Is The Challenge coming back?
The Challenge (1998–present) — action · adventure on MTV
The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 17, 2025, no return date announced yet.
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About The Challenge
The Challenge's return is unconfirmed. The show last aired its most recent episode on December 17, 2025, and there is no scheduled new season at this time.
The Challenge is an action and adventure reality series that first premiered in 1998. It features contestants competing in various physical and mental challenges, often in team formats, to win cash prizes. The series has been broadcast on MTV and has seen numerous seasons over the years, with the latest season concluding in late 2025.
The show is hosted by T.J. Lavin and has an average rating of 8 on TVMaze. Each episode typically runs for about 66 minutes. The series has involved a wide cast of contestants, with T.J. Lavin serving as the host throughout its run.
The Challenge episode schedule
637 aired
Aired · 637
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 17, 2025 | S41·E21 | Reunion Part 2 |
| December 10, 2025 | S41·E20 | Reunion Part 1 |
| December 3, 2025 | S41·E19 | Finale Part II |
| November 26, 2025 | S41·E18 | Finale Part I |
| November 19, 2025 | S41·E17 | Ten Toes Down |
| November 12, 2025 | S41·E16 | Am I Being Bamboozled? |
| November 5, 2025 | S41·E15 | The Best Birthday Present |
| October 29, 2025 | S41·E14 | We Have to Boogie! |
| October 22, 2025 | S41·E13 | They Are Like Cockroaches |
| October 15, 2025 | S41·E12 | Punch You in Your Face |
| October 8, 2025 | S41·E11 | A King of Kamikaze |
| October 1, 2025 | S41·E10 | A War Brewing |
| September 24, 2025 | S41·E9 | Does Anyone Want to Confess? |
| September 17, 2025 | S41·E8 | Justice for Leka |
| September 10, 2025 | S41·E7 | At Least Someone's Getting Laid! |
| September 3, 2025 | S41·E6 | Is He Throwing It? |
| August 27, 2025 | S41·E5 | Pride Comes Before the Fall |
| August 20, 2025 | S41·E4 | Wish I'd Been Practicing |
| August 13, 2025 | S41·E3 | I Am The Challenge |
| August 6, 2025 | S41·E2 | We Used to Hook Up |
| July 30, 2025 | S41·E1 | Welcome to The Challenge |
| January 22, 2025 | S40·E21 | Reunion Part 2 |
| January 15, 2025 | S40·E20 | Reunion Part 1 |
| January 8, 2025 | S40·E19 | The End of An Era, Part 2 |
| January 1, 2025 | S40·E18 | The End of An Era, Part 1 |
| December 18, 2024 | S40·E17 | Location Change Era |
| December 11, 2024 | S40·E16 | Must Win Era |
| December 4, 2024 | S40·E15 | Thinking Thin Era |
| November 20, 2024 | S40·E14 | Swinging Era |
| November 13, 2024 | S40·E13 | Best Friends 4Era |
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| November 6, 2024 | S40·E12 | The Era of the Purge |
| October 30, 2024 | S40·E11 | Payback Era |
| October 23, 2024 | S40·E10 | A New Era |
| October 16, 2024 | S40·E9 | An Era of One |
| October 9, 2024 | S40·E8 | The Era of the Gladiator |
| October 2, 2024 | S40·E7 | Trust in Your Era |
| September 25, 2024 | S40·E6 | My Real Friends Era |
| September 18, 2024 | S40·E5 | An Era Tradition |
| September 4, 2024 | S40·E4 | My Trivia Era |
| August 28, 2024 | S40·E3 | A Fatal Era |
| August 21, 2024 | S40·E2 | The Era Invitational, Part 2 |
