The Challenge

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.

Seasons

42

Episodes aired

653

Latest aired

S42E06

Total runtime

18d

Timeline when each season aired

1. Season 1 April 1998 – May 1998 5 episodes
2. Season 2 November 1998 – December 1998 6 episodes
3. Season 3 January 2000 – April 2000 11 episodes
4. Season 4 January 2001 – May 2001 19 episodes
5. Season 5 February 2002 – May 2002 17 episodes
6. Season 6 March 2002 – May 2003 21 episodes
7. Season 7 September 2003 – January 2004 18 episodes
8. Season 8 January 2004 – May 2004 20 episodes
9. Season 9 September 2004 – January 2005 19 episodes
10. Season 10 March 2005 – June 2005 17 episodes
11. Season 11 December 2005 – March 2006 17 episodes
12. Season 12 May 2006 – September 2006 17 episodes
13. Season 13 October 2006 – January 2007 17 episodes
14. Season 14 April 2007 – July 2007 17 episodes
15. Season 15 January 2008 – March 2008 10 episodes
16. Season 16 September 2008 – November 2008 9 episodes
17. Season 17 April 2009 – June 2009 10 episodes
18. Season 18 September 2009 – December 2009 12 episodes
19. Season 19 April 2010 – June 2010 10 episodes
20. Season 20 October 2010 – December 2010 12 episodes
21. Season 21 June 2011 – September 2011 12 episodes
22. Season 22 January 2012 – April 2012 12 episodes
23. Season 23 September 2012 – December 2012 12 episodes
24. Season 24 July 2013 – September 2013 13 episodes
25. Season 25 April 2014 – June 2014 13 episodes
26. Season 26 January 2015 – March 2015 14 episodes
27. Season 27 December 2015 – February 2016 15 episodes
28. Season 28 May 2016 – August 2016 15 episodes
29. Season 29 February 2017 – May 2017 16 episodes
30. Season 30 July 2017 – November 2017 20 episodes
31. Season 31 January 2018 – April 2018 16 episodes
32. Season 32 July 2018 – December 2018 24 episodes
33. Season 33 February 2019 – May 2019 18 episodes
34. Season 34 August 2019 – December 2019 18 episodes
35. Season 35 April 2020 – July 2020 18 episodes
36. Season 36 December 2020 – May 2021 21 episodes
37. Season 37 August 2021 – December 2021 21 episodes
38. Season 38 October 2022 – March 2023 21 episodes
39. Season 39 October 2023 – March 2024 21 episodes
40. Season 40 August 2024 – January 2025 21 episodes
41. Season 41 July 2025 – December 2025 21 episodes
42. Season 42 August 2026 – September 2026 8 episodes

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  S01E01 Road Rules All Stars: Five Easy Pieces

  April 20 · 20min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  Welcome to the first Real World / Road Rules Challenge. Some people claim that this isn't a real challenge, but we are taking 5 Real Worlders and throwing them in Road Rules missions, so I'm gonna count that as a Real World / Road Rules Challenge. We start off with- Eric from Real World New York riding a train, he claims that he had to think really hard to do another MTV show, but excited for the trip. On the way, the train will stop at separate stations and pick up the remaining 4 castmates. Next stop, we pick up- Jon from Real World Los Angeles They catch up on old times, Jon says he's still trying to get a Country record deal, while Eric shows off that he doesn't even sing and he received a record deal. Next stop, we see- Rachel from Real World San Francisco

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  S01E02 Road Rules All Stars: Shear Madness

  April 27 · 20min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  We open with the cast arriving in New Zealand. Rachel describes the ordeal with her accident and explains that she should be normal when the metal rods are taken out of her leg. In New Zealand they receive a temporary winnie, where they find their next clue. They are told to arrive at a farm the following day at 9am. They all go out and party that night, Sean & Rachel are seen going into a peep show. The following morning, the cast gets ready. Cynthia wonders why Rachel is getting dressed the way she is when they know they're going to a farm. At breakfast, Sean and Jon try to hurry the group as they gab over breakfast. They end up arriving at the farm over a hour late. They find out the first part of their mission will be sheep shearing. The guys run around a pin trying to get the sheep into the barn. In the barn, each of them have to shear a sheep clean. At lunch, Sean continues to flirt with

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  S01E03 Road Rules All Stars: A Radish In A Salad Spinner

  May 4 · 20min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  While traveling back from the last mission, they receive a clue from Puck. He says that the current opening song for the show sucks, and the group must write a new one. Back at the hotel, Sean, Cynthia, Rachel, & Jon all get to work on the song. Eric had denied participating due to copyright with his career and if he would be getting a piece of the pie the song makes. Within a hour, the four remaining castmates get a song down and actually turns out pretty good. They receive a clue to travel north, when they arrive, they find out that they'll be 'Zorbing'. Zorbing consists of climbing into a big plastic/nylon ball and rolling down a hill. They each will be going down as pairs and the overall winner will win $150. Rachel went first against Eric and won. Sean went second against Cynthia and lost. Jon went third against Rachel and lost. On the way down,

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  S01E04 Road Rules All Stars: How To Eat Fried Worms...

  May 11 · 20min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  The group receives its next clue that says ""Their world is gonna be turned upside down"". When they arrive at the mission site they notice vans labeled for the best adventures of Urban Rap Jumping. They get out of the winnie to notice a guy porpelling off a side of a building. But unlike normal propelling, in Urban Rap Jumping, the propellers face the ground as they descend. They find out that each of them will have to propel themselves off a 20 stories building. They get to the top of the building and fear already starts to kick in. Sean goes first and goes down like a champ. Eric goes next and does some wild jumps on his way down. Rachel and Jon follow, Cynthia goes last and has the most fear but makes it through and proud to be on the ground. When they get back to the winnie, they find another clue that says they're heading to LA. Since most ex-Real Worlders live in LA, they call up Beth from the Los Angeles season to stay with her

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  S01E05 Road Rules All Stars: Fresh Squeezed Creative Juices

  May 18 · 20min find the promo

  Show synopsis

  It's the following day and Cynthia has cooled off and decided since the trip is almost over, she will stay. They arrive at their next mission site, which is a improv theater called 'The Groundlings'. They find out that they will be spending the day learning the art of improv and then will have to perform a show that night to a sold-out crowd. They do many exercizes through out the day that help them understand the art of improv. By 5:30, the teacher believes they have the basics down and they are ready for the show at 8. At showtime, they each start getting nervous to perform in front of a crowd. Throughout the show they do many skits, but they end with a surprise one. ""The REAL Real World"". Each of the castmates will have to play one of their roommates from their season picked by the audience in a whole new Real World show. Eric is given Kevin, Jon is given Dominic, Rachel is given Puck