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Revision as of 02:50, 26 September 2024

Battle of the Eras
Season 40
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants40
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseAugust 14, 2024 (2024-08-14) –
present
Season chronology
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The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras is the fortieth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge, featuring alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, Are You the One?, Big Brother, Survivor, Love Island (U.S. and UK), Survival of the Fittest, and Exatlon competing for a share at a $1 million prize.[1] A launch special titled "Eras Only" aired on August 7, 2024, followed by the season premiere on August 14, 2024.[2]

Format

Battle of the Eras features 40 contestants split into four teams based on which season of The Challenge they debuted on. Those who debuted during the first ten seasons (Road Rules: All Stars through The Inferno II) comprised Era I; those who debuted between the eleventh and twentieth seasons (The Gauntlet 2 through Cutthroat) made up Era II; those who debuted between the twenty-first and thirtieth seasons (Rivals through XXX: Dirty 30) made up Era III; and those who debuted between the thirty-first and thirty-ninth seasons (Vendettas through Battle for a New Champion) made up Era IV.[3]

Following the opening "Era Invitational" twist, the format of the game is as follows:

  • Daily challenges: Players compete in a challenge as teams. For the first challenge, teams had to elect one male and female representative, while for subsequent challenges, each team has a male and female target selected by the winners of the previous elimination round. The winning team's representatives/targets are safe from elimination while the last-place team's representatives/targets are automatically sent to the elimination round.
  • Nominations (The Chamber): The representatives/targets of the winning team must select a male and female representative/target from one of the teams that did not win to compete against the last-place team's representatives/targets in the elimination round. If the winners do not agree, they are sent to the elimination round instead.
  • Eliminations (The Arena): The representatives/targets of the last-place team individually compete in an elimination round against the representatives/targets selected by the winners, or the winning representatives/targets if they could not agree on a decision. The winners continue in the competition and earn the power to choose the next targets, while the losers are eliminated.
Twists
  • Era Invitational: For the first challenge, contestants compete against members of their Era, as part of the "Era Invitational" twist which culminates in eight eliminations. The last-place male and female player from each Era are automatically sent to the elimination round. The winning male and female player are immune and earn the power to select two members of their own Era to compete against the last-place players in the elimination round.[4]
  • Karma Vote: Each eliminated contestant is given the chance to rate the remaining contestants from one (lowest) to five (highest). The effect of these points will be revealed later in the season.[5]
  • Targets: From episode 3, the winners of elimination round earn the power to select one male and female player from each team as targets for the next cycle.[6]

Contestants

Male contestants[1] Original season Finish
Cory Wharton Real World: Ex-Plosion
Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl
Derek Chavez The Real World: Cancun
Derrick Kosinski Road Rules: X-Treme
Devin Walker-Molaghan Are You the One? 3
Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio The Real World: Key West
Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland
Josh Martinez Big Brother 19
Kyland Young Big Brother 23
Nehemiah Clark The Real World: Austin
Ryan Kehoe Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat
Theo Campbell Love Island UK 3
Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego (2004) Episode 6
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris Episode 5
Horacio Gutiérrez Exatlón Estados Unidos 5 Episode 4
Tony Raines Real World: Skeletons Episode 3
Brandon Nelson The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Episode 2
Paulie Calafiore Big Brother 18 Episode 2
Mark Long Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure Episode 2
Leroy Garrett The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) Episode 2
Female contestants[1] Original season Finish
Averey Tressler The Real World: Portland
Aviv Melmed Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat
Cara Maria Sorbello The Challenge: Fresh Meat II
Jenny West Survival of the Fittest
Kaycee Clark Big Brother 20
Laurel Stucky The Challenge: Fresh Meat II
Michele Fitzgerald Survivor: Kaôh Rōng
Nia Moore The Real World: Portland
Olivia Kaiser Love Island USA 3
Rachel Robinson Road Rules: Campus Crawl
Tina Barta Road Rules: South Pacific
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4
Jonna Mannion The Real World: Cancun Episode 6
Emily Schromm The Real World: D.C. Episode 5
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago Episode 4
Jodi Weatherton Road Rules: X-Treme Episode 3
KellyAnne Judd The Real World: Sydney Episode 2
Nurys Mateo Are You the One? 6 Episode 2
Katie Cooley Road Rules: The Quest Episode 2
Amanda Garcia Are You the One? 3 Episode 2