| August 14, 2024 | S40·E1 | The Era Invitational, Part 1 |
| March 6, 2024 | S39·E21 | Reunion Part 2 |
| February 28, 2024 | S39·E20 | Reunion Part 1 |
| February 21, 2024 | S39·E19 | Only One Gets the Crown |
| February 14, 2024 | S39·E18 | The Beginning of the End |
| February 7, 2024 | S39·E17 | Feel the Bern |
| January 31, 2024 | S39·E16 | Family Knows Best |
| January 24, 2024 | S39·E15 | Welcome to Conquest |
| January 17, 2024 | S39·E14 | Don't Let TJ Decide |
| January 10, 2024 | S39·E13 | El Saboteur |
| January 3, 2024 | S39·E12 | A Legend Returns |
| December 27, 2023 | S39·E11 | My Own Worst Frenemy |
| December 20, 2023 | S39·E10 | Feeling Used |
| December 13, 2023 | S39·E9 | A Banana Split |
| December 6, 2023 | S39·E8 | Struggling to Hold it Together |
| November 29, 2023 | S39·E7 | So Flip Floppy |
| November 22, 2023 | S39·E6 | The Big Mistake |
| November 15, 2023 | S39·E5 | Countdown To Chaos |
| November 8, 2023 | S39·E4 | I'm Coming Out |
| November 8, 2023 | S39·E3 | It's A Matter of Semantics |
| November 1, 2023 | S39·E2 | Two Lungs, One Heart, Can't Lose |
| October 25, 2023 | S39·E1 | Teamwork Makes the Perfect Work |
| March 1, 2023 | S38·E21 | Reunion Part 2 |
| February 22, 2023 | S38·E20 | Reunion Part 1 |
| February 15, 2023 | S38·E19 | The End of the Ride |
| February 8, 2023 | S38·E18 | The Hours |
| February 1, 2023 | S38·E17 | Riders on the Storm |
| January 25, 2023 | S38·E16 | Friends or Froze |
| January 18, 2023 | S38·E15 | Knot a Problem |
| January 11, 2023 | S38·E14 | Terrorist of Love |
| January 4, 2023 | S38·E13 | Blind Faith |
| December 28, 2022 | S38·E12 | Frenemy of the State |
| December 21, 2022 | S38·E11 | Nelly: Ride (or Die) Wit Me |
| December 14, 2022 | S38·E10 | Dancing On My Own |
| December 7, 2022 | S38·E9 | Split Decision |
| November 30, 2022 | S38·E8 | Born to Ride or Die |
| November 23, 2022 | S38·E7 | Deep Web |
| November 16, 2022 | S38·E6 | Come Michele or High Water |
| November 9, 2022 | S38·E5 | Get Rich or Ride or Die Tryin' |
| November 2, 2022 | S38·E4 | Olivin' on the Edge |
| October 26, 2022 | S38·E3 | A Bumpy Ride |
| October 19, 2022 | S38·E2 | Friend or Faux |
| October 12, 2022 | S38·E1 | Don't Die for Me Argentina |
| December 22, 2021 | S37·E20 | Spies, Lies & Allies: Reunion Parts 1 and 2 |
| December 15, 2021 | S37·E19 | The Decision |
| December 8, 2021 | S37·E18 | Night of Mistakes |
| December 1, 2021 | S37·E17 | Drop Dead |
| November 24, 2021 | S37·E16 | Riverdance |
| November 17, 2021 | S37·E15 | The Cave of the Wolf |
| November 10, 2021 | S37·E14 | Mavericks |
| November 3, 2021 | S37·E13 | Titanic |
| October 27, 2021 | S37·E12 | 500 |
| October 20, 2021 | S37·E11 | Mucus Plug |
| October 13, 2021 | S37·E10 | Precious Stones |
| October 6, 2021 | S37·E9 | The War |
| September 29, 2021 | S37·E8 | The Threat |
| September 22, 2021 | S37·E7 | Uncle CT |
| September 15, 2021 | S37·E6 | Alien |
| September 8, 2021 | S37·E5 | Good Vibes and Gladiator |
| September 1, 2021 | S37·E4 | Messy |
| August 25, 2021 | S37·E3 | Truce or Dare |
| August 18, 2021 | S37·E2 | Bertha |
| August 11, 2021 | S37·E1 | The List |
| May 5, 2021 | S36·E21 | Reunion Part 2 |
