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===''The Challenge: World Championship'' & International versions===
===''The Challenge: World Championship'' & International versions===
{{main|The Challenge: World Championship|The Challenge: USA}}
{{see also|The Challenge: World Championship|The Challenge: USA}}
In February 2022, different series of ''The Challenge'' were announced, this included three international adaptations for Australia, Argentina, the UK, as well as ''[[The Challenge: USA]]'', another American series which aired on [[CBS]] with CBS reality show alumni. All editions of the series aired locally on a Paramount-affiliated network and were available globally to stream on [[Paramount+]]. These four series were followed by ''[[The Challenge: World Championship]]'', which features winners and notable players from the international adaptations and the main series of ''The Challenge'' competing for a grand prize.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=16 February 2022 |title=ViacomCBS rebranded as Paramount |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/02/viacomcbs-rebranded-as-paramount.html |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref name="AS3">{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Meredith |date=15 February 2022 |title='The Challenge': More 'All Stars', Plus New Series Setting up 'War of the Worlds' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1032717/the-challenge-all-stars-renewed-war-of-the-worlds-global-tournament/ |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=[[TV Guide#TV Insider|TV Insider]] |publisher=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref name="adaptations">{{Cite web |last=Ossad |first=Jordana |date=15 February 2022 |title=The Challenge Is Having A War Of The Worlds Tournament |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3184059/the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-tournament/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216012103/http://www.mtv.com/news/3184059/the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-tournament/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=[[MTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=May 10, 2022 |title='The Challenge: All Stars' EP Breaks Down Controversial Casting, Previews 'Amped Up' Season 3 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-challenge-all-stars-3-casting-1235262737/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="globalnetworks">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=February 15, 2022 |title='The Challenge': CBS & Paramount+ Get Reality Expansions As Streamer Makes Slew Of Renewals |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/the-challenge-cbs-paramount-get-reality-expansions-as-paramount-renewals-1234934186/ |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=January 25, 2023 |title='The Challenge: World Championship' Reveals New Hosts and Format, Sets Paramount+ Release Date (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-challenge-world-championship-format-hosts-premiere-date-1235500010/ |access-date=January 27, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On May 22, 2023, following the conclusion of ''World Championship'', CBS announced that a second season of ''The Challenge: USA'' would premiere on August 10, 2023.<ref name="Bloom">{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Mike |date=22 May 2023 |title=CBS Announces August Premiere Dates for 'Big Brother' and 'The Challenge: USA' |url=https://parade.com/tv/cbs-big-brother-25-challenge-usa-2-premiere-august |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]}}</ref> On June 27, 2024, it was announced that a Swedish version of ''The Challenge'' would be airing on [[TV4 (Swedish TV channel)|TV4]] starting on August 12, 2024, marking the first series in the franchise to be produced outside of [[Bunim/Murray Productions]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Challenge Sverige – Alla deltagare|url=https://metromode.se/noje/the-challenge-sverige-alla-deltagare/|website=Metro Mode|access-date=1 July 2024|language=Swedish|date=4 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ganerud|first=Leah|title=Här är alla deltagare i svenska The Challenge|url=https://nu.se/har-ar-alla-deltagare-i-svenska-the-challenge/|website=NU.se|publisher=Techniqsolutions Sweden|access-date=1 July 2024|language=Swedish|date=5 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Reality TV Show Wraps Shooting in Cyprus|url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/cyprus-news/item/124767-swedish-reality-tv-show-wraps-shooting-in-cyprus|website=Film New Europe|access-date=1 July 2024|date=16 May 2023}}</ref>
In February 2022, different series of ''The Challenge'' were announced, this included three international adaptations for Australia, Argentina, the UK, as well as ''[[The Challenge: USA]]'', another American series which aired on [[CBS]] with CBS reality show alumni. All editions of the series aired locally on a Paramount-affiliated network and were available globally to stream on [[Paramount+]]. These four series were followed by ''[[The Challenge: World Championship]]'', which features winners and notable players from the international adaptations and the main series of ''The Challenge'' competing for a grand prize.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=16 February 2022 |title=ViacomCBS rebranded as Paramount |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/02/viacomcbs-rebranded-as-paramount.html |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref name="AS3">{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Meredith |date=15 February 2022 |title='The Challenge': More 'All Stars', Plus New Series Setting up 'War of the Worlds' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1032717/the-challenge-all-stars-renewed-war-of-the-worlds-global-tournament/ |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=[[TV Guide#TV Insider|TV Insider]] |publisher=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref><ref name="adaptations">{{Cite web |last=Ossad |first=Jordana |date=15 February 2022 |title=The Challenge Is Having A War Of The Worlds Tournament |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3184059/the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-tournament/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216012103/http://www.mtv.com/news/3184059/the-challenge-war-of-the-worlds-tournament/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 16, 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=[[MTV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=May 10, 2022 |title='The Challenge: All Stars' EP Breaks Down Controversial Casting, Previews 'Amped Up' Season 3 |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-challenge-all-stars-3-casting-1235262737/ |access-date=May 12, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name="globalnetworks">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=February 15, 2022 |title='The Challenge': CBS & Paramount+ Get Reality Expansions As Streamer Makes Slew Of Renewals |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/the-challenge-cbs-paramount-get-reality-expansions-as-paramount-renewals-1234934186/ |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref><ref name="Variety">{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=January 25, 2023 |title='The Challenge: World Championship' Reveals New Hosts and Format, Sets Paramount+ Release Date (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-challenge-world-championship-format-hosts-premiere-date-1235500010/ |access-date=January 27, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> On May 22, 2023, following the conclusion of ''World Championship'', CBS announced that a second season of ''The Challenge: USA'' would premiere on August 10, 2023.<ref name="Bloom">{{Cite web |last=Bloom |first=Mike |date=22 May 2023 |title=CBS Announces August Premiere Dates for 'Big Brother' and 'The Challenge: USA' |url=https://parade.com/tv/cbs-big-brother-25-challenge-usa-2-premiere-august |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]}}</ref> On June 27, 2024, it was announced that a Swedish version of ''The Challenge'' would be airing on [[TV4 (Swedish TV channel)|TV4]] starting on August 12, 2024, marking the first series in the franchise to be produced outside of [[Bunim/Murray Productions]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Challenge Sverige – Alla deltagare|url=https://metromode.se/noje/the-challenge-sverige-alla-deltagare/|website=Metro Mode|access-date=1 July 2024|language=Swedish|date=4 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ganerud|first=Leah|title=Här är alla deltagare i svenska The Challenge|url=https://nu.se/har-ar-alla-deltagare-i-svenska-the-challenge/|website=NU.se|publisher=Techniqsolutions Sweden|access-date=1 July 2024|language=Swedish|date=5 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Reality TV Show Wraps Shooting in Cyprus|url=https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/cyprus-news/item/124767-swedish-reality-tv-show-wraps-shooting-in-cyprus|website=Film New Europe|access-date=1 July 2024|date=16 May 2023}}</ref>


