The Challenge
While forming friendships, rivalries and romances, badass reality competitors from around the globe face off in cutthroat challenges and brutal eliminations, with the chance to earn their share of a million-dollar prize.
Battle of the Eras: Eras Only
S40 E0
Forty legends return, toast to a monumental fortieth season of the game; they move into their new home for the season.
Battle of the Eras: The Era Invitational: Part 1
S40 E1
The Challengers arrive at their first challenge, but are shocked when they learn they will start by competing within their eras; politics begin as players must plead their case to avoid elimination night.
Battle of the Eras: The Era Invitational, Part 2
S40 E2
The Challengers arrive to the Arena to see classic, brutal eliminations from each era awaiting them; 16 people will fight in the sand, only eight will return; the losers learn they will be sent off with a parting gift of karma.
Battle of the Eras: A Fatal Era
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After the large elimination, the eras must work together in order to keep their team safe from elimination; a gross feast awaits the competitors at their next challenge.
Battle of the Eras: My Trivia Era
S40 E4
Targets change the game as competitors must learn how to play without knowing if they'll be safe come the next elimination; TJ's favorite challenge returns in the form of a Challenge history lesson; a questionable sudden death round begins.
Battle of the Eras: An Era Tradition
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An exhausting challenge leaves an era questioning one of their own, while another era can't get on the same page; a long-standing rivalry between two teammates comes to a head and erupts; champions collide in a nail-bitin.
Battle of the Eras: My Real Friends Era
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With alliances and deals brewing, one Challenger must decide between righting their past wrongs with a friend, or creating a divide amongst the eras they have chosen to work alongside.
Battle of the Eras: Trust in Your Era
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The winners must make a heart-breaking decision as to which of their friends must fight in the elimination; target selection causes chaos as player numbers dwindle.
Battle of the Eras: The Era of the Gladiator
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A battle erupts and the players must find their inner Gladiator to take out their competition and achieve glory and safety; a vote from one team causes friends to question whether they were ever on the same.
Battle of the Eras: An Era of One
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Having seen their whole team lose in elimination, one challenger must hold their entire era on their back to earn safety; cracks in an alliance begin to form as relationships across eras create paranoia and uneasiness.
Battle of the Eras: A New Era
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The game takes a huge turn as the Challengers must now work as individuals to claim victory, while still repping their era; a hot and grueling challenge has one person seeing double and another wishing they could use it as an ex.
Battle of the Eras: Payback Era
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The targets are painted on three friends as they must scrape through an intense obstacle course in order to keep themselves safe; one player decides to blow up anyone's game who stands in their way.
Battle of the Eras: The Era of the Purge
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The Challengers get their first taste of what a final could look like, while battling to avoid being purged from the game; one Challenger tries to put the final nail in the coffin for their foe.
Battle of the Eras: Best Friends 4Era
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A rivalry heats up and no one is safe from the chaos that ensues; one Challenger tries to reignite their competitive flame to avoid elimination; best friends avoid a facing off with one another.
Battle of the Eras: Swinging Era
S40 E14
A staple of "The Challenge" sees the players swinging for their safety in the game; one player attempts to break up a solid alliance in an attempt to save their friend.
Thinking Thin Era
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A win-or-go mentality infiltrates one alliance; the Challengers traverse tight quarters filled with bats and puzzles in an attempt to keep themselves safe.
Must Win Era
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Burger King joins the action as Challengers face a risky plunge and a tough swim, with serious consequences if they fail.
Location Change Era
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The Challengers arrive to a beautiful new landscape where their dreams may come to a screeching halt; the players must stay afloat in an exhausting elimination.
The End of An Era Part 2
S40 E19
The epic, two-part Final comes to a close as the finalists battle for their chance at a share of one million dollars. An epic twist could see someone's dream taken away from them.
Reunion Part 1
S40 E20
Four eras of Challenge icons clash one last time on the Reunion stage; Laurel and Cara set the record straight; Bananas calls Devin out for being a hypocrite; surprise guests shake up the Reunion and the targeted flip the script on their targeters.
Reunion Part 2
S40 E21
The contestants return for a reunion to discuss unresolved issues like participant behavior, alliance dynamics and unexpected partnerships; the winner is announced and additional guests participate in the challenge.