Teams

Era I Era II Era III Era IV
Aneesa[A] Aviv[B] Amanda[C] Horacio[D]
Brad[E] Bananas[F] Averey[G] Jenny[H]
CT[I] Brandon[J] Cory[K] Josh[L]
Darrell[M] Cara Maria[J] Devin[C] Kaycee[N]
Derrick K.[E] Derek C.[O] Jonna[P] Kyland[Q]
Jodi[R] Emily[O] Jordan[S] Michele[T]
Katie[M] KellyAnne[U] Leroy[P] Nurys[D]
Mark[V] Laurel[J] Nia[W] Olivia[D]
Rachel[A] Nehemiah[F] Tony[K] Paulie[X]
Tina[M] Ryan[B] Tori[Y] Theo[L]
Debuted on
  1. ^ a b Battle of the Sexes
  2. ^ a b Fresh Meat
  3. ^ a b Rivals III
  4. ^ a b c Ride or Dies
  5. ^ a b Battle of the Sexes 2
  6. ^ a b The Duel
  7. ^ Battle of the Exes II
  8. ^ War of the Worlds 2
  9. ^ The Inferno
  10. ^ a b c Fresh Meat II
  11. ^ a b Battle of the Bloodlines
  12. ^ a b War of the Worlds
  13. ^ a b c The Gauntlet
  14. ^ Total Madness
  15. ^ a b Cutthroat
  16. ^ a b Rivals
  17. ^ Battle for a New Champion
  18. ^ The Inferno II
  19. ^ Rivals II
  20. ^ Spies, Lies & Allies
  21. ^ The Island
  22. ^ Real World vs. Road Rules
  23. ^ Free Agents
  24. ^ Final Reckoning
  25. ^ XXX: Dirty 30

Gameplay

Challenge games

  • Light It Up: Players must assemble a three-dimensional puzzle, then paddle a coracle to collect ten lights of their Era's color from buoys in a lake. After collecting all ten lights, players must return to shore and place them in a board. The first male and female player from each Era to finish wins while the last-place male and female player from each Era are automatically sent to the elimination round.[7]
    • Winners: CT and Rachel (Era I), Bananas and Laurel (Era II), Cory and Tori (Era III), Horacio and Michele (Era IV)
  • Gladieater: Teams must paddle a dragon boat around an island. Once complete, each team member must consume one of eight delicacy dishes. Afterwards, teams must hang shields with logos of all 40 seasons of The Challenge to date in chronological order. The first team to finish wins while the last team to finish has their representatives automatically sent to the Arena.[5]
    • Winners: Era III
  • Cradled Cranium: Teams begin harnessed 30-feet above water. Each round, one team member from each team must select a trivia question from among various categories, which also vary in points based on their difficulty. If they answer correctly, their team earns the points assigned to that question. However, if they answer incorrectly, two members of their team are dropped into the water and eliminated from the challenge. The team with the most points by the time all their team members are eliminated wins while the team with the fewest points have their targets automatically sent to the Arena. In the event of a tie, a sudden death round involving one member from each tied team is held.[6]
    • Winners: Era II
  • Fast Pass: Teams must carry and maneuver a large Y-shaped beam around various trees to reach eight sandbags, and return them to the start four at a time. Afterwards, two team members must distribute the sandbags on a balance beam so that the weight balances out. The first team to finish wins while the last team to finish has their targets automatically sent to the Arena.
    • Winners: Era IV