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The Challenge
Also known as
  • Road Rules: All Stars (season 1)
  • Real World/Road Rules Challenge (seasons 2–19)
GenreReality competition
Created by
Presented by
StarringThe Challenge contestants
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons40
No. of episodes545
Production
Executive producers
  • Fred Birckhead
  • Justin Booth
  • Lisa Fletcher
  • Scott Freeman
  • Gil Goldschein
  • Emer Harkin
  • Kevin Lee
  • Julie Pizzi
  • Ryan Smith
  • Danny Wascou
Running time
  • 30 minutes (1998–2007)
  • 60 minutes (2008–2019)
  • 90 minutes (2019–present)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseApril 20, 1998 (1998-04-20) –
present (present)
Related

The Challenge (originally known as Road Rules: All Stars, followed by Real World/Road Rules Challenge) is a reality competition show on MTV that is a spin-off of two of the network's reality shows, The Real World and Road Rules. Premiering in 1998, it originally featured alumni from these two shows. Casting for The Challenge has slowly expanded to include contestants who debuted on The Challenge itself, alumni from other MTV franchises including Are You the One?, Ex on the Beach (Brazil, UK and US), Geordie Shore, siblings and friends, and from other non-MTV shows and competitions. The contestants compete against one another in various extreme challenges to avoid elimination. The winners of the final challenge win the competition and typically share a large cash prize.[1][2] The Challenge is currently hosted by T. J. Lavin.

