 1

It's Personal

Episode: 2

Less Is More

Episode: 3

It's Not Fair

Episode: 4

Match-Up of the Century

Episode: 5

All Alone

Episode: 6

What Goes Around

Episode: 7

Cold Blooded

Episode: 8

The Finale

Episode: 9

Trim the Fat: The Gauntlet III Reunion

Episode: 10

The Island ( 2008-09-16)

The Island is the 16th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Gauntlet III. Like previous seasons of The Challenge, The Island featured cast members from various past seasons of The Real World and Road Rules, of which The Challenge was a spun off from, competing along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat challenge. This season featured the contestants "stranded" on an island off the coast of Panama, where the cast competed for a buried treasure chest filled with $300,000 USD in gold. Unlike in previous Challenges, the cast was not housed in a luxurious dwelling, but was "forced" to improvise and "work" for the basic necessities of food and shelter, as on the TV series Survivor. Unlike previous seasons of The Challenge, there were no predetermined teams. Instead, the cast members had to forge their own alliances. Of the twenty cast members, there were only four winners. The Island premiered on September 10, 2008, and concluded on October 29, 2008.

Welcome To The Island

Episode: 1

Calling It Quits

Episode: 2

Girl Fight

Episode: 3

Are You A Quitter?

Episode: 4

Ev vs. The Island

Episode: 5

Island King

Episode: 6

Down To The Wire

Episode: 7

Sailing to Victory

Episode: 8

Reunion

Episode: 9

The Duel II ( 2009-04-08)

The Duel II is the 17th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Island. The Duel II is the sequel to the show's 13th season, The Duel, and succeeds The Island season. It took place in Queenstown, New Zealand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat challenge. The cast departed for Queenstown, New Zealand on October 27, 2008 and filming ran through early December. This season premiered on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 and concluded on June 17, 2009 with the reunion show.

Damned If You Duel...

Episode: 1

Duel Unto Others

Episode: 2

Duel What You Gotta Duel

Episode: 3

Duel-ality

Episode: 4

Duelers On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown

Episode: 5

Dueling For Dunbar

Episode: 6

Deja Duel

Episode: 7

If These Duels Could Talk

Episode: 8

Til Death Duel Us Part

Episode: 9

Duel Or Die!

Episode: 10

The Ruins ( 2009-09-30)

Real World Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins is the eighteenth season of the MTV reality television game show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, and follows The Duel II. The Ruins took place in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and Road Rules competing along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat challenge. This season was played in the format of two teams: Champions and Challengers. Players on the Champions team had won at least one previous challenge, while players on the Challengers team had never won a challenge. This is the last season to use Real World/Road Rules in the on-screen title, before being shortened to The Challenge in the 19th season. The season premiered on September 30, 2009 and concluded with the "S#!t They Should Have Shown" special on December 23, 2009.

Wes Side Story

Episode: 1

The Booby Trap

Episode: 2

The Road to Ruins

Episode: 3

Girls Gone Wild

Episode: 4

Reversal of Fortune

Episode: 5

Ruining On Empty

Episode: 6

Silence Of The Ruins

Episode: 7

Thai Me Up! Thai Me Down!

Episode: 8

Muay So-Called Ruins

Episode: 9

Good Thai and Good Luck

Episode: 10

Reunion

Episode: 11

The S#!t They Should Have Shown

Episode: 12

Fresh Meat II ( 2010-04-07)

Nice to Meat You

Episode: 1

Meating of the Minds

Episode: 2

Sloppy Ho's

Episode: 3

Meats 'N Potatoes

Episode: 4

Road Kill

Episode: 5

Checkmeat!

