CBS’s The Challenge: USA Season 2 draws closer to the finale, and fans are eager to know who makes it to T.J. Lavin’s final and who chokes before they can compete for the big prize money. Last week, a Survivor alumni was sent home. Is another Survivor alum in trouble in week 10, episode 13? Here are The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers regarding who heads home next.
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding week 10, episode 13.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 spoilers: Who goes home next in week 10, episode 13?
The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers are in for week 10, episode 13. The next eliminated contestant is reportedly Survivor alum Cassidy Clark. Chanelle Howell, a fellow Survivor player, takes Cassidy out of the competition.
Cassidy did well for herself as a rookie this season. She competed in three eliminations before episode 13 and sent Michele Fitzgerald, Alyssa Snider, and Alyssa Lopez home. Unfortunately, while she’s close to the finale,...
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding week 10, episode 13.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 spoilers: Who goes home next in week 10, episode 13?
The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers are in for week 10, episode 13. The next eliminated contestant is reportedly Survivor alum Cassidy Clark. Chanelle Howell, a fellow Survivor player, takes Cassidy out of the competition.
Cassidy did well for herself as a rookie this season. She competed in three eliminations before episode 13 and sent Michele Fitzgerald, Alyssa Snider, and Alyssa Lopez home. Unfortunately, while she’s close to the finale,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jag Bains won his third comp and third Veto of “Big Brother 25” this week — and it wasn’t just any old Veto. It was Otev. And with it, he joins the esteemed list of Otev champs. But will he defy the Otev curse and become only the second Otev winner after Cody Calafiore to go on to win the game?
Before Cody, no one had ever won both in the same season. Since Otev made its debut in Season 7 in 2006, it’s been in every installment except Season 10. Here are all the Otev champs:
Season 7: Janelle Pierzina
Season 8: Eric Stein
Season 9: Ryan Quicksall
Season 11: Jeff Schroeder
Season 12: Enzo Palumbo
Season 13: Adam Poch
Season 14: Dan Gheesling
Season 15: Elissa Slater
Season 16: Zach Rance
Season 17: Liz Nolan
Season 18: Michelle Meyer
Season 19: Mark Jansen
Season 20: Tyler Crispen
Season 21: Tommy Bracco...
Before Cody, no one had ever won both in the same season. Since Otev made its debut in Season 7 in 2006, it’s been in every installment except Season 10. Here are all the Otev champs:
Season 7: Janelle Pierzina
Season 8: Eric Stein
Season 9: Ryan Quicksall
Season 11: Jeff Schroeder
Season 12: Enzo Palumbo
Season 13: Adam Poch
Season 14: Dan Gheesling
Season 15: Elissa Slater
Season 16: Zach Rance
Season 17: Liz Nolan
Season 18: Michelle Meyer
Season 19: Mark Jansen
Season 20: Tyler Crispen
Season 21: Tommy Bracco...
- 10/11/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Dusty Harris became the seventh contestant eliminated from “The Challenge: USA” on Sunday night, following his loss to Wes in the arena. In the game “Crank Shafted,” one player stood on a wheel while their opponent was at the crank shaft. The competitor on the ground had to untie steering wheels in order to move the large wheel their opponent was standing on, spinning it until they fell off. In the end, Wes made Dusty fall faster, sending “The Amazing Race” star packing. Watch our exclusive video interview with the eliminated contestant above.
Dusty wasn’t surprised to see seven votes against him in the hopper after he blew up on Tiffany. “You cause a scene in the house, you’re probably gonna go dance with the devil,” he explains. “I’m literally getting in here with the redheaded savage himself, one of the best to ever do this business in eliminations.
Dusty wasn’t surprised to see seven votes against him in the hopper after he blew up on Tiffany. “You cause a scene in the house, you’re probably gonna go dance with the devil,” he explains. “I’m literally getting in here with the redheaded savage himself, one of the best to ever do this business in eliminations.
- 8/28/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” things get heated between two rookie players, and the competitors brace themselves for host Tj Lavin’s favorite challenge of the season: trivia. This episode titled “A Really Good-Looking Underdog” airs Sunday, August 27 on the CBS (streaming on Paramount+).
See Alyssa Lopez (‘The Challenge: USA’) on going home ‘over a little hat trick’: ‘There’s nothing else I could have done’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow our live blog and see the current team breakdowns below.
See Alyssa Lopez (‘The Challenge: USA’) on going home ‘over a little hat trick’: ‘There’s nothing else I could have done’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow our live blog and see the current team breakdowns below.