| April 28, 2021 | S36·E20 | Reunion Part 1 |
| April 21, 2021 | S36·E19 | The World Is Not Enough |
| April 14, 2021 | S36·E18 | No Time to Die |
| April 7, 2021 | S36·E17 | True Lies |
| March 31, 2021 | S36·E16 | A Most Wanted Man |
| March 24, 2021 | S36·E15 | Never Say Never Again |
| March 17, 2021 | S36·E14 | The Best of Enemies |
| March 10, 2021 | S36·E13 | The Spy Who Loved Fessy |
| March 3, 2021 | S36·E12 | Tinker, Tailer, Bunny, Spy |
| February 24, 2021 | S36·E11 | An Inconvenient Goof |
| February 17, 2021 | S36·E10 | A Clockwork Amber |
| February 10, 2021 | S36·E9 | Lady Vengeance |
| February 3, 2021 | S36·E8 | A Muddy Matter |
| January 27, 2021 | S36·E7 | Die Another Jay |
| January 20, 2021 | S36·E6 | From Theresa with Love |
| January 13, 2021 | S36·E5 | Skyfall |
| January 6, 2021 | S36·E4 | Duplicity |
| December 23, 2020 | S36·E3 | Enemy of the State |
| December 16, 2020 | S36·E2 | Dive Another Day |
| December 9, 2020 | S36·E1 | License to Killer Kam |
| July 29, 2020 | S35·E18 | Behind the Total Madness |
| July 22, 2020 | S35·E17 | Reunion |
| July 15, 2020 | S35·E16 | It's the End of the World as We Know It |
| July 8, 2020 | S35·E15 | Crash Into Me |
| July 1, 2020 | S35·E14 | Your Time is Gonna Come |
| June 24, 2020 | S35·E13 | Victim of Love |
| June 17, 2020 | S35·E12 | Pictures of You |
| June 10, 2020 | S35·E11 | You Ain't Right |
| June 3, 2020 | S35·E10 | The Final Countdown |
| May 27, 2020 | S35·E9 | Backstabber |
| May 20, 2020 | S35·E8 | Live and Let Die |
| May 13, 2020 | S35·E7 | Should I Stay or Should I Go? |
| May 6, 2020 | S35·E6 | Love Will Tear Us Apart |
| April 29, 2020 | S35·E5 | Total Madness: Break Up With Your BF, I'm Bored |
| April 22, 2020 | S35·E4 | Karma Chameleon |
| April 15, 2020 | S35·E3 | A Hard Jay's Night |
| April 8, 2020 | S35·E2 | Sweet Dreams Are Made of Dee |
| April 1, 2020 | S35·E1 | Mad World |
| December 18, 2019 | S34·E18 | Reunion (2) |
| December 18, 2019 | S34·E17 | Reunion (1) |
| December 11, 2019 | S34·E16 | Give Me Liberty or Give Me Cash |
| December 4, 2019 | S34·E15 | A Tale of Two Countries |
| November 27, 2019 | S34·E14 | Declaration of Independence |
| November 20, 2019 | S34·E13 | Dee-Day |
| November 13, 2019 | S34·E12 | The Right Honourable Rogan |
| November 6, 2019 | S34·E11 | All Is Fair in Love and War |
| October 30, 2019 | S34·E10 | Infinity War |
| October 23, 2019 | S34·E9 | The Royal Rumble |
| October 16, 2019 | S34·E8 | Saving Private Esther |
| October 9, 2019 | S34·E7 | Zero Dark Turbo |
| October 2, 2019 | S34·E6 | One Nation Under Leroy |
| September 25, 2019 | S34·E5 | In Paulie We Trust |
| September 18, 2019 | S34·E4 | Benedict Laurel |
| September 11, 2019 | S34·E3 | United We Stand, Divided We Fall |
| September 4, 2019 | S34·E2 | God Save the Queen |
| August 28, 2019 | S34·E1 | The British Are Coming! |
| May 29, 2019 | S33·E18 | Reunion (2) |
| May 29, 2019 | S33·E17 | Reunion (1) |
| May 22, 2019 | S33·E16 | This is the End |
| May 15, 2019 | S33·E15 | Death Race |
| May 8, 2019 | S33·E14 | The Waterboy |
| May 1, 2019 | S33·E13 | Final Destination |
| April 24, 2019 | S33·E12 | Lost in Translation |
| April 17, 2019 | S33·E11 | A Simple Plan |
