Jonathan Murray
Director
The Challenge (1998)
The Island
The Island is the 16th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Gauntlet III. Like previous seasons of The Challenge, The Island featured cast members from various past seasons of The Real World and Road Rules, of which The Challenge was a spun off from, competing along with several cast members from the Fresh Meat challenge. This season featured the contestants "stranded" on an island off the coast of Panama, where the cast competed for a buried treasure chest filled with $300,000 USD in gold. Unlike in previous Challenges, the cast was not housed in a luxurious dwelling, but was "forced" to improvise and "work" for the basic necessities of food and shelter, as on the TV series Survivor. Unlike previous seasons of The Challenge, there were no predetermined teams. Instead, the cast members had to forge their own alliances. Of the twenty cast members, there were only four winners. The Island premiered on September 10, 2008, and conclu
Released April 20, 1998
Episode 39 min
14+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Game Show, Reality
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Production Companies: Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP), Dualstar Productions
Network: MTV
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S16E1 - Welcome To The Island
The competitors are caught in a loop when host TJ Lavin leaves them stranded on a deserted island to figure out the new rules for this season's RW/RR Challenge.
Sept. 16, 2008, midnight
S16E2 - Calling It Quits
When things get tough on The Island, the competitors start to break one by one and contemplate throwing in the towel on this RW/RR Challenge.
Sept. 23, 2008, midnight
S16E3 - Girl Fight
It's time for a ladies to face-off and they're all stepping up to the plate to secure their spot on 'The Island.'
Sept. 24, 2008, midnight
S16E4 - Are You A Quitter?
A cut foot could hurt Ashli's chance of winning a key if she doesn't watch her back.
Oct. 1, 2008, midnight
S16E5 - Ev vs. The Island
The rules are always changing on 'The Island' and the alliance can no longer ignore Evelyn.
Oct. 8, 2008, midnight
S16E6 - Island King
The alliance takes back their strong hold on the game and officially crowns Johnny as the Island King.
Oct. 15, 2008, midnight
S16E7 - Down To The Wire
Chances of winning a key are dwindling and the alliance is about to be taken by surprise.
Oct. 22, 2008, midnight
S16E8 - Sailing to Victory
When the tables turn on the alliance again, key holders get scared and scramble to bury old hatchets and make new alliances before the final boat race to the 300,000 dollar prize.
Oct. 29, 2008, midnight
S16E9 - Reunion
Hosted by Carlos Santos from MTV Tres. The cast members who attended were Johanna, Paula, Kenny, Derrick, Johnny, Evelyn, Ryan, Jenn, KellyAnne and Robin.
Nov. 5, 2008, midnight
Network: MTV
Episode Runtime: 39 min.
Season Runtime: 25567 min.
Released: April 20, 1998
Last Air Date: Dec. 10, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 17, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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