The Challenge

1998– · Action, Adventure, Game-Show · IMDb

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Your rating

Best season rating

8.9

Season 41 (2025)

Worst season rating

7.0

Season 2 (1998)

First to last season

+1.6

S1 7.2 → S42 8.7

Series rating on IMDb

8.1

5.3K votes

Average episode rating per season

The best season of The Challenge is season 41, with an average episode rating of 8.9 on IMDb, and the worst is season 2, at 7.0. From season 1 (7.2) to season 42 (8.7), the rating went up by 1.5. Its seasons average 8.2, and the series as a whole is rated 8.1 on IMDb, from 5.3K votes.

Season by season

Season	Aired	Rated episodes	Rating	Change
1	1998	5/5	7.2
2Worst	1998	6/6	7.0	−0.2
3	2000	11/11	7.5	+0.5
4	2001	18/18	7.7	+0.2
5	2002	17/17	8.7	+0.9
6	2003	20/20	8.6	−0.1
7	2003	18/18	8.0	−0.6
8	2004	19/19	8.2	+0.2
9	2004	19/19	8.1	−0.1
10	2005	18/18	7.8	−0.3
11	2005	19/19	8.0	+0.3
12	2006	18/18	8.1	±0.0
13	2006	17/17	8.2	+0.2
14	2007	17/17	8.7	+0.4
15	2008	11/11	8.5	−0.2
16	2008	9/9	7.7	−0.8
17	2009	12/12	8.5	+0.8
18	2009	12/12	8.6	+0.1
19	2010	12/12	8.6	±0.0
20	2010	12/12	8.3	−0.3
21	2011	12/12	8.5	+0.2
22	2012	13/13	8.2	−0.3
23	2012	13/13	7.9	−0.3
24	2013	15/15	8.4	+0.5
25	2014	13/13	8.5	+0.1
26	2014	16/16	8.4	−0.1
27	2015	16/16	8.2	−0.2
28	2016	15/15	8.3	+0.1
29	2017	16/16	8.1	−0.3
30	2017	21/21	8.7	+0.7
31	2018	16/16	8.6	−0.1
32	2018	24/24	8.3	−0.3
33	2019	19/19	8.4	+0.2
34	2019	18/18	8.3	−0.1
35	2020	18/18	8.7	+0.4
36	2020	22/22	8.6	−0.2
37	2021	21/21	7.8	−0.7
38	2022	22/22	8.3	+0.5
39	2023	22/22	7.1	−1.3
40	2024	22/22	8.4	+1.3
41Best	2025	22/22	8.9	+0.5
42	2026	11/14	8.7	−0.2

The Challenge

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