Battle for a New Champion: Teamwork Makes The Perfect Work
S39 E1
After a wet and wild night in the arena, the contenders learn that they will have to play together as a team; relationships form as they move into the house.
Battle for a New Champion: Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose
S39 E2
The contenders go out on a limb and some are left hanging as they continue to work together; with a house divided by nations, lines are beginning to be drawn; one contender hopes their allegiances will keep them safe.
Battle for a New Champion: It's A Matter of Semantics
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After betraying their alliance, one contender does damage control; love is in the air as two contenders get to know each other; an argument disrupts the house, putting two contenders in the spotlight for the house vote.
Battle for a New Champion: I'm Coming Out
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A water challenge tests the contenders' swimming abilities; one contender celebrates her truth and coming out to her fellow contenders, while another struggles with temptation in the house.
Battle for a New Champion: Countdown to Chaos
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The game is flipped upside down as contenders learn they have to face challenge champions in the arena; one contender worries that a member of her own alliance is after her.
Battle for a New Champion: So Flip Floppy
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In a move of desperation, one contender tries to prove his loyalty to his alliance by betraying his other friends; love is in the air as one of the couples take their relationship to a new level.
Battle for a New Champion: Struggling to Hold It Together
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A rigorous and exhausting challenge sees one contender give their blood, sweat and tears for the win; an intense night out finds a contender in the firing line after another reaches their boiling point.
Battle For a New Champion: A Banana Split
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Cracks in the alliances begin to show themselves as one contender works to flip the house vote; multiple romantic scandals come to a head as one contender is confronted about being unfaithful.
Battle for a New Champion: Feeling Used
S39 E10
The contenders soar to new heights in a sky-high challenge, with an outcome that makes one contender question their alliance; a decorated champion brings the heat in the elimination.
Battle for a New Champion: My Own Worst Frenemy
S39 E11
One contender is shocked when their so-called alliance nominates them for elimination.
Battle For a New Champion: A Legend Returns
S39 E12
The contenders fight for their lives high above the water; one contender finds themselves on the outs with their alliance and another attempts to change the power dynamic in the game; a long-awaited returning champion shakes up the game.
Battle For a New Champion: El Saboteur
S39 E13
Chaos continues as a new alliance threatens to shift the power dynamics in the house; a contender seeks to protect their love interest from the arena; a pair of ride or dies fear for their friendship as their games move in opposite directions.
Battle For a New Champion: Don't Let TJ Decide
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The end of chaos is near and with alliances on the brink of collapse, a mini-final awaits the contenders to push them to their limits; little do they know that the a terrifying champion waits for them in the arena.
Battle For a New Champion: Welcome to Conquest
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The game intensifies as the contenders enter a new phase, leading to shocking new twists that have them scrambling to survive; one player is forced to make a heartbreaking decision, while a tumultuous duo must realign in order to regain control.
Battle For a New Champion: Family Knows Best
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A high-stakes challenge finds the Contenders hanging on for dear life; a tumultuous selection divides the house, forcing one Contender to choose between their closest allies.
Battle For a New Champion: Feel the Bern
S39 E17
With one last challenge before the final, everything is on the line as the remaining contenders fight to secure their chance to become the next Challenge Champion.
Battle for a New Champion: The Beginning of the End
S39 E18
The seven remaining contestants enter the final and must once again compete in three levels of control, chaos and conquest.
Battle for a New Champion: Only One Gets the Crown
S39 E19
The final six contenders compete for a place among the esteemed competitors and a prize of over 300,000 dollars.
Battle for a New Champion: Reunion Part 1
S39 E20
The battle is over and now it's time for phase four - closure; Maria Menounos returns to uncover what went down behind the scenes of this season's chaos.
Reunion Part 2
S39 E21
A previously undisclosed hook-up, which two challengers believed they concealed, comes to light; Moriah shares insights into her decision to move on from Bananas and recounts the events upon her return home.
Battle for a New Champion: Countdown Begins
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TJ sets his sights on the next generation of Challenge Contenders who all have competed before but are to yet to claim victory; getting to know the contenders as they spend the night before battle.