The series premiered on April 20, 1998.[3] The show was originally titled Road Rules: All Stars, and had notable Real World alumni participated in a Road Rules style road-trip. It was renamed Real World/Road Rules Challenge for the 2nd season, then later abridged to simply The Challenge by the show's 19th season. Since the fourth season, each season has supplied the show with a unique subtitle, such as Rivals. Each season consists of a format and theme from which the subtitle is derived.

The show's most recent season, Battle for a New Champion, premiered on October 25, 2023.[4] The fortieth season, titled Battle of the Eras, premiered on August 14, 2024.[5]

Overview

The Challenge casts are season-specific as the cast varies from season to season. The casts are made up of contestants originating from one of The Challenge's related TV programs and, in a few seasons, previously unknown contestants. The cast usually contains both "veterans" (or vets) and "rookies". Veterans are thought of as players that have won at least one Challenge season or have appeared on several seasons of the show; Rookies refer to newer players. Many recent alumni come from various reality shows including Survivor, The Amazing Race, Are You the One?, Big Brother, Ex on the Beach and Love Island.

A season's typical multitude of cast members are usually divided up into separate teams or pairs according to a certain criterion, which varies from season to season. The criteria that teams have been arranged by over the show's history have ranged from gender, the contestants' original show, heroic or villainous status, rivals, countries, family members and ex-romantic partners of contestants. Each of the opposing teams compete in numerous missions in order to win prizes and advance in the overall game. The format of the competition varies by season. In elimination rounds, contestants or teams compete against one another to determine which one is eliminated from the season. Each season has its own, distinctive elimination round, distinguished from those of other seasons in title, design, and general atmosphere. Determining which two teams or two cast members are sent into the episode's elimination round frequently leads to drama and "dirty" gameplay; this is due to the show's contestants being in charge of who is thrown into elimination rounds. Like, that of The Real World, sporadically throughout the course of each episode, various contestants are seen privately expressing themselves through reality TV confessionals about the events taking place on the show.

Some seasons, however, have used entirely different formats from the typical ones: The Island is one Challenge in particular that adopted many features atypical to Real World/Road Rules Challenge, instead taking concepts like that of another reality television game show Survivor; as another example, the first season (Road Rules: All Stars) ironically, only included contestants from The Real World and consisted of a much smaller cast before the show was completely restructured in its second season. Except for season one, a monetary prize has always been the award for winning the final mission.

Hosts

The series initially used no hosts but instead a former cast member who had been kicked off his or her season, providing assignments as "Mr." or "Ms. Big" (David "Puck" Rainey, David Edwards, and Gladys Sanabria served this role). After one season without anyone in this role, the series began using hosts: Eric Nies and Mark Long co-hosted a season, and Jonny Moseley and Dave Mirra hosted various seasons before T. J. Lavin became the show's regular host by the 11th season.[6]

History

Over time, a playful rivalry developed between the cast of Road Rules and The Real World, with the former occasionally attempting to prank the latter while it was in production.[7] During the filming of The Real World: Boston and Road Rules: Islands, the two casts met while the Real World cast was vacationing in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Producers set up a face-off where both teams would compete for a cash prize. The challenge brought in high ratings and this set ideas in motion to produce yet another spin-off series.[8] After another face-off called AquaGames, hosted by Kit Hoover and Mark Long, between The Real World: Seattle and Road Rules: Down Under in 1998, the Challenge series was born in 1998 with Road Rules: All Stars, and featured cast members from five seasons of The Real World.

After All Stars, producers decided to include former cast members of Road Rules in the series as well. In the next season, two six-member teams were sent around the world in a competition to see which show could best the other in head-to-head competition. The series followed the format for three years and brought in hugely successful ratings.

Following the hugely successful boom of reality television in the new millennium, from shows like Survivor, producers decided to add new elements to the series. 2002's Battle of the Seasons was the first season to depart from the previous six-member structure and brought in a large group of former cast members to compete in one location. The show added in eliminations that added an additional layer of scheming and manipulation. Earlier season incorporated voting off by majority, but eventually that changed to sudden-death elimination competitions between cast members up for elimination.[7][9] With this season MTV also added a fantasy challenge game to their website. Players "draft" cast members, a la fantasy baseball and cast members are given points for performing certain tasks, such as cursing or "hooking up."