Elimination games

  • Balls In: Each round, players play both offense and defense. The offense player has one attempt to deposit a ball into a goal at the center of a ring (or enter the inner boundary surrounding the ring with the ball) while the defense player attempts to stop them by blocking them and knocking the ball onto out of bounds. Players then switch roles and repeat the process before the end of the round. The first player to score in two out of three rounds wins.
    • Played by: Amanda vs. Nia, Leroy vs. Tony
  • Pole Wrestle: Players begin at the center of a ring with both hands on a pole. The first player to wrestle the pole out of their opponent's hands two out of three times wins.[7]
    • Played by: Aneesa vs. Katie, Derrick vs. Mark
  • Hall Brawl: Players must run through a narrow hallway, past/through their opponent and push a button at the opposite end. The player to hit the button first in two of three rounds wins.[8]
    • Played by: Olivia vs. Nurys, Paulie vs. Theo
  • Take Shelter: Players have 20 minutes to barricade the entrance to a bunker using provided materials. After those 20 minutes are up, players must attempt to break into their opponent's bunker. The first player to break into the bunker and switch on the light inside wins.
    • Played by: Cara Maria vs. KellyAnne, Brandon vs. Ryan
  • One Step at a Time: Following the directions/restrictions listed on a board, players must place colored tiles onto a frame one at a time to create a path to the other side of the Arena. Each time they make a mistake, they must remove the incorrect tiles one at a time. The first player to correctly place their path to the other side of the Arena wins.[5]
    • Played by: Averey vs. Jodi, Darrell vs. Tony
  • Pick It Up: Players must throw a ball into an overhead track, collect as many bamboo jacks scattered around the Arena as possible, and catch the ball after it rolls out the other end of the track. After catching the ball, players can place the jacks they are holding on a board, and repeat this process until they collect 40 jacks. Each time players miss the ball, they must place the jacks they are holding behind a line further from their original point and collect them from there instead. The first player to collect 40 jacks on their board wins.[9]
    • Played by: Aneesa vs. Jenny, Derrick vs. Horacio
  • Getting Hammered: Players must remove 100 nails from a board and hammer them into an adjacent board, then press a button at the center of the Arena. The first player to finish wins.
    • Played by: Emily vs. Tina, CT vs. Nehemiah

Game summary

# Challenge Winners Era representatives/targets Arena contestants Arena game Arena outcome
Era Contestant Era I Era II Era III Era IV Last-place Winner's pick Winner Eliminated
1/2 Light It Up Era III Tori — Nia Amanda Balls In Nia Amanda
Cory Leroy Tony Tony Leroy
Era I CT Mark Derrick K. Pole Wrestle Derrick K. Mark
Rachel Katie Aneesa Aneesa Katie
Era IV Horacio Theo Paulie Hall Brawl Theo Paulie
Michele Nurys Olivia Olivia Nurys
Era II Laurel KellyAnne Cara Maria Take Shelter Cara Maria KellyAnne
Bananas Ryan Brandon Ryan Brandon
3 Gladieater Era III Tony Darrell Derek C. — Kyland Darrell —[a] One Step at a Time Darrell Tony
Averey Jodi Aviv Kaycee Jodi Averey Jodi
4 Cradled Cranium Era II Laurel Aneesa — Nia Jenny Jenny Aneesa Pick It Up Jenny Aneesa
Bananas Derrick K. Jordan Horacio Horacio Derrick K. Derrick K. Horacio
5 Fast Pass Era IV Olivia Tina Emily Tori — Tina Emily Getting Hammered Tina Emily
Kyland CT Nehemiah Devin CT Nehemiah Nehemiah CT
6 Era IV Josh Brad Bananas Cory — Brad Cory Cory Brad
Jenny Rachel Laurel Jonna Rachel Jonna Rachel Jonna