- 8/28/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Alyssa Lopez became the sixth contestant eliminated from “The Challenge: USA” on Thursday night, following her loss to Cassidy in the arena. In the game “Block Heads,” each woman was locked in a metal cage they had to roll around the arena to collect flags. Once they had four flags, they raced to a monitor to decode them and get a combination that would free them from their cage. In the end, Cassidy pulled off the win and sent the “Big Brother 23” star packing. Watch our exclusive video interview with the eliminated contestant above.
Alyssa wasn’t the main target in the house, but just one anonymous vote putting her name in the hopper was all it took. “I wasn’t surprised,” she told Gold Derby. “I had nerves the entire show being there. I didn’t have any nerves when I went down. I am that friend that always has bad luck.
Alyssa wasn’t the main target in the house, but just one anonymous vote putting her name in the hopper was all it took. “I wasn’t surprised,” she told Gold Derby. “I had nerves the entire show being there. I didn’t have any nerves when I went down. I am that friend that always has bad luck.
- 8/25/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
It only took one vote to send Alyssa Lopez home in The Challenge: USA Season 2. In “Operation Hat Trick,” named after the vets’ big move, the focus turned from vets vs. rookies to Big Brother vs. Survivor. After Green Team won the daily and nominated Chris Underwood and Cassidy Clark for elimination, Johnny “Bananas” DeVenanzio, Tori Deal, Josh Martinez, Cory Wharton, and Faysal Shafaat put five names in a hat and randomly picked one as their votes. That was the only vote for Lopez, but her ball came out of the hopper, and so she faced off against Clark and lost in Block Heads. (Each was locked in a cage that had to be maneuvered around the arena to pick up flags. Those flags then revealed a code to unlock the cage.) Below, Lopez talks about that loss, why she wants to take time off from The Challenge: USA,...
- 8/25/2023
- TV Insider
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” the vets come up with a plan to take advantage of a growing rift among the rookies, resulting in one of the most shocking hopper results of the season. The episode titled “Operation Hat Trick” airs Thursday, August 24 on CBS (streaming on Paramount+). Tj Lavin is the host.
See Luis Colón (‘The Challenge: USA’) reveals how Josh Martinez and Dusty Harris betrayed him [Exclusive Video Interview]
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow our live blog and see the current team breakdowns below.
See Luis Colón (‘The Challenge: USA’) reveals how Josh Martinez and Dusty Harris betrayed him [Exclusive Video Interview]
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow our live blog and see the current team breakdowns below.
- 8/25/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
CBS’s The Challenge: USA Season 2 Week 3 spoilers are here after a dicey double elimination in week 2. So far, more women than men have faced elimination due to the new twist this season. So, who heads home next? Here’s what to know about what goes down in week 3.
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding week 3.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 Week 3 spoilers: Who goes home next?
CBS’s The Challenge: USA Season 2 Week 3 spoilers prove the competition heats up. Alyssa Lopez reportedly heads home first this week, and if there’s a second elimination in week 3, then Dusty Harris goes next.
Host T.J. Lavin explained how eliminations work this season, and it’s different than the competitors expected. The team that wins the daily challenge nominates one man and one woman to head into elimination from a losing team, and the rest of the cast votes for who they want to see head home. Lavin then puts...
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding week 3.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 Week 3 spoilers: Who goes home next?
CBS’s The Challenge: USA Season 2 Week 3 spoilers prove the competition heats up. Alyssa Lopez reportedly heads home first this week, and if there’s a second elimination in week 3, then Dusty Harris goes next.
Host T.J. Lavin explained how eliminations work this season, and it’s different than the competitors expected. The team that wins the daily challenge nominates one man and one woman to head into elimination from a losing team, and the rest of the cast votes for who they want to see head home. Lavin then puts...
- 8/24/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” host T.J. Lavin reveals a shocking double elimination leaving the challengers scrambling to win a high-stakes, adrenaline filled semi-truck challenge to ensure their survival in the game. Episode 4 of “The Challenge: USA” titled “Double Crossed and Sideswiped” airs Sunday, August 20 on CBS (also streaming on Paramount+).
See Paulie Calafiore (‘The Challenge: USA’) on being eliminated by Johnny ‘Bananas’: ‘Might as well go down against one of the greats’
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow our...
See Paulie Calafiore (‘The Challenge: USA’) on being eliminated by Johnny ‘Bananas’: ‘Might as well go down against one of the greats’
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow our...
- 8/21/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” the challengers compete in a difficult swimming challenge, and the CBS reality titans officially declare war against the veterans prompting a vet to turn on one of their own in an act of self-preservation on episode 3 of “The Challenge: USA,” titled “Civil War” on Thursday, August 17 on CBS (also streaming on Paramount+). T.J. Lavin hosts.
