"The Challenge" is a long-running reality TV series that originally premiered in 1998 as "Road Rules: All Stars" before evolving into "Real World/Road Rules Challenge" and later simply "The Challenge." The show features contestants, often from previous reality shows like "The Real World" and "Road Rules," competing in a variety of physical and mental challenges.
Contestants form teams and face eliminations, with the ultimate goal of winning the competition and sometimes a cash prize. "The Challenge" is known for its intense competitions, strategic gameplay, alliances, and the drama that unfolds among the contestants living together.
Season Synopsis: From Wikipedia
| Order | Title | Host | Format | Original Release | Location of the residence | Winner(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 | Pula, Croatia | TBA |
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