The Challenge
Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.
7.2
78 votes
1998–
42 seasons
~42m/ep
Reality
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.
Created by Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray
Top cast
Seasons
All Stars
5 episodes · 1998
Real World vs. Road Rules
6 episodes · 1998
Challenge 2000
11 episodes · 2000
Extreme Challenge
19 episodes · 2001
Battle of the Seasons
17 episodes · 2002
Battle of the Sexes
21 episodes · 2003
The Gauntlet
18 episodes · 2003
The Inferno
20 episodes · 2004
Battle of the Sexes II
19 episodes · 2004
The Inferno II
17 episodes · 2005
The Gauntlet II
17 episodes · 2005
Fresh Meat
17 episodes · 2006
The Duel
17 episodes · 2006
The Inferno III
17 episodes · 2007
The Gauntlet III
10 episodes · 2008
The Island
9 episodes · 2008
The Duel II
10 episodes · 2009
The Ruins
12 episodes · 2009
Fresh Meat II
10 episodes · 2010
Cutthroat
12 episodes · 2010
Rivals
12 episodes · 2011
Battle of the Exes
12 episodes · 2012
Battle of the Seasons
12 episodes · 2012
Rivals 2
13 episodes · 2013
Free Agents
13 episodes · 2014
Battle of the Exes II
14 episodes · 2015
Battle of the Bloodlines
15 episodes · 2015
Rivals III
15 episodes · 2016
Invasion of the Champions
16 episodes · 2017
XXX: Dirty Thirty
20 episodes · 2017
Vendettas
16 episodes · 2018
Final Reckoning
24 episodes · 2018
War of the Worlds
18 episodes · 2019
War of the Worlds 2
18 episodes · 2019
Total Madness
18 episodes · 2020
Double Agents
21 episodes · 2020
Spies, Lies and Allies
21 episodes · 2021
Ride or Dies
21 episodes · 2022
Battle for a New Champion
21 episodes · 2023
Battle of the Eras
21 episodes · 2024
Vets and New Threats
21 episodes · 2025
Cutthroat
8 episodes · 2026
Details
Status
Returning Series
First aired
April 20, 1998
Last aired
August 5, 2026
Seasons
42
Episodes
654
Networks
MTV, Paramount+
Language
English
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