Jonathan Murray
Director
The Challenge (1998)
Battle of the Seasons
The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Although sharing the same name as the show's 5th season, Battle of the Seasons, unlike other sequel seasons is not distinguished as part "II" as the Season has a completely different format as well as different rules. The season took place in Bodrum, Turkey and Swakopmund, Namibia.
Released April 20, 1998
Episode 39 min
14+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Game Show, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.competition, tmdb.reality-competition, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.crossover, imdb.long-running-tv, imdb.non-fiction, imdb.competition-reality-tv + 4 more, imdb.physical-game-show, imdb.elimination-game-show, imdb.race-game-show, imdb.21st-century
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Production Companies: Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP), Dualstar Productions
Network: MTV
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S23E1 - Tis the Season
Cast members from The Real World's most memorable seasons come together for an all out battle for Real World supremacy, but an early twist could shake things up. Plus- a surprise hook up and a fight that involves the entire house.
Sept. 19, 2012, midnight
S23E2 - The Perks of Being a Rookie
Divorced exes Danny and Melinda struggle to work together and help shine a light on Knight and Jemmye's similarly fractured relationship. Major alliances are revealed and one team crumbles under the pressure of elimination.
Sept. 26, 2012, midnight
S23E3 - What Happens in Vegas...
Two new couplings start brewing in the the Challenge house, one of which threatens to break apart a team AND ruin an entire alliance. And other season continues to break down, with one member exploding on her teammates.
Oct. 3, 2012, midnight
S23E4 - The Dark Knight
Knight launches a full on attack to get inside Nany's head and ends up tearing the house and his own relationship with Jemmye apart. And a pending elimination may spell the end for one of the house's budding romances.
Oct. 10, 2012, midnight
S23E5 - N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C
A trip into the Arena leaves two relationships in shambles. And after a trivia competition catapults challengers into the waters below, one team is forced to send members of their own alliance into elimination.
Oct. 17, 2012, midnight
S23E6 - Going Insane
Tensions mount between Frank and Alton. Later, Alton asks to be sent into the arena.
Oct. 24, 2012, midnight
S23E7 - I Do Not Like You Sam I Am
Frank and Zach berate Sam for her poor performance in a challenge; a surprising romance takes shape.
Nov. 7, 2012, midnight
S23E8 - Honey, I'm Homeless
Team members compete in an eating challenge.
Nov. 14, 2012, midnight
S23E9 - The Chronicles of Nanyia
Two teams face off in a diving competition.
Nov. 28, 2012, midnight
S23E10 - A Woman Scorned
The teams take desperate measures.
Dec. 5, 2012, midnight
S23E11 - I Like to Move It, Move It
The final four teams travel to Namibia, a country in southwestern Africa.
Dec. 12, 2012, midnight
S23E12 - Operation: Desert Scorn
Three teams compete in the final challenge.
Dec. 19, 2012, 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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