The Challenge
Season 42
S42 · E1 · Aug 5, 2026
Return to Cutthroat Episode 1
S42 · E2 · Aug 5, 2026
Crying Won't Get You Off This Roof Episode 2
S42 · E3 · Aug 12, 2026
Keep My Name Out Your Mouth Episode 3
S42 · E4 · Aug 19, 2026
Say It To My Face Episode 4
S42 · E5 · Aug 26, 2026
Down and Dirty Episode 5
S42 · E6 · Sep 2, 2026
Leave Room For Jesus Episode 6
S42 · E7 · Sep 9, 2026
You Need Me Episode 7
S42 · E8 · Sep 16, 2026
Is This Safe? Episode 8
S42 · E9 · Sep 23, 2026
A Captain's Worst Nightmare Episode 9
S42 · E10 · Sep 30, 2026
Trial By Combat Episode 10
S42 · E11 · Oct 7, 2026
Underwear Gate Episode 11
S42 · E12 · Oct 14, 2026
Participation Trophies Episode 12
S42 · E13 · Oct 21, 2026
The Final - Part 1 Episode 13
S42 · E14 · Oct 28, 2026
The Final - Part 2 Episode 14
14 episodes in Season 42
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“Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.”
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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Cast
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Jonathan Murray Creator · Mary-Ellis Bunim Creator
Total runtime 462h 0m · Episode length 42 min · Type Reality
Show info
Premiered
April 20, 1998
Latest episode
October 28, 2026
Status
Airing
Networks
MTV · Paramount+
Country
United States
Type
Reality
Episode length
42 min
Total runtime
462h 0m
Original language
English
Production
Bunim/Murray Productions
Production
Dualstar Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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