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Battle of the Eras
Season 40
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants40
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
No. of episodes1
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseAugust 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)
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 (U.S.), Are You the One? (U.S.), Big Brother (U.S.), Survivor (U.S.), Love Island (U.S. and UK), Survival of the Fittest, and Exatlon (U.S.) 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][3]

Format

Battle of the Eras features 40 contestants split into four Eras based on the season which they debuted on The Challenge. The season began with the "Era Invitational" twist, where players compete against members of their own Era.

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]

Contestants

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

Teams

Four teams of ten competed in this season of The Challenge. The teams were formed based on what mainline season of The Challenge a contestant 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.

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.
    • Winners: CT and Rachel (Era I), Bananas and Laurel (Era II), Cory and Tori (Era III), Horacio and Michele (Era IV)

Game summary

Episode Era Winners Arena contestants Arena game Arena outcome
# Challenge Last-place Winners' pick Winner Eliminated
1 Light It Up Era I CT Mark
Rachel Katie
Era II Bananas Ryan
Laurel KellyAnne
Era III Cory Leroy
Tori Nia
Era IV Horacio Theo
Michele Nurys

Episode progress

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

Color key:

  The contestant won the daily challenge and was immune from elimination
  The contestant was not selected for the Arena
  The contestant won the elimination in the Arena
  The contestant lost in the Arena and was eliminated
  The contestant placed last in the daily challenge

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [5]Original air dateUS viewers
(millions)
5461"The Era Invitational, Part 1"August 14, 2024 (2024-08-14)0.43[6]
5472"The Era Invitational, Part 2"August 21, 2024 (2024-08-21)N/A

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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ "The Challenge listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  6. ^ https://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-nbc-leads-prime-time-with-first-americas-got-talent-live-results-show-of-season/
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