The Challenge — Season 40
Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.
About this season
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 or not they're veterans or rookies on the show, etc. The two teams compete in numerous missions in order to win prizes and advance in the overall game.
Episodes (21)
1. The Era Invitational (1)
1.0Aired 14 August 2024 • 63 min
The Challengers arrive at their first challenge, but are shocked when they learn they will start by competing within their eras; politics begin as players must plead their case to avoid seeing the biggest elimination night in challenge history.
2. The Era Invitational (2)
1.0Aired 21 August 2024 • 71 min
The Challengers arrive to the Arena to see classic, brutal eliminations from each era awaiting them; 16 people will fight in the sand, only 8 will return; the losers learn they will be sent off with a parting gift of karma for the remaining players.
3. A Fatal Era
Aired 28 August 2024 • 64 min
After the large elimination, the eras must work together in order to keep their team safe from elimination; a gross feast awaits the competitors at their next challenge.
4. My Trivia Era
Aired 4 September 2024 • 63 min
Targets change the game as competitors must learn how to play without knowing if they’ll be safe come the next elim. TJ's favorite challenge returns in the form of a Challenge history lesson! A questionable sudden death round seeds internal doubt.
5. An Era Tradition
Aired 18 September 2024 • 64 min
An exhausting challenge leaves an era questioning one of their own while another era can't get on the same page and a long-standing rivalry between two teammates comes to a head and erupts.
6. My Real Friends Era
Aired 25 September 2024 • 64 min
A challenger must decide between righting their past wrongs or creating a new divide. Another player tries to protect a "friend" in their relationship, but only creates a problem for themself. An entire era grasps at anything to turn the game around.
7. Trust in Your Era
Aired 2 October 2024 • 64 min
The winners must make a heart-breaking decision as to which of their friends must fight in the elimination; target selection causes chaos as player numbers dwindle.
8. The Era of the Gladiator
Aired 9 October 2024 • 63 min
A battle erupts and the players must find their inner Gladiator to take out their competition and achieve glory and safety; a vote from one team causes friends to question whether they were ever on the same.
9. An Era of One
Aired 16 October 2024 • 64 min
Having seen their whole team lose in elimination, one challenger must hold their entire era on their back to earn safety; cracks in an alliance begin to form as relationships across eras create paranoia and uneasiness.
10. A New Era
Aired 23 October 2024 • 63 min
The game takes a huge turn as the Challengers must now work as individuals to claim victory, while still repping their era. A hot and grueling challenge has one person seeing double and another wishing they could use it as an excuse.
11. Payback Era
Aired 30 October 2024 • 63 min
The targets are painted on three friends as they must scrape through an intense obstacle course in order to keep themselves safe; one player decides to blow up anyone's game who stands in their way.
12. The Era of the Purge
Aired 6 November 2024 • 64 min
The Challengers get their first taste of what a final could look like, while battling to avoid being purged from the game; one Challenger tries to put the final nail in the coffin for their foe.
13. Best Friends 4Era
Aired 13 November 2024 • 63 min
A rivalry heats up and no one is safe from the chaos that ensues; one Challenger tries to reignite their competitive flame to avoid elimination; best friends avoid facing off with one another.
14. Swinging Era
Aired 20 November 2024 • 64 min
A staple of "The Challenge" sees the players swinging for their safety in the game; one player attempts to break up a solid alliance in an attempt to save their friend.
15. Thinking Thin Era
Aired 4 December 2024 • 64 min
A win-or-go mentality infiltrates one alliance as the Challengers traverse tight quarters filled with bats and puzzles in an attempt to keep themselves safe.
16. Must Win Era
Aired 11 December 2024 • 64 min
Burger King joins the action as Challengers face a risky plunge and a tough swim, with serious consequences if they fail.
17. Location Change Era
Aired 18 December 2024 • 64 min
The Challengers arrive to a beautiful new landscape where their dreams may come to a screeching halt; the players must stay afloat in an exhausting elimination.
18. The End of An Era (1)
Aired 1 January 2025 • 62 min
With all of the eras represented, the eight finalists begin TJ'sFinal and must endure a gauntlet of intense checkpoints, while a big twist hangs over their heads.
19. The End of An Era (2)
Aired 8 January 2025 • 62 min
The epic, two-part Final comes to a close as the finalists battle for their chance at a share of one million dollars. An epic twist could see someone's dream taken away from them.
20. Reunion (1)
Aired 15 January 2025 • 62 min
Four eras of Challenge icons clash one last time on the Reunion stage. Laurel and Cara set the record straight. Bananas calls Devin out for being a hypocrite. Surprise guests shake up the Reunion and the targeted flip the script on their targeters.
21. Reunion (2)
Aired 22 January 2025 • 62 min
Legendary competitors return to the reunion stage to settle unfinished business. Who was shadiest this season? Is the Vacation Alliance in shambles? Tori and Cara team up? A GOAT is crowned, and surprise guests join the Challenge Reunion celebration.