After transitioning to the "vote-off" format, the series alternated between 'Battle' seasons. These included two seasons of Battle of the Sexes, as well as themed Challenges such as the Gauntlet and Inferno seasons. Both the Gauntlet and Inferno seasons contained "showdown" matches between members of the two opposing teams. The cast member who lost the showdown would be sent home. The Gauntlet seasons featured an intra-cast dynamic as teams were forced to vote off cast members within their own groups into the showdown, while the Inferno seasons featured an inter-cast dynamic as teams were forced to vote off cast members from the other group into the showdown.

Cast members

Main article: List of The Challenge (TV series) contestants

Contestants are various reality television cast members from different television shows. Originally the cast consisted of The Real World and Road Rules alumni, and cast who debuted directly on The Challenge, but eventually MTV expanded it to other alumni from other reality shows.[10][11][12]

Seasons

Order Title Host(s) Format Original Release Location of the residence Champion(s)
1 Road Rules: All Stars David "Puck" Rainey 1 team of 5 April 20, 1998 -
May 18, 1998 		Road trip: Montreal → Lake Placid
→ Wellington → Auckland → Los Angeles 		Cynthia Roberts, Eric Nies, Jon Brennan, Rachel Campos & Sean Duffy
2 Real World vs. Road Rules David Edwards 2 teams of 6 November 9, 1999 -
December 14, 1999 		Road trip: San Francisco → Los Angeles
→ Las Vegas → Los Angeles 		  Road Rules
(Anne Wharton, Kalle Dedolph, Kefla Hare, Mark Long, Noah Rickun & Roni Martin)
3 Challenge 2000 Gladys Sanabria 2 teams of 6 January 17, 2000 -
April 3, 2000 		Road trip: Las Vegas → Nashville → Miami   Road Rules
(Carlos "Los" Jackson, Dan Setzler, Holly Shand, Piggy Thomas, Veronica Portillo & Yes Duffy)
4 Extreme Challenge none 2 teams of 6 January 9, 2001 -
May 22, 2001 		Road trip: Portland, ME → Montreal
→ Boston → London → Hamburg → Prague
→ London → New York → Los Angeles 		  Real World
(Dan Renzi, Jamie Murray, Julie Stoffer, Kameelah Phillips, Rebecca Lord & Syrus Yarbrough)
5 Battle of the Seasons Eric Nies & Mark Long 2 teams of
8 pairs 		January 28, 2002 -
May 27, 2002 		Cabo San Lucas, Mexico   Real World
(Danny Roberts & Kelley Limp, Mike Mizanin & Coral Smith, Sean Duffy & Elka Walker)
6 Battle of the Sexes Jonny Moseley 2 teams of 18 December 30, 2002 -
May 12, 2003 		Montego Bay, Jamaica   Guys
(Colin Mortensen, Jamie Murray & Mark Long)
7 The Gauntlet 2 teams of 14 September 29, 2003 -
January 26, 2004 		Telluride, Colorado   Road Rules
(Adam Larson, Cara Zavaleta, Darrell Taylor, Dave Giuntoli, Rachel Robinson,
Roni Martin, Sarah Greyson, Theo Vonkurnatowski & Veronica Portillo)
8 The Inferno Dave Mirra 2 teams of 10 February 2, 2004 -
May 31, 2004 		Acapulco, Mexico   Road Rules
(Abram Boise, Christena Pyle, Darrell Taylor, Holly Shand,
Katie Doyle, Kendal Sheppard, Timmy Beggy & Veronica Portillo)
9 Battle of the Sexes 2 Jonny Moseley 2 teams of 18 October 4, 2004 -
January 31, 2005 		Santa Fe, New Mexico   Guys
(Dan Setzler, Eric Nies & Theo Vonkurnatowski)
10 The Inferno II Dave Mirra 2 teams of 10 March 7, 2005 -
June 20, 2005 		Manzanillo, Mexico   Good Guys
(Darrell Taylor, Jamie Chung, Landon Lueck & Mike Mizanin)
11 The Gauntlet 2 T. J. Lavin 2 teams of 16 December 5, 2005 -
March 27, 2006 		Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago   Rookies
(Alton Williams, Ibis Nieves, Jamie Murray, Jodi Weatherton,
Kina Dean, Landon Lueck, MJ Garrett, Randy Barry & Susie Meister)
12 Fresh Meat 12 pairs May 29, 2006 -
September 11, 2006 		Myocum, Australia   Darrell Taylor & Aviv Melmed
13 The Duel Individual October 12, 2006 -
January 18, 2007 		Armação dos Búzios, Brazil   Wes Bergmann
  Jodi Weatherton
14 The Inferno 3 2 teams of 10 April 10, 2007 -
July 3, 2007 		Somerset West, South Africa   Bad Asses
(Abram Boise, Derrick Kosinski, Evelyn Smith, Janelle Casanave, Kenny Santucci & Tonya Cooley)
15 The Gauntlet III 2 teams of 16 January 23, 2008 -