See Jonna Mannion (‘The Challenge: USA’) exit interview: Voting for Michele Fitzgerald was ‘a mistake’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow...
See Jonna Mannion (‘The Challenge: USA’) exit interview: Voting for Michele Fitzgerald was ‘a mistake’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Among the cast members are three people who previously won their seasons: Michelle Fitzgerald (“Survivor: Kaôh Rōng”), Josh Martinez (“Big Brother 19”) and Chris Underwood (“Survivor: Edge of Extinction”). “MTV Challenge” vets are Wes Bergmann, Tori Deal, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Amanda Garcia, Jonna Mannion and Cory Wharton. How will these six all-stars now fare when competing with CBS reality favorites? In the end, only one man and one woman will emerge victorious, taking home $250,000 each. Follow...
- 8/18/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
CBS’s The Challenge: USA Season 2 is here, and fans can’t wait to see who heads home in the first week. The premiere airs on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, with the next episode airing on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. So, who heads home first? Here’s what to know about the first of The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers.
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding episode 1.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 spoilers: Who goes home 1st?
The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers are here for episode 1, “The Riskiest Season Yet.” According to the synopsis: “The 18 reality titans from Big Brother, Survivor, and The Amazing Race are shocked to learn that they are competing amongst six legendary veterans from MTV’s The Challenge; a new twist puts multiple players at risk at the first elimination.”
The season begins with all 24 players on three teams — the Blue Team, Red Team, and the Green Team. The breakdown is as follows:
Blue Team:
Alyssa Lopez (Big Brother...
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding episode 1.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 spoilers: Who goes home 1st?
The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers are here for episode 1, “The Riskiest Season Yet.” According to the synopsis: “The 18 reality titans from Big Brother, Survivor, and The Amazing Race are shocked to learn that they are competing amongst six legendary veterans from MTV’s The Challenge; a new twist puts multiple players at risk at the first elimination.”
The season begins with all 24 players on three teams — the Blue Team, Red Team, and the Green Team. The breakdown is as follows:
Blue Team:
Alyssa Lopez (Big Brother...
- 8/10/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
CBS’s The Challenge: USA Season 2 is here, and fans can’t wait to see the CBS and MTV veterans go head-to-head for $500,000. Eighteen CBS players from Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race and six players from MTV’s The Challenge enter one house and compete against each other. According to The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers, players must prepare for a game-changing twist affecting elimination.
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding the new elimination twist.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 features a new elimination twist, according to spoilers
A new twist is about to turn eliminations upside down, according to The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers. The format for the season is unlike anything fans have seen yet.
Host T.J. Lavin explains that the 24 players entering the house will divide into three teams — a blue team, a red team, and a green team. These teams go against each other in daily eliminations. The team who wins the daily challenge nominates one...
[Spoiler alert: The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers ahead regarding the new elimination twist.]
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 features a new elimination twist, according to spoilers
A new twist is about to turn eliminations upside down, according to The Challenge: USA Season 2 spoilers. The format for the season is unlike anything fans have seen yet.
Host T.J. Lavin explains that the 24 players entering the house will divide into three teams — a blue team, a red team, and a green team. These teams go against each other in daily eliminations. The team who wins the daily challenge nominates one...
- 8/10/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
MTV’s The Challenge fans can’t wait to see another season of the CBS spinoff, The Challenge: USA. The spinoff series takes players from MTV and CBS and pits them against each other for a grand prize of $500,000. So, how can fans catch the first episode of the series? Here’s the date and time of The Challenge: USA Season 2 premiere, plus how to watch.
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 premiere date and time
The Challenge: USA Season 2 premiere is finally here, and fans can’t wait to see what happens when 18 CBS veterans and six MTV players go head to head for the big prize money.
The first episode airs on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at 10 p.m. Et on CBS. But the premiere doesn’t end there. Part two of the premiere airs on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 9 p.m. Et.
The first episode airing on Thursday, Aug. 10, will introduce the all-new cast to viewers.
‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 2 premiere date and time
The Challenge: USA Season 2 premiere is finally here, and fans can’t wait to see what happens when 18 CBS veterans and six MTV players go head to head for the big prize money.
The first episode airs on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at 10 p.m. Et on CBS. But the premiere doesn’t end there. Part two of the premiere airs on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 9 p.m. Et.
The first episode airing on Thursday, Aug. 10, will introduce the all-new cast to viewers.