| April 10, 2019 | S33·E10 | To All the Partners I've Loved Before |
| April 3, 2019 | S33·E9 | American Psycho |
| March 27, 2019 | S33·E8 | Liar, Liar |
| March 20, 2019 | S33·E7 | This Means War |
| March 13, 2019 | S33·E6 | In Love and War |
| March 6, 2019 | S33·E5 | The Greatest Showman |
| February 27, 2019 | S33·E4 | It's Complicated |
| February 20, 2019 | S33·E3 | Casualties of War |
| February 13, 2019 | S33·E2 | Hellraiser |
| February 6, 2019 | S33·E1 | Apocalypse Now |
| December 4, 2018 | S32·E22 | Reunion (2) |
| November 27, 2018 | S32·E21 | Reunion (1) |
| November 20, 2018 | S32·E20 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
| November 13, 2018 | S32·E19 | The Walking Dead |
| November 6, 2018 | S32·E18 | It's Always Sunny in South Africa |
| October 30, 2018 | S32·E17 | Scandal |
| October 23, 2018 | S32·E16 | The Leftovers |
| October 16, 2018 | S32·E15 | Wheel of Fortune |
| October 9, 2018 | S32·E14 | Lavender is the New Black |
| October 2, 2018 | S32·E13 | The People vs. Johnny Bananas |
| September 25, 2018 | S32·E12 | Unhappy Days |
| September 18, 2018 | S32·E11 | You're the Worst |
| September 11, 2018 | S32·E10 | Redemption House of Cards |
| September 4, 2018 | S32·E9 | Bro-ing Pains |
| August 28, 2018 | S32·E8 | Shaneless |
| August 21, 2018 | S32·E7 | Big Little Lies |
| August 14, 2018 | S32·E6 | A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| August 7, 2018 | S32·E5 | Breaking Brad |
| July 31, 2018 | S32·E4 | The Affair |
| July 24, 2018 | S32·E3 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
| July 17, 2018 | S32·E2 | The Young and the Wreckless |
| July 10, 2018 | S32·E1 | Six Feet Under |
| April 17, 2018 | S31·E16 | The Challenge: Vendettas Finale (2) |
| April 10, 2018 | S31·E15 | The Challenge: Vendettas Finale (1) |
| April 3, 2018 | S31·E14 | Vendettas Never Die |
| March 27, 2018 | S31·E13 | Czechmate |
| March 20, 2018 | S31·E12 | Help Me, Rhonda |
| March 13, 2018 | S31·E11 | It's Britni, B... |
| March 6, 2018 | S31·E10 | Rumor Has It |
| February 27, 2018 | S31·E9 | Baskets of Deplorables |
| February 20, 2018 | S31·E8 | Mercenaries of Mayhem |
| February 13, 2018 | S31·E7 | Pulling the Strings |
| February 6, 2018 | S31·E6 | Notes on a Scandal |
| January 30, 2018 | S31·E5 | Guilty by Association |
| January 23, 2018 | S31·E4 | Pizzagate |
| January 16, 2018 | S31·E3 | Banatalie |
| January 9, 2018 | S31·E2 | The Power of Three |
| January 2, 2018 | S31·E1 | When Worlds Collide |
| November 28, 2017 | S30·E20 | The Final Dirt |
| November 21, 2017 | S30·E19 | Finale (2) |
| November 14, 2017 | S30·E18 | Finale (1) |
| November 7, 2017 | S30·E17 | One in a Million |
| October 31, 2017 | S30·E16 | The Sinister Six |
| October 24, 2017 | S30·E15 | A Million More Reasons |
| October 17, 2017 | S30·E14 | Pretty Little Backstabbers |
| October 10, 2017 | S30·E13 | Feel the Burn |
| October 3, 2017 | S30·E12 | Boxed In |
| September 26, 2017 | S30·E11 | The Heart is a Lonely Hunter |
| September 19, 2017 | S30·E10 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner |
| September 12, 2017 | S30·E9 | Rampage |
| September 5, 2017 | S30·E8 | Dirty Little Secret |
…and 407 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