Episode progress

Contestants Episodes
1/2 3 4 5 6
Averey SAFE REP SAFE SAFE SAFE
Aviv SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE
Bananas WIN SAFE WIN SAFE RISK
Cara Maria ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Cory WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Darrell SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE
Derek C. SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE
Derrick K. ELIM SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE
Devin SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE
Jenny SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN
Jordan SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE
Josh SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN
Kaycee SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE
Kyland SAFE RISK SAFE WIN SAFE
Laurel WIN SAFE WIN SAFE RISK
Michele WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Nehemiah SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE
Nia ELIM SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE
Olivia ELIM SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE
Rachel WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Ryan ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Theo ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Tina SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE
Tori WIN SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE
Jonna SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Brad SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
CT WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Emily SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Horacio WIN SAFE OUT
Aneesa ELIM SAFE OUT
Jodi SAFE OUT
Tony ELIM LOST
Brandon OUT
KellyAnne OUT
Nurys OUT
Paulie OUT
Katie OUT
Mark OUT
Leroy OUT
Amanda OUT

Color key:

  The contestant won the daily challenge, was immune from elimination, and selected the elimination contestants
  The contestant's team won the daily challenge, had the power to select the elimination contestants, but could not come to a decision and was sent into the elimination round and won
  The contestant was not selected for the elimination round
  The contestant was nominated for the elimination round but was not selected
  The contestant won the elimination in the elimination round
  The contestant lost in the elimination round and was eliminated
  The contestant's team won the daily challenge, had the power to select the elimination contestants, but could not come to a decision and was sent into the elimination round, lost and was eliminated

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [10]Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)
5461"The Era Invitational, Part 1"August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)0.43[11]
5472"The Era Invitational, Part 2"August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)0.47[12]
5483"A Fatal Era"August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)0.41[13]
5494"My Trivia Era"September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)0.48[14]
5505"An Era Tradition"September 18, 2024 (2024-09-18)0.41[15]
5516"My Real Friends Era"September 25, 2024 (2024-09-25)N/A
5527"Trust in Your Era"October 2, 2024 (2024-10-02)N/A

Notes

  1. ^ In episode 3, the winning representatives from Era III, Tony and Averey, failed to reach a decision. This led to a stalemate and resulted in them being sent into the elimination round against Darrell and Jodi, respectively.

References

  1. ^ a b c Falcone, Dana Rose (June 24, 2024). "MTV's The Challenge 40 Is Here! Johnny Bananas, CT Tamburello and More Vets Return for Battle of the Eras". People. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Falcone, Dana Rose (July 16, 2024). "The Challenge 40 Trailer: CT Exits on a Stretcher, Johnny 'Bananas' Calls Himself 'the Right Hand of the Devil'". People. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Russell, Shania (June 24, 2024). "Meet the cast of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, largest cast ever includes past champions". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Falcone, Dana Rose (August 14, 2024). "Johnny Bananas Calls The Challenge 40 'a Pissing Contest' Between Vets and Rookies (Exclusive)". People. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Bucksbaum, Sydney (August 28, 2024). "The Challenge's Jodi reveals 'residual anger' from World Championship that impacted season 40". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 4, 2024). "The Challenge's Aneesa says she's in her 'petty era' after season 40: 'I'm just annoyed'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Bucksbaum, Sydney (August 21, 2024). "The Challenge's Mark reacts to season 40's first 8 eliminations: 'Crappiest twist ever'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (August 21, 2024). "The Challenge's Paulie reveals he got 2 concussions from Hall Brawl: 'I don't remember a single thing'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 5, 2024). "Horacio insists he actually won controversial The Challenge season 40 elimination against Derrick". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Challenge listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  11. ^ Pucci, Douglas (August 15, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC Leads Prime Time with First 'America's Got Talent' Live Results Show of Season". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  12. ^ Pucci, Douglas (August 22, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: Democratic National Convention Continues to Average Over 20 Million Viewers in Night Three". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  13. ^ Pucci, Douglas (August 29, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: 'Toby Keith: American Icon' Tribute Special on NBC Leads All Prime Time Telecasts in Total Viewers". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  14. ^ Pucci, Douglas (September 6, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: ESPN Earns Young Adult Demo Victory Among Cable Networks with U.S. Open Tennis Quarterfinals". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Pucci, Douglas (September 19, 2024). "Wednesday Ratings: CBS Leads Prime Time and More Than Doubles the Runner-Up in Demos with 'Survivor' 47th Premiere and 'Big Brother'". Programming Insider. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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