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The Challenge

★ 7.2 1998-04-20

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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All Stars

5 episodes · 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 Roa...

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Real World vs. Road Rules

6 episodes · 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 fi...

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Challenge 2000

11 episodes · 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....

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Extreme Challenge

19 episodes · 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 th...

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Battle of the Seasons

17 episodes · 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 s...

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Battle of the Sexes

21 episodes · 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 feature...

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The Gauntlet

18 episodes · 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 i...

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The Inferno

20 episodes · 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...

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Battle of the Sexes II

19 episodes · 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 se...

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The Inferno II

17 episodes · 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 Infe...

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The Gauntlet II

17 episodes · 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 tim...

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Fresh Meat

17 episodes · 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 previousl...

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The Duel

17 episodes · 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 m...

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The Inferno III

17 episodes · 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 thi...

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The Gauntlet III

10 episodes · 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 Ga...

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The Island

9 episodes · 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 Islan...

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The Duel II

10 episodes · 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, Th...

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The Ruins

12 episodes · 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 too...

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Fresh Meat II

10 episodes · 2010-04-07

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Cutthroat

12 episodes · 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 c...

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Rivals

12 episodes · 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 member...

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Battle of the Exes

12 episodes · 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 fro...

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Battle of the Seasons

12 episodes · 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,...

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Rivals 2

13 episodes · 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 Wo...

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Free Agents

13 episodes · 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 ...

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Battle of the Exes II

14 episodes · 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...

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Battle of the Bloodlines

15 episodes · 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...

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Rivals III

15 episodes · 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 T...

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Invasion of the Champions

16 episodes · 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 wh...

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XXX: Dirty Thirty

20 episodes · 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 DOL...

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Vendettas

16 episodes · 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 Spai...

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Final Reckoning

24 episodes · 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 Beac...

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War of the Worlds

18 episodes · 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,” “Bi...

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War of the Worlds 2

18 episodes · 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 m...

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Total Madness

18 episodes · 2020-04-01

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Double Agents

21 episodes · 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 secr...

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Spies, Lies and Allies

21 episodes · 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,” r...

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Ride or Dies

21 episodes · 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 th...

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Battle for a New Champion

21 episodes · 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, thi...

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Battle of the Eras

21 episodes · 2024-08-14

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Vets and New Threats

21 episodes · 2025-07-30

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Cutthroat

14 episodes · 2026-08-05