- 8/10/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
18 reality show stars and six alumni of MTV’s The Challenge will go head-to-head on season two of CBS’s The Challenge: USA. The Amazing Race‘s Luis Colon, Big Brother winner Josh Martinez, and Survivor winners Michele Fitzgerald and Chris Underwood are among the stars of CBS reality shows who will be taking on former The Challenge champions Tori Deal, Jonna Mannion, Wes Bergmann, and Johnny “Bananas” DeVenanzio.
What’s at stake? One man and one woman will have the opportunity to be named Challenge Champions and split the $500,000 grand prize.
Season two will kick off with part one of a two-part premiere on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt. Part two follows on Sunday, August 13 at 9pm Et/Pt. New episodes will air on Thursdays and Sundays for three weeks before switching to once-a-week on August 31.
The reality competition series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Bunim/Murray Productions with Julie Pizzi,...
What’s at stake? One man and one woman will have the opportunity to be named Challenge Champions and split the $500,000 grand prize.
Season two will kick off with part one of a two-part premiere on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt. Part two follows on Sunday, August 13 at 9pm Et/Pt. New episodes will air on Thursdays and Sundays for three weeks before switching to once-a-week on August 31.
The reality competition series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Bunim/Murray Productions with Julie Pizzi,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The highly anticipated start of season 2 of The Challenge: USA is still a couple of months away. However, we have managed to gather some exclusive spoilers about the upcoming competition, including which contestants make it to the final four.
From the full cast list to the final four teams, here’s everything we know about season 2 of The Challenge: USA.
Warning! Major spoilers ahead!
Host Tj Lavin with the cast of ‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 1 | Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Here’s the full cast list for season 2 of ‘The Challenge: USA’
CBS has been very tight-lipped about revealing details on season 2 of The Challenge: USA. But that hasn’t stopped some major spoilers from leaking on the internet.
The majority of these spoilers have leaked on Vevmo, including the format for the season and the full cast list. Filming took place in early April and the location this year was Croatia.
From the full cast list to the final four teams, here’s everything we know about season 2 of The Challenge: USA.
Warning! Major spoilers ahead!
Host Tj Lavin with the cast of ‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 1 | Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Here’s the full cast list for season 2 of ‘The Challenge: USA’
CBS has been very tight-lipped about revealing details on season 2 of The Challenge: USA. But that hasn’t stopped some major spoilers from leaking on the internet.
The majority of these spoilers have leaked on Vevmo, including the format for the season and the full cast list. Filming took place in early April and the location this year was Croatia.
- 5/27/2023
- by Perry Carpenter
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
According to popular spoiler account PinkRose, a new cast and alternates have reportedly departed to film spinoff The Challenge: USA Season 2.
Players who competed in ‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 1
Alyssa Lopez – Big Brother 23
Alyssa Lopez became the last casualty of Big Brother 23 historic alliance, The Cookout, before they advanced to the final six. She competed in The Challenge: USA Season 1, teaming up with BB20’s Angela Rummans. However, her ally eliminated her shortly before the finals.
Cayla Platt – The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race standout Cayla Platt won a daily challenge and elimination on her way to the finals. However, she quit alongside several competitors who couldn’t finish the last stage, marking a second-place finish. She’s returning for another shot at the title.
Desiree J. “Desi” Williams – Survivor 35
Desi Williams won two daily missions during USA Season 1 on her way to the finals. However, she didn’t get...
Players who competed in ‘The Challenge: USA’ Season 1
Alyssa Lopez – Big Brother 23
Alyssa Lopez became the last casualty of Big Brother 23 historic alliance, The Cookout, before they advanced to the final six. She competed in The Challenge: USA Season 1, teaming up with BB20’s Angela Rummans. However, her ally eliminated her shortly before the finals.
Cayla Platt – The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race standout Cayla Platt won a daily challenge and elimination on her way to the finals. However, she quit alongside several competitors who couldn’t finish the last stage, marking a second-place finish. She’s returning for another shot at the title.
Desiree J. “Desi” Williams – Survivor 35
Desi Williams won two daily missions during USA Season 1 on her way to the finals. However, she didn’t get...
- 4/8/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Big Brother 23 runner-up Derek “Big D” Frazier believes his weight plays a part in why he hasn’t appeared on other competition shows, as several of his castmates recently returned to reality TV for The Challenge and The Amazing Race.
Derek Frazier thinks competition shows won’t cast him due to his weight
Several Big Brother alumni have become recurring cast members on the MTV competition series The Challenge, including Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat, Josh Martinez, Amber Borzotra, and Kaycee Clark, with the latter two winning a season. Additionally, season 20’s Angela Rummans and season 23’s Alyssa Lopez and Derek Xiao, and Cookout members Azah Awasum, Kyland Young, Tiffany Mitchell, and winner Xavier Prather joined the first season of CBS competitive spinoff The Challenge: USA.