March 26, 2008 		Puerto Vallarta, Mexico   Rookies
(Frank Roessler, Jillian Zoboroski, Johanna Botta, Nehemiah Clark, Rachel Moyal & Tori Hall)
16 The Island Individual
→2 teams of 4 		September 10, 2008 -
October 29, 2008 		Colón Island, Panama   Red Boat
(Derrick Kosinski, Evelyn Smith, Johnny Devenanzio & Kenny Santucci)
17 The Duel II Individual April 8, 2009 -
June 17, 2009 		Queenstown, New Zealand   Evan Starkman
  Rachel Robinson
18 The Ruins 2 teams of 14 September 30, 2009 -
December 23, 2009 		Phuket, Thailand   Champions
(Derrick Kosinski, Evan Starkman, Johnny Devenanzio, Kenny Santucci & Susie Meister)
19 Fresh Meat II 13 pairs April 7, 2010 -
June 9, 2010 		Whistler, British Columbia, Canada   Landon Lueck & Carley Johnson
20 Cutthroat 3 teams of 10 October 6, 2010 -
December 22, 2010 		Prague, Czech Republic   Red Team
(Brad Fiorenza, Dunbar Merrill, Tori Hall & Tyler Duckworth)
21 Rivals 14 pairs June 22, 2011 -
September 7, 2011 		Dominical, Costa Rica
→ Buenos Aires & Bariloche, Argentina 		  Johnny Devenanzio & Tyler Duckworth
  Evelyn Smith & Paula Meronek
22 Battle of the Exes 13 pairs January 25, 2012 -
April 4, 2012 		Sosúa, Dominican Republic
→ Reykjavík, Iceland 		  Johnny Devenanzio & Camila Nakagawa
23 Battle of the Seasons 8 teams of 4 September 19, 2012 -
December 19, 2012 		Bodrum, Turkey
→ Swakopmund & Windhoek, Namibia 		  Team San Diego
(Ashley Kelsey, Frank Sweeney, Sam McGinn & Zach Nichols)
24 Rivals II 16 pairs July 10, 2013 -
September 25, 2013 		Phuket, Thailand   Chris "CT" Tamburello & Wes Bergmann
  Emily Schromm & Paula Meronek
25 Free Agents Individual
Pairs
Teams 		April 10, 2014 -
June 26, 2014 		Punta del Este, Uruguay
→ Pucón, Chile 		 03  Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio
 24  Laurel Stucky
26 Battle of the Exes II 13 pairs January 6, 2015 -
March 24, 2015 		Pedasí, Panama
→ Ørsta, Norway 		  Jordan Wiseley & Sarah Rice
27 Battle of the Bloodlines 14 pairs
→ 2 teams of 12
→ 5 pairs 		December 2, 2015 -
February 17, 2016 		Bodrum, Turkey
→ Berlin, Germany 		  Cara Maria Sorbello & Jamie Banks
28 Rivals III 13 pairs May 4, 2016 -
August 3, 2016 		Huatulco, Mexico
→ Mendoza, Argentina 		  Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio & Sarah Rice
29 Invasion of the Champions Individual
→ 2 teams
→ Individual 		February 7, 2017 -
May 16, 2017 		Krabi, Thailand   Chris "CT" Tamburello
  Ashley Mitchell
30 XXX: Dirty 30 Individual
Pairs
Teams 		July 18, 2017 -
November 28, 2017 		Cartagena, Colombia
→ Salta, Argentina 		  Jordan Wiseley
  Camila Nakagawa
31 Vendettas Individual
Teams 		January 2, 2018 -
April 17, 2018 		Gibraltar, BOT & Marbella, Spain
→ Prague, Czech Republic 		  Cara Maria Sorbello
32 Final Reckoning 17 pairs July 10, 2018 -
December 4, 2018 		Hermanus, South Africa   Ashley Mitchell & Hunter Barfield
33 War of the Worlds 16 pairs
→ Individual 		February 6, 2019 -
May 29, 2019 		Swakopmund, Namibia   Turabi "Turbo" Çamkıran
34 War of the Worlds 2 2 teams of 16 August 28, 2019 –
December 18, 2019 		Chiang Mai and Phuket, Thailand   Team UK
(Chris "CT" Tamburello, Dee Nguyen, Jordan Wiseley & Rogan O'Connor)
35 Total Madness Individual
Pairs
Teams 		April 1, 2020 –
July 29, 2020 		Prague, Czech Republic
→ Central Eastern Alps, Austria 		  Jennifer "Jenny" West
  Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio
36 Double Agents 15 pairs December 9, 2020 –
April 21, 2021 		Reykjavík, Iceland   Amber Borzotra & Chris "CT" Tamburello
37 Spies, Lies & Allies 17 pairs
→ 3 teams of 6
→ Individual
→ 3 pairs 		August 11, 2021 –
December 22, 2021 		Vrsar, Croatia   Chris "CT" Tamburello & Kaycee Clark
38 Ride or Dies 17 pairs
→ 2 teams of 8
→7 pairs 		October 12, 2022 –
March 1, 2023 		Buenos Aires, Argentina   Devin Walker-Molaghan & Tori Deal
39 Battle for a New Champion Individual
Pairs
Teams 		October 25, 2023 –
March 6, 2024 		Pula, Croatia   Emanuel Neagu
40 40: Battle of the Eras 4 teams of 10 August 14, 2024 –
 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam   TBA

