The Challenge

1998-2026
42 seasons
CBS All Access
Action & Adventure, Game Show, Reality
TV-14

Alumni from reality TV and other forms of entertainment and first time cast members live together and compete against one another in physical and mental challenges for cash prizes.

1998-2026
42 seasons
CBS All Access
Action & Adventure, Game Show, Reality
TV-14

Alumni from reality TV and other forms of entertainment and first time cast members live together and compete against one another in physical and mental challenges for cash prizes.

Real World Alum Sues MTV, Bunim-Murray Productions and Castmates for Sexual Assualt

Real World alum Tonya Cooley has filed a lawsuit against MTV, Bunim-Murray Productions and former castmates Kenneth Santucci and Evan Starkman alleging sexual assault, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Sat, Oct 29, 2011

Real World Alum Sues MTV, Bunim-Murray Productions and Castmates for Sexual Assualt

Wipeout and 101 Ways Producer Matt Kunitz on His Reality Lessons

Reality producer Matt Kunitz has asked contestants to eat foul bugs (on Fear Factor) and jump on big red balls (see Wipeout). But that's child's play compared to what he's put people through on ABC's recent new entry, 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show.

Tue, Jul 26, 2011

Wipeout and 101 Ways Producer Matt Kunitz on His Reality Lessons

T.J. Lavin's Condition Reportedly Improves

MTV host T.J. Lavin is showing some signs of improvement following the bike accident that left him in a coma, ESPN reports. "He moved his hands around and he gave the docs a thumbs-up. He is not conscious. He's back on sedation to rest and minimize brain swelling," his mother Barbara said, according to ESPN.

Mon, Oct 18, 2010

T.J. Lavin's Condition Reportedly Improves

TJ Lavin in Critical Condition After BMX Crash

Pro BMX rider TJ Lavin was in critical condition after a crash during the Dew Tour Championships, according to a Las Vegas hospital. Lavin, who also hosts the Real World/Road Rules challenges on MTV, was thrown from his bike after failing to...

Fri, Oct 15, 2010

TJ Lavin in Critical Condition After BMX Crash

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Letters to the President8 pm/ET HBO2 When a nation plays it as close to the vest as Iran, it's hard to know what goes on behind its borders, but a trio of documentaries seek to give at least a glimpse of what makes the country tick. The first is Letters to the President, a look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's correspondence with the populace. It's followed by The Queen and I on June 17 (8 pm/ET), a chronicle of a former revolutionary's relationship with the Shah's widow, and Be Like Others: Transsexuals in Iran on June 24 (8 pm/ET).Read on for previews of Top Chef Masters, American Masters, Real World/Road Rules Challenge and Mythbusters.

Wed, Jun 10, 2009

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Real World/Road Rules Challenge Burning Questions

Have you missed some of the action on this season of The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Gauntlet III? That doesn't mean you have to miss out on the show's finale (tonight at 10 pm/ET, MTV). We’ve got everything you need to get caught up. Does it matter if I haven't watched The Real World since Eric Nies was on it? No. Just because you don't know the players doesn't mean you can't enjoy the game. Cast members are recruited from previous Real Worlds, Road Rules (yes, it's still on!) and Challenges. Divided into two teams — this season it's Veterans vs. Rookies — they compete in crazy competitions, like running across a beam high above water while the opposite team tries to knock them off with 25-pound medicine balls. The losing team sends two players to the Gauntlet, a mental or physical contest, with only the winner remaining in the game.

Wed, Mar 19, 2008

Real World/Road Rules Challenge Burning Questions

New Challenge for Real World/Road Rules

Here's a sign that reality-TV pioneer MTV knows what it's doing in the genre: Their undeniably addictive Real World/Road Rules Challenge is currently casting for its 12th season, but this time, as a nod to longtime fans of the obstacle course-laden competition, the show is giving "fresh meat" the chance to go up against the RW/RR veterans we've grown to love and hate. Are you what MTV is looking for? TVGuide.com picked the brain of Bunim-Murray Productions' senior casting producer Sasha Alpert, who's been sifting through extroverted 18-to-24-year-olds for the past nine years. TVGuide.com: Which are some of the casts that you are proud of helping to choose?Sasha Alpert: The first one I ever cast was [Real World:] Boston, so that was near and dear. There is a chemistry t

Tue, Aug 9, 2005

X Games Star Goes to Extremes

Dave Mirra survived a 1993 crossing-the-street-collision with a drunk driver — which left him with a fractured skull and dislocated shoulder — but that's not why they call him "Miracle Boy." No, the 31-year-old BMX badass earned it by successfully performing tricks previously thought impossible. Mirra’s 18 medals at the X Games (the 11th edition begins Aug. 4 on ESPN) along with his touring (like his current Dew Action Sports Tour) have made him a millionaire many times over and, most importantly, got him booked as a regular host on MTV’s Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno. Ohmigawd, he’ll totally be able to tell us what’s up with Veronica’s bad attitude! TVGuide.com: Regarding your Daddy Warbucks ’do, is there a fear of combs here, or is this a preemptive strike against male pattern baldness?Dave Mirra: You know, I

Mon, Jul 25, 2005