The Challenge: USA
GenreReality competition
Created by
Inspired byThe Challenge
Presented byT. J. Lavin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producers
  • Julie Pizzi
  • Justin Booth
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseJuly 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) –
present
Related

The Challenge: USA is a spin-off of the long running reality television series The Challenge. The first season premiered on CBS on July 6, 2022.[1][2]

Background

The Challenge: USA features cast members from CBS' reality shows: Big Brother, Love Island, Survivor, and The Amazing Race.[2]

In February 2022, a new series of international seasons was announced to air later in the year. The series is comprised four new editions of The Challenge which included The Challenge: USA followed by The Challenge: Australia, The Challenge Argentina: El Desafío and The Challenge UK. These local renditions were followed by a fifth series in which available winners and select contestants of each series would compete again in Cape Town, South Africa on another season titled The Challenge: World Championship, which aired on Paramount+.[2][3][4]

The show's second season expanded casting to include contestants from the MTV series competing against CBS cast members, and premiered on August 10, 2023. Unlike the first season, the second installment did not feature any cast member from Love Island.[5]

Seasons

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedLocationContestantsWinner(s)
First airedLast aired
112July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)Buenos Aires & Patagonia, Argentina28Danny McCray & Sarah Lacina
214August 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)October 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)Pula, Croatia24Chris Underwood & Desi Williams

Season 1 (2022)

Main article: The Challenge: USA (season 1)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [6][7]Original air date [6][7]Prod.
code [6]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"The United States of Challenge"July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06)1012.33[8]
22"Oh Say Can You See Tiffany"July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13)1022.20[9]
33"Declarations of Independence"July 20, 2022 (2022-07-20)1032.13[10]
44"Liberty and Justice For All"July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27)1042.18[11]
55"In Tyson We Trust"August 3, 2022 (2022-08-03)1052.08[12]
66"A Civil War"August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10)1062.19[13]
77"State of the Unions"August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17)1072.19[14]
88"Independence Day"August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24)1082.10[15]
99"Nevertheless She Persisted"August 31, 2022 (2022-08-31)1091.94[16]
1010"Pledges of Allegiance"September 7, 2022 (2022-09-07)1102.11[17]
1111"Home of the Brave"September 14, 2022 (2022-09-14)1111.76[18]
1212112

Season 2 (2023)

Main article: The Challenge: USA (season 2)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [6][19]Original air date [6][19]Prod.
code [6]		U.S. viewers
(millions)
131"The Riskiest Season Yet"August 10, 2023 (2023-08-10)2011.74[20]
142"Blurred Battle Lines"August 13, 2023 (2023-08-13)2021.76[21]
153"Civil War"August 17, 2023 (2023-08-17)2031.42[22]
164"Double Crossed and Sideswiped"August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20)2041.62[23]
175"Operation Hat Trick"August 24, 2023 (2023-08-24)2051.46[24]
186"A Really Good Looking Underdog"August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27)2061.69[25]
197"Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Love"August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)2071.54[26]
208"Independence Day"September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07)2081.49[27]
219"Enemy of the State"September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)2091.45[28]
2210"A Less Perfect Union"September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)2101.50[29]
2311"Slippery Business"September 28, 2023 (2023-09-28)2111.44[30]
2412"Revenge Amongst the Ruins"October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)2121.41[31]
2513"The Treason for the Season"October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)2131.49[32]
2614"The Pursuit of Glory"October 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)2141.75[33]

References

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