The Challenge(1998)

Name: The Challenge
Genre: Reality
Released: 1998-04-20
Rating: 7.2
Cast: T.J. Lavin, Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Nurys Mateo, Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello, Cara Maria Sorbello

Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.

★ 7.2(78)42m654 episodesReturning Series

Reality

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.

Created by:: Mary-Ellis Bunim, Jonathan Murray
First aired:: 1998-04-20
Country:: US
Network:: MTV, Paramount+

Episodes

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1. Rumble in the Jungle
2013-07-10 · 42m
16 pairs of rivals arrive in Thailand and the rookies cause trouble quickly, leading to a fight in the pool, two surprising hookups involving bad boy CT, and one competitor going home early- the fate of her partner up in the air.
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2. New Girl
2013-07-17 · 42m
The rivals get closer than ever before in a sexy challenge that has each contestant literally tied upside down to each other. And one of the new girls has a freak out when her hookup with a veteran bad boy doesn't go as planned.
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3. The Dark Knight Rises
2013-07-24 · 42m
A fight breaks out after one of the competitors is mocked.
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4. Mortuusequusphobia
2013-07-31 · 42m
A dangerous elimination event is faced by the contestants.
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5. What the Phuket?!
2013-08-07 · 42m
One challenger gets homesick and takes his frustration out on everyone around him. A strategic fumble in voting leads one challenger to accidentally send her hookup into elimination.
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6. Revenge Is a Dish Best Not Serve
2013-08-14 · 42m
Competitors reveal their true feelings about each other, creating tension; a team's trustworthiness is questioned.
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7. Crossing Jordan
2013-08-21 · 42m
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8. Thrilla in Camila
2013-08-28 · 42m
A team is pushed by exes; a deliberations vote breaks an alliance; a player's motives are questioned.
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9. Diemnesia
2013-09-04 · 42m
CT and Diem's romance ignites; the final guys challenge starts a war of intimidation among Johnny, Wes and CT.
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10. True Colors
2013-09-11 · 42m
The losing female teams are desperate to secure their places in the final; Diem learns she has been manipulated.
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11. Final Destination
2013-09-18 · 42m
The ladies work hard in the last elimination challenge; TJ throws a curve ball before the final.
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12. The Island of Misfit Challengers
2013-09-25 · 42m
The teams must leave the luxury of the yacht to battle obstacles on Nightmare Island.
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13. The Challenge: Rivals II Reunion
2013-09-25 · 42m
Hosted by Jonny Moseley. The cast members who attended the reunion were Wes, CT, Paula, Emily, Cara Maria, Diem, Aneesa, Frank, Johnny, Knight, Preston, Jemmye, Camila, Jordan and Marlon.