Jonathan Murray
Director
The Challenge (1998)
Battle of the Bloodlines
This season just got VERY personal. We've seen rivals, exes, veterans, rookies, and even free agents earn their victories on The Challenge. Now, fourteen players from MTV series will travel to Bodrum, Turkey to join the people who know their toughest strengths, crippling weaknesses, and deepest fears better than anyone -- their own flesh and blood. In this unprecedented format, competitors will battle it out WITH and AGAINST their bloodlines, turning family into foe. This shake-up gets even more twisted when players learn that their fates are combined with their bloodlines'. It's anyone's game when family still means everything, because despite strong performances, competitors could still go home if their relatives fall short. With $350,000 on the line and family honor to defend, there will be blood.
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
S27E1 - There Will Be Blood
The cast arrives in Turkey, and learns they will be competing alongside their families; a scandalous hookup occurs; brothers clash.
Dec. 2, 2015, midnight
S27E2 - Bad Blood
Players must face their fears; one team begins to crack under the pressure; personal attacks lead to an emotional meltdown.
Dec. 9, 2015, midnight
S27E3 - Camilanator: Judgement Day
A shocking twist changes the whole game; two players end up in the hospital following a dangerous challenge.
Dec. 16, 2015, midnight
S27E4 - Corneesa
Cara Maria's ex enters the game with his brother; a veteran confronts her rookie hookup, and hears difficult confessions.
Dec. 23, 2015, midnight
S27E5 - A House Divided
The divide between the veterans and a team of rookies comes to a head; KellyAnne's allegiance sets another veteran off and their insults cross the line.
Dec. 30, 2015, midnight
S27E6 - Dirty Little Secret
One team's performance falls apart when they fail to communicate during the challenge; Bananas pulls a jaw-dropping move that makes the entire house question his loyalty.
Dec. 30, 2015, midnight
S27E7 - Blood Brothers
Abram confronts Cara Maria and reaches a boiling point; voting results fuel existing animosity; an intense elimination ensues.
Jan. 6, 2016, midnight
S27E8 - Blood Is Thicker Than Mud
CT and Diem's sister Faith join the cast to pay tribute to Diem and Knight; Bananas worries that his strategy is backfiring.
Jan. 13, 2016, midnight
S27E9 - Blood Versus Love
The Challengers must hold their breath in a terrifying underwater challenge as they compete for the last time in two large teams. Players are shocked when CT and Zach arrive in the game.
Jan. 20, 2016, midnight
S27E10 - Out For Blood
Players are reunited with their bloodline teammates and must compete in a grueling endurance challenge with shocking results. TJ stuns the competitors with news of a location change.
Jan. 27, 2016, midnight
S27E11 - Tear Down This Wall
After arriving in Berlin, tension causes players to lash out at one another; competitors must race across speeding trucks.
Feb. 3, 2016, midnight
S27E12 - True Blood
THe final three teams learn they will be competing in a major city; winnings are on the minds of the players while they prepare for the finale.
Feb. 10, 2016, midnight
S27E13 - Family Matters
The competitors endure demanding checkpoints and battle each other for their share of the prize; one pair is crowned the winner.
Feb. 17, 2016, midnight
S27E14 - Reunion
Hosted by Nessa. The cast members who attended the reunion were Cara Maria, Jamie, Jenna, Brianna, Bananas, Vince, Cory, Mitch, Aneesa, Rianna, Nany, Nicole, Abram, and KellyAnne.
Feb. 17, 2016, midnight
S27E15 - The cast shares unaired footage from the season.
The S#!@ They Should Have Shown
Feb. 17, 2016, midnight
Network: MTV
Episode Runtime: 39 min.
Season Runtime: 25495 min.
Released: April 20, 1998
Last Air Date: Dec. 3, 2025, midnight
Next Air Date: Dec. 10, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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