The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras
The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras is the upcoming fortieth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge, featuring alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, Are You the One? (U.S.), Big Brother (U.S.), Survivor (U.S.), Love Island (U.S. and UK), Survival of the Fittest, and Exatlón Estados Unidos competing for a share at a $1 million prize.[1] A launch special, titled "Countdown Begins" is expected to air on August 7, 2024, followed by the season premiere scheduled for August 14, 2024.[2]
| Battle of the Eras | |
|---|---|
| Season 40 | |
| Presented by | T. J. Lavin |
| No. of contestants | 40 |
| Location | Vietnam |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | August 14, 2024 |
| Season chronology | |
Contestants
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Teams
4 teams of 10 competed in this season of The Challenge. The teams were formed based on what mainline season of The Challenge a contestant debuted on: those who debuted during the first ten seasons (Road Rules: All Stars through The Inferno II) were placed in Era I; those who debuted between the eleventh and twentieth seasons (The Gauntlet 2 through Cutthroat) made up Era II; those who debuted between the twenty-first and thirtieth seasons (Rivals through XXX: Dirty 30) made up Era III; and those who debuted between the thirty-first and thirty-ninth seasons (Vendettas through Battle for a New Champion) made up Era IV.
| Era I | Era II | Era III | Era IV |
| Aneesa[upper-alpha 1] | Aviv[upper-alpha 2] | Amanda[upper-alpha 3] | Horacio[upper-alpha 4] |
| Brad[upper-alpha 5] | Bananas[upper-alpha 6] | Averey[upper-alpha 7] | Jenny[upper-alpha 8] |
| CT[upper-alpha 9] | Brandon[upper-alpha 10] | Cory[upper-alpha 11] | Josh[upper-alpha 12] |
| Darrell[upper-alpha 13] | Cara Maria[upper-alpha 10] | Devin[upper-alpha 3] | Kaycee[upper-alpha 14] |
| Derrick K.[upper-alpha 5] | Derek C.[upper-alpha 15] | Jonna[upper-alpha 16] | Kyland[upper-alpha 17] |
| Jodi[upper-alpha 18] | Emily[upper-alpha 15] | Jordan[upper-alpha 19] | Michele[upper-alpha 20] |
| Katie[upper-alpha 13] | KellyAnne[upper-alpha 21] | Leroy[upper-alpha 16] | Nurys[upper-alpha 4] |
| Mark[upper-alpha 22] | Laurel[upper-alpha 10] | Nia[upper-alpha 23] | Olivia[upper-alpha 4] |
| Rachel[upper-alpha 1] | Nehemiah[upper-alpha 6] | Tony[upper-alpha 11] | Paulie[upper-alpha 24] |
| Tina[upper-alpha 13] | Ryan[upper-alpha 2] | Tori[upper-alpha 25] | Theo[upper-alpha 12] |
- Debuted on
- 6. Battle of the Sexes
- 12. Fresh Meat
- 28. Rivals III
- 38. Ride or Dies
- 9. Battle of the Sexes 2
- 13. The Duel
- 26. Battle of the Exes II
- 34. War of the Worlds 2
- 8. The Inferno
- 19. Fresh Meat II
- 27. Battle of the Bloodlines
- 33. War of the Worlds
- 7. The Gauntlet
- 35. Total Madness
- 20. Cutthroat
- 21. Rivals
- 39. Battle for a New Champion
- 10. The Inferno II
- 24. Rivals II
- 37. Spies, Lies & Allies
- 16. The Island
- 2. Real World vs. Road Rules
- 25. Free Agents
- 32. Final Reckoning
- 30. XXX: Dirty 30
Episode progress
| Contestants | Episodes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| Amanda | ||
| Aneesa | ||
| Averey | ||
| Aviv | ||
| Bananas | ||
| Brad | ||
| Brandon | ||
| Cara Maria | ||
| Cory | ||
| CT | ||
| Darrell | ||
| Derek C. | ||
| Derrick K. | ||
| Devin | ||
| Emily | ||
| Horacio | ||
| Jenny | ||
| Jodi | ||
| Jonna | ||
| Jordan | ||
| Josh | ||
| Katie | ||
| Kaycee | ||
| KellyAnne | ||
| Kyland | ||
| Laurel | ||
| Leroy | ||
| Mark | ||
| Michele | ||
| Nehemiah | ||
| Nia | ||
| Nurys | ||
| Olivia | ||
| Paulie | ||
| Rachel | ||
| Ryan | ||
| Theo | ||
| Tina | ||
| Tony | ||
| Tori | ||
References
- Falcone, Dana Rose (June 24, 2024). "MTV's The Challenge 40 Is Here! Johnny Bananas, CT Tamburello and More Vets Return for Battle of the Eras". People. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- Russell, Shania (June 24, 2024). "Meet the cast of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, largest cast ever includes past champions". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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