Battle of the Eras
The Challenge
15 EPISODES • 2024
Season 40 of The Challenge was released on August 14 and consists of 15 episodes.

Season 39

Episodes

1: The Era Invitational (1)
Aug 14, 2024
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)
Aug 21, 2024
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
Aug 28, 2024
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
Sep 4, 2024
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
Sep 18, 2024
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
Sep 25, 2024
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
Oct 2, 2024
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
Oct 9, 2024
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
Oct 16, 2024
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
Oct 23, 2024
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
Oct 30, 2024
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
Nov 6, 2024
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
Nov 13, 2024
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
Nov 20, 2024
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
Wednesday
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