How to watch ‘The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras’ premiere

One of the longest-running reality competition shows of all time is back for its 40th season, promising some of the fiercest rivalries yet.
“The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras” is set to premiere later this week with a star-studded cast of familiar faces. With, you guessed it, 40 veterans from past seasons competing in new challenges for the hefty grand prize, this season is gearing up for a fight that’s been in the making since the show first premiered in 1998.
With TJ Lavin at the helm as the show’s host, fans will also welcome back legends like Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio and Cara Maria Sorbello.
The competitors will represent their era on “Challenge” in what MTV describes as “an epic battle for the ages where legends will collide as they strive to immortalize their names.
“With relentless, new challenges and twists, these seasoned veterans are perpetually kept on their toes in the game they thought they had mastered,” according to MTV.
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The challengers will be competing for a $1 million prize.
Here’s what to know about the premiere.
“The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras” premieres at 8 p.m. PT/ET on Wednesday, Aug. 14 on MTV.
New episodes will air each Wednesday at 8 p.m.
“The Challenge” is an MTV original that airs exclusively on MTV.
Don’t have cable? You can tune into live TV streaming services like Hulu with Live TV, Fubo TV and Sling TV. Episodes will also be available to stream on the MTV website and app after their air dates.
The last two seasons of “The Challenge” are also available on Paramount Plus, though the release of Season 40 on the platform has yet to be confirmed.
The competitors in this season are divided up into groups, or “eras,” based on what season they were in.
Seasons 1-10:
Seasons 11-20:
Seasons 21-30:
Season 31-39: