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The Challenge•Season 39•Episode 8

Struggling to Hold It Together

7.0/10 · 40 votesDec 6, 202364 min

Ranked #12 of 21 in Season 39•−0.1 vs season avg

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A rigorous and exhausting challenge sees one contender give their blood, sweat and tears for the win; an intense night out finds a contender in the firing line after another reaches their boiling point.

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Teamwork Makes the Perfect Work stillE1 7.2

Teamwork Makes the Perfect Work

Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose stillE2 6.8

Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose

It's a Matter of Semantics stillE3 7.1

It's a Matter of Semantics

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I'm Coming Out

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Countdown to Chaos

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The Big Mistake

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So Flip Floppy

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Struggling to Hold It Together

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E9 6.9

A Banana Split

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E10 7.0

Feeling Used

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E11 6.8

My Own Worst Frenemy

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E12 6.7

A Legend Returns

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E13 7.2

El Saboteur

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E14 8.1

Don't Let TJ Decide

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E15 7.1

Welcome to Conquest

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E16 6.2

Family Knows Best

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E17 7.3

Feel the Bern

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E18 6.9

The Beginning of the End

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E19 6.6

Only One Gets the Crown

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E20 7.6

Reunion (1)

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Sophie Powers

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Episode Summary

"Struggling to Hold It Together" is episode 8 of The Challenge season 39. It scored 7.0/10 from 40 votes, ranking #12 of 21 episodes this season (season average 7.1). It aired on December 6, 2023.

Next: E9 · A Banana SplitBest of Season 39