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The Best Seasons of The Challenge

Every season of The Challenge ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Challenge!

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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

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Season 42

13 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2026

8.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Down and Dirty 9.5

Season 35

18 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2020

8.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · The Final Countdown 9.2

Season 30

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2017

8.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · One in a Million 9.2

Other Seasons

Season 14

17 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2007

8.7/ 10

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Best episodeE12 · Match Point 9.2

Season 5

17 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2002

8.6/ 10

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Best episodeE16 · Handsome Reward 8.9

Season 15

10 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2008

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Cold Blooded 9.1

Season 18

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Reunion 9.5

Season 31

16 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Rumor Has It 9.5

Season 6

21 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2002

8.6/ 10

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Best episodeE14 · Spider Mon 8.9

#10

Season 41

21 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2025

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE16 · Am I Being Bamboozled? 9.0

#11

Season 36

21 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2020

8.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · True Lies 9.2

#12

Season 19

10 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2010

8.5/ 10

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Best episodeE10 · Well Done, Meat 9.0

#13

Season 21

12 Episodes

First Aired: Jun 2011

8.5/ 10

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Best episodeE12 · The S#!@ They Should Have Shown 9.1

#14

Season 25

13 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2014

8.5/ 10

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Best episodeE7 · Pride Before The Wall 8.9

#15

Season 33

18 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2019

8.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE16 · This is the End 9.1

#16

Season 24

13 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2013

8.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Diemnesia 8.8

#17

Season 26

14 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2015

8.4/ 10

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Best episodeE10 · Lovers in the Dark 9.0

#18

Season 17

10 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2009

8.4/ 10

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Best episodeE10 · Duel Or Die! 8.9

#19

Season 40

21 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2024

8.4/ 10

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Best episodeE3 · A Fatal Era 8.8

#20

Season 28

15 Episodes

First Aired: May 2016

8.3/ 10

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Best episodeE10 · Digging Your Own Grave 8.8

#21

Season 38

21 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2022

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE19 · The End of the Ride 8.8

#22

Season 20

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2010

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · The S#!% They Should've Shown 9.2

#23

Season 34

18 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2019

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE4 · Benedict Laurel 9.0

#24

Season 32

24 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2018

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Big Little Lies 8.7

#25

Season 27

15 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2015

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Blood Brothers 8.8

#26

Season 13

17 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2006

8.2/ 10

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Best episodeE9 · Until Next Time Derrick 8.6

#27

Season 22

12 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2012

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · I Will Always Love You 9.0

#28

Season 8

20 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2004

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Bungee Bound 8.7

#29

Season 12

17 Episodes

First Aired: May 2006

8.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · Well Done: The Fresh Meat Reunion 8.7

#30

Season 9

19 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2004

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Electro Shock 8.7

#31

Season 11

17 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2005

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · The Good, the Brad, and the Ugly 8.5

#32

Season 29

16 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2017

8.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Achy Breaky Heart 8.5

#33

Season 7

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2003

8.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE17 · Gold Rush Part 2 8.5

#34

Season 23

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2012

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · Honey, I'm Homeless 8.3

#35

Season 37

21 Episodes

First Aired: Aug 2021

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · The War 8.5

#36

Season 10

17 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2005

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE16 · Montezuma's Revenge 8.2

#37

Season 4

19 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2001

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Rollerball Games 8.0

#38

Season 16

9 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2008

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Reunion 8.4

#39

Season 3

11 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2000

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Stir Crazy 7.9

#40

Season 1

5 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 1998

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Road Rules All Stars: Shear Madness 7.6

#41

Season 39

21 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2023

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · Don't Let TJ Decide 8.1

#42

Season 2

6 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1998

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Money Changes Everything 7.1