Episode: 6

Trimming The Fat

Episode: 7

Spoiled Rotten Meat

Episode: 8

All U Can Eat Stakes

Episode: 9

Well Done, Meat

Episode: 10

Cutthroat ( 2010-10-06)

The Challenge: Cutthroat is the 20th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Filmed in Prague, Czech Republic, Cutthroat features a first-ever three-team format with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge. The season premiered on Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Czech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

Episode: 1

Newbie Doobie Doo

Episode: 2

Karma's A Bitch

Episode: 3

Swat the Hell

Episode: 4

Couching Tyger, Hidden Danimal

Episode: 5

Where the Red Team Blows

Episode: 6

Hell Hath No Fury

Episode: 7

Back With a Vengeance

Episode: 8

Always a Bridesmaid

Episode: 9

Czechmate

Episode: 10

The Challenge: Cutthroat Reunion

Episode: 11

The S#!% They Should've Shown

Episode: 12

Rivals ( 2011-06-22)

The Challenge: Rivals is the 21st season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Rivals takes place in Costa Rica, Argentina, and Patagonia. The season used former cast members from The Real World and The Challenge. Rivals marked the first season of The Challenge to not include any cast members from cancelled series Road Rules. The season featured an incendiary format in which players were teamed with their arch enemies from past seasons of The Real World and The Challenge. The season premiered on June 22, 2011

Welcome to the Jungle

Episode: 1

Through The Looking Glass

Episode: 2

Underdog Day Afternoon

Episode: 3

D-DAY

Episode: 4

Ill Communication

Episode: 5

Blow Up

Episode: 6

Blood on the Dance Floor

Episode: 7

Cry for Me, Argentina

Episode: 8

The Storm Before the Storm

Episode: 9

At the End of the World

Episode: 10

Reunion

Episode: 11

The S#!@ They Should Have Shown

Episode: 12

Battle of the Exes ( 2012-01-25)

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes is the 22nd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. It takes place in the Dominican Republic and Iceland, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge competing. The season premiered on January 25, 2012, and concluded on April 4, 2012, with the Reunion special.

The Pre-Game

Episode: 0

Love Is a Battlefield

Episode: 1

What's Love Got to Do With It?

Episode: 2

Where Did Our Love Go?

Episode: 3

Love the Way You Lie

Episode: 4

Crazy in Love

Episode: 5

Tainted Love

Episode: 6

Love and Marriage

Episode: 7

On the Wings of Love

Episode: 8

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

Episode: 9

I Will Always Love You

Episode: 10

Reunion

Episode: 11

The S#!@ They Should Have Shown

Episode: 12

Battle of the Seasons ( 2012-09-19)

The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Although sharing the same name as the show's 5th season, Battle of the Seasons, unlike other sequel seasons is not distinguished as part "II" as the Season has a completely different format as well as different rules. The season took place in Bodrum, Turkey and Swakopmund, Namibia.

Tis the Season

Episode: 1

The Perks of Being a Rookie

Episode: 2

What Happens in Vegas...

Episode: 3

The Dark Knight

Episode: 4

N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C

Episode: 5

Going Insane

Episode: 6

I Do Not Like You Sam I Am

Episode: 7

Honey, I'm Homeless

Episode: 8

The Chronicles of Nanyia

Episode: 9

A Woman Scorned

Episode: 10

I Like to Move It, Move It

Episode: 11

Operation: Desert Scorn

Episode: 12

Rivals 2 ( 2013-07-10)

The Challenge: Rivals II is the 24th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season take places in Phuket, Thailand, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing. The season followed the same format as the original Rivals challenge, with players paired up with arch enemies from past seasons of The Real World and The Challenge.

Rumble in the Jungle

Episode: 1

New Girl

Episode: 2

The Dark Knight Rises

Episode: 3

Mortuusequusphobia

Episode: 4

What the Phuket?!

Episode: 5

Revenge Is a Dish Best Not Serve

Episode: 6

Crossing Jordan

Episode: 7

Thrilla in Camila

Episode: 8

Diemnesia

Episode: 9

True Colors

Episode: 10

Final Destination

Episode: 11

The Island of Misfit Challengers

Episode: 12

The Challenge: Rivals II Reunion

Episode: 13

Free Agents ( 2014-04-10)

The Challenge: Free Agents is the 25th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is located in Uruguay and Chile, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing. This season marks the first since season 12 that does not include any cast members from The Real World: Austin or the first Fresh Meat challenge. The season follows a new format, featuring each contestant competing in either teams, pairs or for themselves, for a share of $350,000 in prize money.

