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Battle of the Eras
Season 40
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants40
LocationHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam
No. of episodes2
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 (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]

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]

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.

Contestants

Male contestants[1] Original season Finish
Brad Fiorenza The Real World: San Diego (2004)
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
Nehemiah Clark The Real World: Austin
Ryan Kehoe Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat
Theo Campbell Love Island UK 3
Tony Raines Real World: Skeletons
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
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
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
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.
    • Winners: CT and Rachel (Era I), Bananas and Laurel (Era II), Cory and Tori (Era III), Horacio and Michele (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.
    • 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.
    • 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

Game summary

Episode Gender Winners Elimination contestants Elimination game Elimination outcome
# Challenge Last-place Winners' pick Winner Eliminated
1/2 Light It Up Female Era III Tori Nia Amanda Balls In Nia Amanda
Male Cory Leroy Tony Tony Leroy
Male Era I CT Mark Derrick K. Pole Wrestle Derrick K. Mark
Female Rachel Katie Aneesa Aneesa Katie
Male Era IV Horacio Theo Paulie Hall Brawl Theo Paulie
Female Michele Nurys Olivia Olivia Nurys
Female Era II Laurel KellyAnne Cara Maria Take Shelter Cara Maria KellyAnne
Male Bananas Ryan Brandon Ryan Brandon
# Challenge Gender Winners Elimination contestants Elimination game Elimination outcome
Era Captain Last-place Winners' pick Winner Eliminated
3 Gladieater Male
Female

Episode progress

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

Color key:

  The contestant won the daily challenge, was immune from elimination, and selected the elimination contestants
  The contestant won the daily challenge and was immune from elimination
  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

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [5]Original release 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)0.47[7]
5483"A Fatal Era"August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)N/A
5494"A Trivia Era"September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)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. ^ 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. ^ "The Challenge listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
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