The Challenge (TV series)

*The Challenge*
The Challenge
Also known as	Road Rules: All Stars (season 1); Real World/Road Rules Challenge (seasons 2-19);
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	Mary-Ellis Bunim; Jonathan Murray;
Presented by	David "Puck" Rainey; David Edwards; Gladys Sanabria; Eric Nies; Mark Long; Jonny Moseley; Dave Mirra; T. J. Lavin;
Starring	The Challenge contestants
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	39
No. of episodes	543
Production
Executive producers	Fred Birckhead; Justin Booth; Lisa Fletcher; Scott Freeman; Gil Goldschein; Emer Harkin; Kevin Lee; Julie Pizzi; Ryan Smith; Danny Wascou;
Running time	30 minutes (1998–2007); 60 minutes (2008–2019); 90 minutes (2019–present);
Production companies	Bunim/Murray Productions; MTV Entertainment Studios;
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	April 20, 1998 –; present
Related
	The Real World; Road Rules; The Challenge: All Stars; The Challenge: USA; The Challenge: World Championship;

The Challenge (originally known as Road Rules: All Stars, followed by Real World/Road Rules Challenge) is a reality competition show on MTV that is a spin-off of two of the network's reality shows, The Real World and Road Rules. Premiering in 1998, it originally featured alumni from these two shows, casting for The Challenge has slowly expanded to include contestants who debuted on The Challenge itself, alumni from other MTV franchises including Are You the One?, Ex on the Beach (Brazil, UK and US), Geordie Shore, siblings and friends, and from other non-MTV shows, competitions. The contestants compete against one another in various extreme challenges to avoid elimination. The winners of the final challenge win the competition and typically share a large cash prize. The Challenge is currently hosted by T. J. Lavin.

The series premiered on June 1, 1998. The show was originally titled Road Rules: All Stars, and had notable Real World alumni participated in a Road Rules style road-trip. It was renamed Real World/Road Rules Challenge for the 2nd season, then later abridged to simply The Challenge by the show's 19th season. Since the fourth season, each season has supplied the show with a unique subtitle, such as Rivals. Each season consists of a format and theme from which the subtitle is derived.

The show's current season, Battle for a New Champion, premiered on October 25, 2023.

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