Live Free or Die

Episode: 1

Love In The Fast Lane

Episode: 2

You Be Illin'

Episode: 3

Inadequate

Episode: 4

Stripes

Episode: 5

Not So Trivial Pursuits

Episode: 6

Pride Before The Wall

Episode: 7

Strike a Pose, There's Something to It

Episode: 8

Best Friends For Never

Episode: 9

Talk To The Hand

Episode: 10

The $350,000 Pyramid

Episode: 11

A Walk In The Clouds

Episode: 12

Free Agents Reunion

Episode: 13

Battle of the Exes II ( 2015-01-06)

The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II is the 26th season of MTV's reality game show, The Challenge, and the sequel to the show's 22nd season, Battle of the Exes. Filming occurred in Pedasí, Panama and Ørsta, Norway in August and September 2014, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing

Where Is the Love?

Episode: 1

I Will Always Hate You

Episode: 2

Love Sick

Episode: 3

Crazy Stupid Love

Episode: 4

Love, Sweat, and Tears

Episode: 5

Love Hurts

Episode: 6

That's the Way Love Goes

Episode: 7

You've Lost That Loving Feeling

Episode: 8

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Episode: 9

Lovers in the Dark

Episode: 10

Bye Bye, Love

Episode: 11

The Greatest Love of All

Episode: 12

Reunion

Episode: 13

The S... They Should've Shown

Episode: 14

Battle of the Bloodlines ( 2015-12-02)

​​​This season just got VERY personal. We've seen rivals, exes, veterans, rookies, and even free agents earn their victories on The Challenge. Now, fourteen players from MTV series will travel to Bodrum, Turkey to join the people who know their toughest strengths, crippling weaknesses, and deepest fears better than anyone -- their own flesh and blood. In this unprecedented format, competitors will battle it out WITH and AGAINST their bloodlines, turning family into foe. This shake-up gets even more twisted when players learn that their fates are combined with their bloodlines'. It's anyone's game when family still means everything, because despite strong performances, competitors could still go home if their relatives fall short. With $350,000 on the line and family honor to defend, there will be blood.

There Will Be Blood

Episode: 1

Bad Blood

Episode: 2

Camilanator: Judgement Day

Episode: 3

Corneesa

Episode: 4

A House Divided

Episode: 5

Dirty Little Secret

Episode: 6

Blood Brothers

Episode: 7

Blood Is Thicker Than Mud

Episode: 8

Blood Versus Love

Episode: 9

Out For Blood

Episode: 10

Tear Down This Wall

Episode: 11

True Blood

Episode: 12

Family Matters

Episode: 13

Reunion

Episode: 14

The cast shares unaired footage from the season.

Episode: 15

Rivals III ( 2016-05-04)

They’ve been pissed off. They’ve been wronged. They’ve been betrayed. And now they want vengeance! Rivals is back and the stakes couldn’t be higher! Twenty-six fan-favorites from The Challenge, The Real World, and Are You The One will head to exotic Mexico and be paired up with their biggest enemy! However...this time around the game has a shocking twist – players will be paired up with their rival – of the opposite sex! These guys and girls must figure out a way get over their bad blood as they compete in a series of heart-pounding challenges in order to earn a share of the massive $350,000 prize! Tempers will rise, passions will flare, and pride will be on the line in the most shocking season of The Challenge yet!

Mexican Standoff

Episode: 1

The Curse of the Black Skull

Episode: 2

The Replacements

Episode: 3

I'm Going Home

Episode: 4

Where The Ratchet Things Are

Episode: 5

The Naked Truth

Episode: 6

Camilanator: Salvation

Episode: 7

Stand by Me

Episode: 8

Let Sleeping Dogs Wake

Episode: 9

Digging Your Own Grave

Episode: 10

Rivals: Civil War

Episode: 11

Raging Bullies

Episode: 12

Grapes. Wrath.

Episode: 13

Split Decision

Episode: 14

Reunion

Episode: 15

Invasion of the Champions ( 2017-02-07)

In Season 29, Invasion of the Champions, 18 Underdogs battle across a series of contests for the chance to move out of squalor and into typical Challenge luxury, The Oasis! Just when the lucky ones get comfortable, they’ll find the game is far from over. The final crop of Underdogs will have to face down eight proven Champions for their share at the $350,000 prize. With devastating elimination rounds, truly baffling hookups and the first-ever three-day final on the way, Season 29 may just prove to be the most unpredictable and gripping yet!