Spin-offs

The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars

The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars (originally known as The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros) is a special recurring mini-series of The Challenge.[13] In each multi-week event, alumni from The Challenge compete against celebrities to win money for charity.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Order Title Host Format Original Release Location of the residence Winner(s)
1 Champs vs. Pros Victor Cruz 2 teams of 10
→ 3 pairs 		May 16 –
June 20, 2017 		Los Angeles, California   Cara Maria Sorbello & Darrell Taylor
2 Champs vs. Stars I Mike "The Miz" Mizanin 2 teams of 10 November 21, 2017 –
January 9, 2018 		  Champs
(Chris "CT" Tamburello, Emily Schromm & Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio)
3 Champs vs. Stars II 2 teams of 10
→ 7 pairs 		April 17 –
June 26, 2018 		  Chris "CT" Tamburello & Tony Raines

The Challenge: All Stars

Main article: The Challenge: All Stars

In 2020, Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure alumnus Mark Long started asking his social media followers if they'd be interested in seeing former cast members of The Challenge coming together for a new version of the series. The movement was titled "We Want OGs." After his idea went viral, he announced a partnership with Bunim/Murray Productions to further develop his project and began gauging interest from potential former cast members.[20] On February 24, 2021, the show was officially announced as The Challenge: All Stars.[21]

Order Title Host Format Original Release Location of the residence Winner(s)
1 All Stars T. J. Lavin Individual
Pairs
Teams 		April 1 –
May 27, 2021 		Andes Mountains, Argentina   Yes Duffy
2 All Stars 2 Individual
→ 8 pairs 		November 11, 2021 –
January 13, 2022 		Cancún, Mexico   Jonna Mannion & MJ Garrett
3 All Stars 3 Individual
Pairs 		May 11, –
July 6, 2022 		Panama City & San José Island, Panama   Wes Bergmann
  Jonna Mannion
4 All Stars 4 Individual
Pairs
Teams 		April 10, –
June 19, 2024 		Cape Town, South Africa   Laurel Stucky

