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The Best Episodes of The Challenge Season 23

Every episode of The Challenge Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Challenge Season 23!

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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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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Challenge Season 23 Episode 8 - Honey, I'm Homeless
    8.3/10(23 votes)

    S23:E8

    Team members compete in an eating challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 4 - The Dark Knight
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    S23:E4

    Knight launches a full on attack to get inside Nany's head and ends up tearing the house and his own relationship with Jemmye apart. And a pending elimination may spell the end for one of the house's budding romances.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 5 - N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C
    8.2/10(21 votes)

    S23:E5

    A trip into the Arena leaves two relationships in shambles. And after a trivia competition catapults challengers into the waters below, one team is forced to send members of their own alliance into elimination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 12 - Operation: Desert Scorn
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    S23:E12

    Three teams compete in the final challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 6 - Going Insane
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    S23:E6

    Tensions mount between Frank and Alton. Later, Alton asks to be sent into the arena.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 9 - The Chronicles of Nanyia
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    S23:E9

    Two teams face off in a diving competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 7 - I Do Not Like You Sam I Am
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    S23:E7

    Frank and Zach berate Sam for her poor performance in a challenge; a surprising romance takes shape.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 10 - A Woman Scorned
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    S23:E10

    The teams take desperate measures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 11 - I Like to Move It, Move It
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    S23:E11

    The final four teams travel to Namibia, a country in southwestern Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 2 - The Perks of Being a Rookie
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    S23:E2

    Divorced exes Danny and Melinda struggle to work together and help shine a light on Knight and Jemmye's similarly fractured relationship. Major alliances are revealed and one team crumbles under the pressure of elimination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 3 - What Happens in Vegas...
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    S23:E3

    Two new couplings start brewing in the the Challenge house, one of which threatens to break apart a team AND ruin an entire alliance. And other season continues to break down, with one member exploding on her teammates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Challenge Season 23 Episode 1 - Tis the Season
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    S23:E1

    Cast members from The Real World's most memorable seasons come together for an all out battle for Real World supremacy, but an early twist could shake things up. Plus- a surprise hook up and a fight that involves the entire house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 23 Ratings Summary

"Honey, I'm Homeless" is the best rated episode of "The Challenge" season 23. It scored 8.3/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/14/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Dark Knight".