Gimmie Shelter

Episode: 1

Skeletal Fracture

Episode: 2

Helter Shelter

Episode: 3

Four Tickets To Paradise

Episode: 4

Underdog Eat Underdog World

Episode: 5

The Mile-High Club

Episode: 6

Achy Breaky Heart

Episode: 7

A Low Down Dirty Shane

Episode: 8

An Officer and a Gentlewoman

Episode: 9

Go Your Own Way

Episode: 10

The Bloodbath

Episode: 11

Caged

Episode: 12

A River of Endless Light

Episode: 13

Math Is Hard

Episode: 14

The True Champions

Episode: 15

Reunion

Episode: 16

XXX: Dirty Thirty ( 2017-07-18)

To celebrate the 30th season of The Challenge, MTV is bringing back the dirtiest and most unpredictable players in The Challenge history for the biggest prize ever - $1 MILLION DOLLARS! This devious bunch will stop at nothing to win the game and compete against each other on The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30. Fifteen men and fifteen women will have to fight their way through some of the craziest, most daring challenges yet. And with this devious assortment of players, the backstabbing and masterminding will be just as intense off the field as on the field. Trust. No. One.

Thirty Rotten Scoundrels

Episode: 1

Shots Fired!

Episode: 2

Pride Before The Fall

Episode: 3

Dirty Deeds

Episode: 4

Road To Redemption

Episode: 5

YAAAASS, Booty!

Episode: 6

Ankles Aweigh

Episode: 7

Dirty Little Secret

Episode: 8

Rampage

Episode: 9

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Episode: 10

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

Episode: 11

Boxed In

Episode: 12

Feel the Burn

Episode: 13

Pretty Little Backstabbers

Episode: 14

A Million More Reasons

Episode: 15

The Sinister Six

Episode: 16

One in a Million

Episode: 17

Finale (1)

Episode: 18

Finale (2)

Episode: 19

The Final Dirt

Episode: 20

Vendettas ( 2018-01-02)

Twenty-eight players including stars from MTV UK’s Ex on the Beach and Geordie Shore along with contestants from Big Brother join The Challenge fan favorites as they travel to Spain to pursue their personal vendettas against one another. And this season, for the very first time, every player is out solely for themselves not their team.

When Worlds Collide

Episode: 1

The Power of Three

Episode: 2

#banatalie

Episode: 3

Pizzagate

Episode: 4

Guilty by Association

Episode: 5

Notes on a Scandal

Episode: 6

Pulling the Strings

Episode: 7

Mercenaries of Mayhem

Episode: 8

Baskets of Deplorables

Episode: 9

Rumor Has It

Episode: 10

It's Britni, B...

Episode: 11

Help Me, Rhonda

Episode: 12

Czechmate

Episode: 13

Vendettas Never Die

Episode: 14

Finale (1)

Episode: 15

Finale (2)

Episode: 16

Final Reckoning ( 2018-07-10)

The thirty-second season features alumni from Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, Are You the One?, the U.S. version of Big Brother, and the U.K. television shows Ex on the Beach and Geordie Shore, competing along with, for the first time, alumni from Bad Girls Club and Vanderpump Rules who appeared on the U.S. version of Ex on the Beach.

Six Feet Under

Episode: 1

The Young and the Wreckless

Episode: 2

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Episode: 3

The Affair

Episode: 4

Breaking Brad

Episode: 5

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Episode: 6

Big Little Lies

Episode: 7

Shaneless

Episode: 8

Bro-ing Pains

Episode: 9

Redemption House of Cards

Episode: 10

You're the Worst

Episode: 11

Unhappy Days

Episode: 12

The People vs. Johnny Bananas

Episode: 13

Lavender Is the New Black

Episode: 14

Wheel of Fortune

Episode: 15

The Leftovers

Episode: 16

Scandal

Episode: 17

It’s Always Sunny in South Africa

Episode: 18

The Walking Dead

Episode: 19

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Episode: 20

Reunion (1)

Episode: 21

Reunion (2)

Episode: 22

CT's Getting Married (1)

Episode: 23

CT's Getting Married (2)

Episode: 24

War of the Worlds ( 2019-02-06)

In season 33, War of the Worlds, America's best will be taking on competitors from around the globe. Legendary Challenge Veterans will team up with Rookies from “The Bachelor,” “Big Brother” and other reality shows to compete for $1 million in the most grueling, physical and mental challenges ever devised. Who will survive?