The Challenge: World Championship & International versions

See also: The Challenge: World Championship and The Challenge: USA

In February 2022, different series of The Challenge were announced, this included three international adaptations for Australia, Argentina, the UK, as well as The Challenge: USA, another American series which aired on CBS with CBS reality show alumni. All editions of the series aired locally on a Paramount-affiliated network and were available globally to stream on Paramount+. These four series were followed by The Challenge: World Championship, which features winners and notable players from the international adaptations and the main series of The Challenge competing for a grand prize.[22][23][24][25][26][27] On May 22, 2023, following the conclusion of World Championship, CBS announced that a second season of The Challenge: USA would premiere on August 10, 2023.[28] On June 27, 2024, it was announced that a Swedish version of The Challenge would be airing on TV4 starting on August 12, 2024, marking the first series in the franchise to be produced outside of Bunim/Murray Productions.[29][30][31]

Versions
Country Title[24] Host(s) Network[26] Format Original Release Location Winner(s)
United States USA T. J. Lavin CBS Individual
Pairs 		July 6 – September 14, 2022 Buenos Aires & Patagonia, Argentina   Danny McCray
  Sarah Lacina
USA 2 3 teams of 8
→Individual 		August 10 – October 19, 2023[28] Pula, Croatia   Chris Underwood
  Desi Williams
Australia Australia Brihony Dawson[32] Network 10 Individual
Pairs 		November 14 – December 13, 2022 Buenos Aires & Pilar, Argentina   Kiki Morris
  Troy Cullen
Argentina Argentina: El Desafio Marley[33] Telefe Individual
Pairs 		February 13 – March 7, 2023[34] Buenos Aires & Pilar, Argentina   Sol Pérez
United Kingdom UK Mark Wright Channel 5 Individual
Pairs 		February 20 – 24, 2023 Buenos Aires, Argentina   Kaz Crossley
  Tristan Phipps
Global World Championship Brihony Dawson
Marley
Mark Wright
T. J. Lavin 		Paramount+ 14 pairs March 8 – May 17, 2023 Cape Town, South Africa   Team UK
(Jordan Wiseley & Kaz Crossley)
Sweden Sverige Pischa Strindstedt TV4 8 pairs August 12, 2024 – Larnaca, Cyprus

Specials

Spring Break Challenge

In March 2010, prior to the airing of the 19th season, MTV aired a special spring break spin-off of The Challenge filmed at the Playa Suites Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico.[35] The five-episode spin-off was titled Spring Break Challenge and aired from March 22-26 2010.[36] The season featured seven Challenge alum who coached teams of college-aged friends through various challenges and elimination rounds in an attempt to win $50,000 in cash and prizes. Fresh Meat alumnus Evan Starkman and The Real World: Key West alumna Paula Meronek served as broadcasters, with T. J. Lavin as the host.[37][38] Camila Nakagawa, a contestant of the winning team, went on to appear on future challenges, with her debut season being Cutthroat.[39][40] Nakagawa is the only player to appear on the main series.

The season was won by Team Susie, coached by Road Rules: Down Under alumna Susie Meister.

Team leader Original season Finish
  Susie Meister Road Rules: Down Under Winner
  Kenny Santucci Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Runner-up
  Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin Third place
  Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 4
  Landon Lueck The Real World: Philadelphia Episode 3
  Evelyn Smith Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat Episode 2
  Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl Episode 1

The Challenge: CT's Getting Married

The Challenge: CT's Getting Married is a two-part special revolving around the wedding of Challenge star Chris "CT" Tamburello and Lilianet Solares. MTV released the trailer and premiere date on November 20, 2018. The two-week special premiered on December 11, 2018, and concluded on December 18, 2018.[41][42]

The Challenge: Untold History

The Challenge: Untold History is a six-part documentary about The Challenge. It featured over 30 former competitors and several celebrity fans, discussing the show and telling behind the scenes stories. It premiered on September 21, 2022, on MTV. A sneak preview was shown during the Unscripted portion of the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards.[43]

The Challenge: Home Turf

The Challenge: Home Turf is an eight-part Youtube and MTV.com docuseries which premiered on January 29, 2024. The docuseries focuses on eight cast members visiting their hometown and sharing stories about their career and upbringing.[44]

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