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The Challenge Season 41 Episodes
Season 41 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2025 - 2025
Episode 0
Vets & New Threats: Day Zero
Wed, Jul 23, 202542 mins
The Challenge kicks off with a bang as 32 players must race up a mountain to claim not only their partner, but also their living arrangement. Rivalries flare, strategies form, and sparks fly as the game begins.
Episode 1
Vets & New Threats: Welcome to the Challenge
Wed, Jul 30, 202563 mins
The newly formed pairs of Challenge Vets and New Threats must put their partnerships to the test immediately; a rivalry causes chaos and uncertainty, leading to a drama-filled nominations; a nail-biting elimination sends shockwaves.
Episode 2
Vets & New Threats: We Used to Hook Up
Wed, Aug 6, 202564 mins
TJ throws a huge wrench in the players' plans, making an ever-changing game even more difficult; two challengers get hot and heavy, making another begin to boil over with jealousy; the elimination sees the first head banger.
Episode 3
Vets & New Threats: I Am The Challenge
Wed, Aug 13, 202562 mins
One player's game is at risk, while their partner's competitiveness rears its ugly head and wishes it hadn't. The challenge tests the players' swimming skills and an added element makes some of the veterans lose their minds.
Episode 4
Vets & New Threats: Wish I'd Been Practicing
Wed, Aug 20, 202564 mins
The stakes are sky high, as one veteran shocks the house by getting last in the challenge. Hangnail, Gabe, looks to make a high risk move to earn back some favor. The challenge tests the players' sense of direction and sudoku.
Episode 5
Vets & New Threats: Pride Comes Before the Fall
Wed, Aug 27, 202562 mins
The rivalry between vets and new threats heats up. Worlds collide when the sports-horror movie "HIM" gets in on the action. A New Threat is taken off guard when the challenge loser wants to swing big and take them out.
Episode 6
Vets & New Threats: Is He Throwing It?
Wed, Sep 3, 202563 mins
A major player in the game becomes the public enemy after it appears they were trying to throw the challenge; the nominations expose where one player stands in the game and baffles another whose plan backfired.
Episode 7
Vets & New Threats: At Least Someone's Getting Laid!
Wed, Sep 10, 202564 mins
Loose lips, sink ships; one player's inability to keep a secret puts a target on them; the first-ever Challenge Grand Prix sees a speedy go-kart and a series of puzzles; things start to heat up.
Episode 8
Vets & New Threats: Justice for Leka
Wed, Sep 17, 202564 mins
Karma comes for one veteran, as their challenge performance raises suspicions; the announcement of the Lock-In approaching pushes the challengers to determine who would be their best partner for the rest of the game.
Episode 9
Vets & New Threats: Does Anyone Want to Confess?
Wed, Sep 24, 202563 mins
The Lock-In has arrived and the players must compete in the Mini-Final to secure their permanent partner for the season; the opportunity to earn more points is at stake, however a Challenge first sees the players scrambling.
Episode 10
Vets & New Threats: A War Brewing
Wed, Oct 1, 202564 mins
The players compete in their first challenge as permanent partners, and trivia is the staple; TJ's favorite, but they have never seen it done like this before; TJ introduces a huge twist that could throw a wrench in the game.
Episode 11
Vets & New Threats: A King of Kamikaze
Wed, Oct 8, 202564 mins
The Stake a Claim twist creates paranoia amongst the house; the Challengers show off their speed and strength in a challenge that sees them walking the plank; an intense nominations draws the line in the sand.
Episode 12
Vets & New Threats: Punch You in Your Face
Wed, Oct 15, 202562 mins
"The Running Man," with Glen Powell inspires today's challenge with chains, cars and detonators. After one player's failed attempt to stake a claim, everyone strategizes as to how they can use this wild twist to their advantage.
Episode 13
Vets & New Threats: They Are Like Cockroaches
Wed, Oct 22, 202562 mins
The challengers are sent on the heist of a century to collect a key using haystacks. This exhausting challenge is a crucial look into everyone's speed and endurance, and one team's performance is shocking to everyone.
Episode 14
Vets & New Threats: We Have to Boogie!
Wed, Oct 29, 202562 mins
As the numbers whittle down, everyone's collective performance in the challenge becomes crucial because winning or losing takes a vote away from their alliance; how important is your own safety versus your team's safety?
Episode 15
Vets & New Threats: The Best Birthday Present
Wed, Nov 5, 202562 mins
In a challenge filled with chains, the players must trust their partner's driving skills to help them succeed. If you love rummaging through your junk drawer and unraveling cable, this elimination won't be one to miss.
Episode 16
Vets & New Threats: Am I Being Bamboozled?
Wed, Nov 12, 202562 mins
The challengers must navigate a harrowing and pitch-black cave in hopes of earning safety. The teams in elimination must cram into a replica airplane bathroom - and it's not even close to the mile high club.
Episode 17
Vets & New Threats: Ten Toes Down
Wed, Nov 19, 202563 mins
An argument creates tension in the house and reveals who's been playing honest and how devious the game can really be; a headbanger awaits the teams in elimination and it's more than just their life in the game.
Episode 18
Vets & New Threats: Finale Part I
Wed, Nov 26, 202562 mins
After a grueling season, the final four teams have made it to TJ's final. While battling exhaustion, the players must complete grueling runs, mind-numbing checkpoints and the temptation to become champions. And that's only day one.
Episode 19
Vets & New Threats: Finale Part II
Wed, Dec 3, 202562 mins
The finalists must rely on their partner and battle through pain, sweat and tears to become champions. Only one team will be the first to ascend a treacherous path to a peak in the Andes Mountains where a share of $500,000 awaits them.
Episode 20
Vets & New Threats: Reunion Part 1
Wed, Dec 10, 202565 mins
The Challenge: Vets and New Threats Reunion explodes with drama as Olivia and Michaela go head-to-head, Gabe breaks down, and relationships unravel. Smashley steals the spotlight before a fiery face-off leaves everyone shaken.
Episode 21
Vets & New Threats: Reunion Part 2
Wed, Dec 17, 2025
The drama doesn't let up. CT and Turbo's blow-up shakes the room, Ashley vs. Aneesa pulls Nany in, Bananas and Dee spill relationship tea, and TJ's surprise steals the show. Justice for Leka sparks fireworks before a trip down memory lane.