Apocalypse Now

Episode: 1

Hellraiser

Episode: 2

Casualties of War

Episode: 3

Its Complicated

Episode: 4

The Greatest Showman

Episode: 5

In Love and War

Episode: 6

This Means War

Episode: 7

Liar, Liar

Episode: 8

American Psycho

Episode: 9

To All the Partners I've Loved Before

Episode: 10

A Simple Plan

Episode: 11

Lost in Translation

Episode: 12

Final Destination

Episode: 13

The Waterboy

Episode: 14

Death Race

Episode: 15

This is the End

Episode: 16

Reunion (1)

Episode: 17

Reunion (2)

Episode: 18

War of the Worlds 2 ( 2019-08-28)

Set in the middle of the jungle, “The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2” returns to a classic team format; 14 Brits will battle it out against 14 Americans for their share of the $1 million-dollar prize.

The British Are Coming!

Episode: 1

God Save the Queen

Episode: 2

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

Episode: 3

Benedict Laurel

Episode: 4

In Paulie We Trust

Episode: 5

One Nation Under Leroy

Episode: 6

Zero Dark Turbo

Episode: 7

Saving Private Esther

Episode: 8

The Royal Rumble

Episode: 9

Infinity War

Episode: 10

All is Fair in Love and War

Episode: 11

The Right Honorable Rogan

Episode: 12

Dee-Day

Episode: 13

Declaration of Independence

Episode: 14

A Tale of Two Countries

Episode: 15

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash

Episode: 16

Reunion (1)

Episode: 17

Reunion (2)

Episode: 18

Total Madness ( 2020-04-01)

Mad World

Episode: 1

Sweet Dreams Are Made of Dee

Episode: 2

A Hard Jay's Night

Episode: 3

Karma Chameleon

Episode: 4

Break Up With Your BF I’m Bored

Episode: 5

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Episode: 6

Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Episode: 7

Live and Let Die

Episode: 8

Backstabber

Episode: 9

The Final Countdown

Episode: 10

You Ain't Right

Episode: 11

Pictures of You

Episode: 12

Victim of Love

Episode: 13

Your Time is Gonna Come

Episode: 14

Crash Into Me

Episode: 15

It's the End of the World As We Know It

Episode: 16

Reunion

Episode: 17

Behind The Total Madness

Episode: 18

Double Agents ( 2020-12-09)

Season 36 returns to a partner format with 19 (!) espionage thriller-themed episodes shot in Iceland, pitting 30 returning and new competitors against each other "in a game of secrets, spies, and lies" for their share of the million-dollar prize.

License to Killer Kam

Episode: 1

Dive Another Day

Episode: 2

Enemy of the State

Episode: 3

Duplicity

Episode: 4

Skyfall

Episode: 5

From Theresa with Love

Episode: 6

Die Another Jay

Episode: 7

A Muddy Matter

Episode: 8

Lady Vengeance

Episode: 9

A Clockwork Amber

Episode: 10

An Inconvenient Goof

Episode: 11

Tinker, Tailer, Bunny, Spy

Episode: 12

The Spy Who Loved Fessy

Episode: 13

The Best Of Enemies

Episode: 14

Never Say Never Again

Episode: 15

A Most Wanted Man

Episode: 16

True Lies

Episode: 17

No Time To Die

Episode: 18

The World Is Not Enough

Episode: 19

Reunion (1)

Episode: 20

Reunion (2)

Episode: 21

Spies, Lies and Allies ( 2021-08-11)

Set in the picturesque Mediterranean coast of Croatia, elite U.S. Agents join forces with an assortment of International Operatives, all armed with killer competitive instincts,” reads the official description. “With the assignment constantly evolving, these agents will be tested both mentally and physically to win their share of $1M in this epic new chapter of The Challenge spy games.

The List

Episode: 1

Bertha

Episode: 2

Truce or Dare

Episode: 3

Messy

Episode: 4

Good Vibes and Gladiator

Episode: 5

Alien

Episode: 6

Uncle CT

Episode: 7

The Threat

Episode: 8

The War

Episode: 9

Precious Stones

Episode: 10

Mucus Plug

Episode: 11

500

Episode: 12

Titanic

Episode: 13

Mavericks

Episode: 14

The Cave of the Wolf

Episode: 15

Riverdance

Episode: 16

Drop Dead

Episode: 17

Night of Mistakes

Episode: 18

The Decision

Episode: 19

Reunion (1)

Episode: 20

Reunion (2)

Episode: 21

Ride or Dies ( 2022-10-12)

In season 38 — Ride or Dies — players are paired with best friends, exes or partners for the first time ever as they navigate the weekly mental and physical warfare together for their share of one million dollars.

Don't Die for Me Argentina

Episode: 1

Friend or Faux

Episode: 2

A Bumpy Ride

Episode: 3

Olivin' on the Edge

Episode: 4

Get Rich or Ride or Die Tryin'

Episode: 5

Come Michele or High Water

Episode: 6

Deep Web

Episode: 7

Born to Ride or Die

Episode: 8

Split Decision

Episode: 9

Dancing on My Own

Episode: 10

Nelly: Ride (or Die) Wit Me

Episode: 11

Frenemy of the State

Episode: 12

Blind Faith

Episode: 13

Terrorist of Love

Episode: 14

Knot a Problem

Episode: 15

Friends or Froze

Episode: 16

Riders on the Storm

Episode: 17

The Hours

Episode: 18

The End of the Ride

Episode: 19

Reunion (1)

Episode: 20

Reunion (2)

Episode: 21

Battle for a New Champion ( 2023-10-25)

Mental and physical limits will be pushed further than ever before as contenders must face off against rotating vets in surprise eliminations. With the stakes higher than ever, this new era of competitors must beat the best to be the best. In the end, who will solidify their legacy and emerge as a first-time champion?

Teamwork Makes the Perfect Work

Episode: 1

Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose

Episode: 2

It's a Matter of Semantics

Episode: 3

I'm Coming Out

Episode: 4

Countdown to Chaos

Episode: 5

The Big Mistake

Episode: 6

So Flip Floppy

Episode: 7

Struggling to Hold It Together

Episode: 8

A Banana Split

Episode: 9

Feeling Used

Episode: 10

My Own Worst Frenemy

Episode: 11

A Legend Returns

Episode: 12

El Saboteur

Episode: 13

Don't Let TJ Decide

Episode: 14

Welcome to Conquest

Episode: 15

Family Knows Best

Episode: 16

Feel the Bern

Episode: 17

The Beginning of the End

Episode: 18

Only One Gets the Crown

Episode: 19

Reunion (1)

Episode: 20

Reunion (2)

Episode: 21

Battle of the Eras ( 2024-08-14)

The Era Invitational (1)

Episode: 1

The Era Invitational (2)

Episode: 2

A Fatal Era

Episode: 3

My Trivia Era

Episode: 4

An Era Tradition

Episode: 5

My Real Friends Era

Episode: 6

Trust in Your Era

Episode: 7

The Era of the Gladiator

Episode: 8

An Era of One

Episode: 9

A New Era

Episode: 10

Payback Era

Episode: 11

The Era of the Purge

Episode: 12

Best Friends 4Era

Episode: 13

Swinging Era

Episode: 14

Thinking Thin Era

Episode: 15

Must Win Era

Episode: 16

Location Change Era

Episode: 17

The End of An Era (1)

Episode: 18

The End of An Era (2)

Episode: 19

Reunion (1)

Episode: 20

Reunion (2)

Episode: 21
Apr 20, 1998 (en)
Reality
[42] Min
  • First Air Date Apr 20, 1998
  • Production
    Bunim/Murray Productions, Dualstar Productions
  • Rotten tomato 73%
Original Title The Challenge
en

Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.

Overview

Each Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria, such as gender, which show they first appeared on, whether or not they're veterans or rookies on the show, etc. The two teams compete in numerous missions in order to win prizes and advance in the overall game.

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