Shortly after casting for USA Season 2 and The Challenge 39 reportedly began in late February 2023, BB23 runner-up Derek “Big D” Frazier tweeted his belief about not getting called for the series.
Derek Frazier thinks competition shows won’t cast him due to his weight
Several Big Brother alumni have become recurring cast members on the MTV competition series The Challenge, including Faysal “Fessy” Shafaat, Josh Martinez, Amber Borzotra, and Kaycee Clark, with the latter two winning a season. Additionally, season 20’s Angela Rummans and season 23’s Alyssa Lopez and Derek Xiao, and Cookout members Azah Awasum, Kyland Young, Tiffany Mitchell, and winner Xavier Prather joined the first season of CBS competitive spinoff The Challenge: USA.
Shortly after casting for USA Season 2 and The Challenge 39 reportedly began in late February 2023, BB23 runner-up Derek “Big D” Frazier tweeted his belief about not getting called for the series.
- 2/24/2023
- by Tamara Grant
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Angela Rummans appears in a confessional interview for The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: Paramount+
Following her appearance on CBS’ spinoff The Challenge: USA, Angela Rummans was taking care of business in Indonesia.
The former Big Brother houseguest took to Instagram to share several photos in which she posed wearing a skimpy snakeskin pattern bikini featuring a stunning mix of greys, browns, and black.
In the first of four photos, the 30-year-old gave a sideways pose as she sat against a wooden beam and gazed at the camera with her long brunette locks flowing down.
A second image has Angela resting a hand on her head as she stands straight up in the same location, with her hair blown slightly across her face.
In a third pic, she’s provided close-up shots of the snakeskin bikini, while a fourth has her giving a bit of a smile as she faces the camera.
Following her appearance on CBS’ spinoff The Challenge: USA, Angela Rummans was taking care of business in Indonesia.
The former Big Brother houseguest took to Instagram to share several photos in which she posed wearing a skimpy snakeskin pattern bikini featuring a stunning mix of greys, browns, and black.
In the first of four photos, the 30-year-old gave a sideways pose as she sat against a wooden beam and gazed at the camera with her long brunette locks flowing down.
A second image has Angela resting a hand on her head as she stands straight up in the same location, with her hair blown slightly across her face.
In a third pic, she’s provided close-up shots of the snakeskin bikini, while a fourth has her giving a bit of a smile as she faces the camera.
- 9/21/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Angela Rummans appears in The Challenge: USA, Episode 11. Pic credit: Paramount+
Tj Lavin’s final has officially concluded for The Challenge: USA spinoff show, and based on recent ratings revealed for the grand finale, the episode saw a drop in ratings and viewers.
Throughout the season, viewers watched cast members from CBS reality TV shows Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor battle in a game of intense daily challenges, physical eliminations, and mental wits.
Episode 11 brought the final competition to determine winners, featuring 10 competitors battling to win 250,000 in prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament.
In the grand finale, viewers saw all sorts of crazy events happen from the start that hindered competitors, including injuries, panic during portions of the final, and cast members unaware of how the rules worked.
Eventually, two individuals became winners of The Challenge: USA after the rest of their competition...
Tj Lavin’s final has officially concluded for The Challenge: USA spinoff show, and based on recent ratings revealed for the grand finale, the episode saw a drop in ratings and viewers.
Throughout the season, viewers watched cast members from CBS reality TV shows Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor battle in a game of intense daily challenges, physical eliminations, and mental wits.
Episode 11 brought the final competition to determine winners, featuring 10 competitors battling to win 250,000 in prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament.
In the grand finale, viewers saw all sorts of crazy events happen from the start that hindered competitors, including injuries, panic during portions of the final, and cast members unaware of how the rules worked.
Eventually, two individuals became winners of The Challenge: USA after the rest of their competition...
- 9/17/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Big Brother star Alyssa Lopez was amongst CBS stars competing in The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: CBS
While Big Brother can be a challenging game based on its rules and circumstances, it’s nothing quite like the competition series known as The Challenge.
Big Brother stars have made the leap from the CBS show to MTV’s main show over the years; some have even won. With The Challenge: USA spinoff, many new cast members from CBS reality TV shows got their first taste of Tj Lavin’s action-packed extravaganza.
That included Alyssa Lopez, among several Bb 24 stars competing in the spinoff. She was also amongst the few from Bb that advanced deep into the season, possibly defying the expectations of some castmates, viewers, and herself.
Following the airing of Episode 11, which consisted of The Challenge: USA final, Alyssa shared her thoughts about the season.
In particular, she showed...
While Big Brother can be a challenging game based on its rules and circumstances, it’s nothing quite like the competition series known as The Challenge.
Big Brother stars have made the leap from the CBS show to MTV’s main show over the years; some have even won. With The Challenge: USA spinoff, many new cast members from CBS reality TV shows got their first taste of Tj Lavin’s action-packed extravaganza.
That included Alyssa Lopez, among several Bb 24 stars competing in the spinoff. She was also amongst the few from Bb that advanced deep into the season, possibly defying the expectations of some castmates, viewers, and herself.
Following the airing of Episode 11, which consisted of The Challenge: USA final, Alyssa shared her thoughts about the season.
In particular, she showed...
- 9/16/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Angela Rummans commented about her situation in The Challenge: USA final. Pic credit: Paramount+
The Challenge: USA final recently arrived for the first installment of the spinoff season, with CBS stars competing to become the first-ever champions.
Initially, 10 individuals qualified for the event, but various circumstances reduced their numbers before and during the final.
Ultimately it left two cast members as the season’s winners due to the field of competitors becoming fewer and fewer as the final went on.
However, several questionable situations resulted in a few competitors getting eliminated from the running.
Based on recent comments on social media, Angela Rummans may have a gripe with how things were set up or explained.
This report will contain spoilers regarding who competed in the final, who got ousted for different reasons, and who won the event.
What happened to Angela in The Challenge: USA final?
In The Challenge: USA final,...
The Challenge: USA final recently arrived for the first installment of the spinoff season, with CBS stars competing to become the first-ever champions.
Initially, 10 individuals qualified for the event, but various circumstances reduced their numbers before and during the final.
Ultimately it left two cast members as the season’s winners due to the field of competitors becoming fewer and fewer as the final went on.
However, several questionable situations resulted in a few competitors getting eliminated from the running.
Based on recent comments on social media, Angela Rummans may have a gripe with how things were set up or explained.
This report will contain spoilers regarding who competed in the final, who got ousted for different reasons, and who won the event.
What happened to Angela in The Challenge: USA final?
In The Challenge: USA final,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
The Challenge: USA host Tj Lavin greets the competitors who have reached his final. Pic credit: Paramount+
The first season of The Challenge: USA reached its grand finale in Episode 11, where winners were crowned as champions of the CBS spinoff.
Viewers saw cast members from CBS shows Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor amongst those vying for their share of 500,000 in prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament.
At the start of the spinoff’s finale, it was down to 11 competitors, including Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen, Enzo Palumbo, Domenick Abbate, and Danny McCray for the men.
For the women, the remaining competitors were Desi Williams, Sarah Lacina, Justine Ndiba, Angela Rummans, Alyssa Lopez, and Cayla Platt.
There would be another daily challenge and women’s elimination, followed by some shocking events before and during Tj Lavin’s final. It ultimately yielded two remaining competitors who...
The first season of The Challenge: USA reached its grand finale in Episode 11, where winners were crowned as champions of the CBS spinoff.
Viewers saw cast members from CBS shows Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor amongst those vying for their share of 500,000 in prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament.
At the start of the spinoff’s finale, it was down to 11 competitors, including Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen, Enzo Palumbo, Domenick Abbate, and Danny McCray for the men.
For the women, the remaining competitors were Desi Williams, Sarah Lacina, Justine Ndiba, Angela Rummans, Alyssa Lopez, and Cayla Platt.
There would be another daily challenge and women’s elimination, followed by some shocking events before and during Tj Lavin’s final. It ultimately yielded two remaining competitors who...
- 9/15/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” the remaining 11 CBS reality titans fight to secure a spot in the final battle. Only one will survive the brutal conditions and host T.J. Lavin’s twists and turns to win the 500,000 prize. Follow along tonight’s two-hour finale with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 11 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
- 9/15/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Tj Lavin will preside over The Challenge: USA final as competitors battle for big prize money and a trip to the world championship tournament. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
With Episode 11 of The Challenge: USA, viewers will see Tj Lavin’s final unfold with intensity. Determined cast members have been trying to survive through the season of complex daily challenges, intense eliminations, and the politics and social game behind the scenes.
The remaining competitors from Survivor, Big Brother, Love Island, and Amazing Race will now battle for bragging rights and other valuable prizes.
Ahead of the spinoff season’s finale, @thechallenge shared a sneak peek at part of the final on social media. In the clip, viewers see one of the tasks or checkpoints that competitors will participate in.
The finalists are operating at nighttime, something much different than they’ve done throughout the season for daily challenges.
With Episode 11 of The Challenge: USA, viewers will see Tj Lavin’s final unfold with intensity. Determined cast members have been trying to survive through the season of complex daily challenges, intense eliminations, and the politics and social game behind the scenes.
The remaining competitors from Survivor, Big Brother, Love Island, and Amazing Race will now battle for bragging rights and other valuable prizes.
Ahead of the spinoff season’s finale, @thechallenge shared a sneak peek at part of the final on social media. In the clip, viewers see one of the tasks or checkpoints that competitors will participate in.
The finalists are operating at nighttime, something much different than they’ve done throughout the season for daily challenges.
- 9/14/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” players must scale a moving semi-truck in one of the most intense and fast-paced challenges of the season in this episode titled “Pledges of Alleciance.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 10 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons
There are 12 players remaining in...
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons
There are 12 players remaining in...
- 9/8/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Survivor star Tyson Apostol is among the competitors in The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
A new sneak peek clip for The Challenge: USA, Episode 10, has arrived, and based on the footage, the competition is only getting tougher as Tj Lavin’s final approaches!
Only 12 cast members remain in the game, but only a portion of those individuals are likely to compete in that final. Just a few are likely to be crowned the winners for the season, though.
One of the favorites from the start has been former Survivor winner Tyson Apostol, although he’s yet to face elimination or the prospect of competing in one at The Arena.
That could change based on the latest preview footage, which has Tyson struggling with the upcoming daily challenge.
With a men’s elimination looming, will the Survivor star finally have to prove himself at The Arena,...
A new sneak peek clip for The Challenge: USA, Episode 10, has arrived, and based on the footage, the competition is only getting tougher as Tj Lavin’s final approaches!
Only 12 cast members remain in the game, but only a portion of those individuals are likely to compete in that final. Just a few are likely to be crowned the winners for the season, though.
One of the favorites from the start has been former Survivor winner Tyson Apostol, although he’s yet to face elimination or the prospect of competing in one at The Arena.
That could change based on the latest preview footage, which has Tyson struggling with the upcoming daily challenge.
With a men’s elimination looming, will the Survivor star finally have to prove himself at The Arena,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Survivor star Danny McCray has his wife Kiki rooting for him in The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
The Challenge: USA daily events have featured tall buildings, water, and even cars in a demolition derby. For Episode 10, it’s time to bring in the big trucks.
In some sneak peek footage for the latest installment of the CBS spinoff show, host Tj Lavin introduces the competitors to Code Crossing as their latest daily challenge.
The competitors will be on the sides of moving trucks attempting to place pegs and build themselves a bridge. The objective is to use their bridge to move from the back to the front of the truck.
Once they’re at the front, they’ll climb to the top of the truck and pull a cord, which will signal that they’ve completed the mission.
The man and woman who accomplish...
The Challenge: USA daily events have featured tall buildings, water, and even cars in a demolition derby. For Episode 10, it’s time to bring in the big trucks.
In some sneak peek footage for the latest installment of the CBS spinoff show, host Tj Lavin introduces the competitors to Code Crossing as their latest daily challenge.
The competitors will be on the sides of moving trucks attempting to place pegs and build themselves a bridge. The objective is to use their bridge to move from the back to the front of the truck.
Once they’re at the front, they’ll climb to the top of the truck and pull a cord, which will signal that they’ve completed the mission.
The man and woman who accomplish...
- 9/7/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Big Brother star Alyssa Lopez appears during The Challenge: USA, Episode 9. Pic credit: Paramount+
The ratings are in for The Challenge: USA, Episode 9, and the numbers showed a significant decrease from the previous week’s installment.
In the ninth episode, which aired on Wednesday, September 1, viewers saw the second-straight episode with competitors going into the daily challenge on their own rather than with teammates.
That was due to host Tj Lavin getting rid of The Algorithm in the previous episode. The special computer program randomly assigned each competitor a new partner every episode to make things interesting, but finally came to an end with the final approaching.
Episode 9 was also the second-straight individual elimination, but this time it was two women competing at The Arena, with one getting sent home for the season.
Ahead of that big event, a rivalry intensified between two particular castmates who both are intent on...
The ratings are in for The Challenge: USA, Episode 9, and the numbers showed a significant decrease from the previous week’s installment.
In the ninth episode, which aired on Wednesday, September 1, viewers saw the second-straight episode with competitors going into the daily challenge on their own rather than with teammates.
That was due to host Tj Lavin getting rid of The Algorithm in the previous episode. The special computer program randomly assigned each competitor a new partner every episode to make things interesting, but finally came to an end with the final approaching.
Episode 9 was also the second-straight individual elimination, but this time it was two women competing at The Arena, with one getting sent home for the season.
Ahead of that big event, a rivalry intensified between two particular castmates who both are intent on...
- 9/3/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
The Fab Five wasn’t so fabulous when it came to working together in the latest episode of The Challenge: USA. In fact, their actions during the daily and subsequent deliberation led to two of them facing off in elimination. Working together, The Amazing Race‘s Cayla Platt, Love Island‘s Cashay Proudfoot and Justine Ndiba, and Survivor‘s Desi Williams and Sarah Lacina should have been able to get Big Brother‘s Alyssa Lopez or Angela Rummans eliminated. Instead, Lacina lost the daily, and winners Williams and Survivor‘s Danny McCray sent in Proudfoot against her. Proudfoot was eliminated. Jonne Roriz, courtesy of Paramount Still, she left feeling like she was leaving a better woman than when she came in. “It was just challenging myself, putting myself in a hard situation,” Proudfoot tells TV Insider, “because I have two dislocated knees, I’m on a fitness show, like what am I doing?...
- 9/1/2022
- TV Insider
Survivor star Sarah Lacina during The Challenge: USA, Episode 9. Pic credit: CBS/YouTube
As The Challenge: USA, Episode 9 opened, the cast enjoyed a nice cruise on the water with food, drinks, and dancing. An alliance called the Fab Five was revealed, which included Sarah Lacina, Desi Williams, Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, and Cayla Platt.
Sarah’s group was targeting Big Brother allies Angela Rummans and Alyssa Lopez. Angela said in a confessional that Sarah needs to qualify for the final before calling herself “fabulous.”
Ben Driebergen met with Alyssa and Angela as they talked about what Sarah was up to with the other women. In his confessional, Ben said he trusts Sarah but doesn’t trust what she’s doing.
“If he makes a messy bed, he’ll have to lie in it, and I will not lie in it with him,” Sarah said in her confessional regarding Ben working with the Big Brother women.
As The Challenge: USA, Episode 9 opened, the cast enjoyed a nice cruise on the water with food, drinks, and dancing. An alliance called the Fab Five was revealed, which included Sarah Lacina, Desi Williams, Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, and Cayla Platt.
Sarah’s group was targeting Big Brother allies Angela Rummans and Alyssa Lopez. Angela said in a confessional that Sarah needs to qualify for the final before calling herself “fabulous.”
Ben Driebergen met with Alyssa and Angela as they talked about what Sarah was up to with the other women. In his confessional, Ben said he trusts Sarah but doesn’t trust what she’s doing.
“If he makes a messy bed, he’ll have to lie in it, and I will not lie in it with him,” Sarah said in her confessional regarding Ben working with the Big Brother women.
- 9/1/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
“I finally got my first individual victory,” Sarah Lacina proudly proclaimed at the end of the ninth episode of “The Challenge.” The “Survivor” champion was the last person on CBS’s new reality TV show to win enough money to qualify for host T. J. Lavin‘s finale, something that became a major plot point in recent weeks. “I’m gonna walk back there and they’re all gonna be scared sh*tless of me, as they should be,” Sarah added before giving this final warning to her fellow competitors: “I’m coming for you.”
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Sarah was a member of the Fab Five girls’ alliance alongside Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, Cayla Platt and Desi Williams. After Sarah lost the “Collect Four” running challenge thanks to Angela Rummons and Alyssa Lopez sabotaging her playing board, she knew she would be competing in the elimination game.
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Sarah was a member of the Fab Five girls’ alliance alongside Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, Cayla Platt and Desi Williams. After Sarah lost the “Collect Four” running challenge thanks to Angela Rummons and Alyssa Lopez sabotaging her playing board, she knew she would be competing in the elimination game.
- 9/1/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” a vengeful player looks for payback after being sabotaged in the challenge, and the reveal of a secret alliance turns the game upside down in this episode titled “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 9 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All...
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All...
- 9/1/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Survivor star Domenick Abbate during The Challenge: USA, Episode 9. Pic credit: CBS/YouTube
The Challenge: USA, Episode 9 will bring the second daily challenge where players compete individually, but it could also show who people are targeting in the game and who’s working together.
Sneak peek footage showing the next daily event arrived hours ahead of the episode’s debut on CBS. It includes Survivor star Domenick Abbate mentioning that the game should reveal some competitors’ intentions.
“This game’s about to get messy because I think we’re gonna start to see people’s true colors out here,” Dom says in a confessional scene.
In the footage, viewers learn that competitors are playing a giant game similar to Connect 4, where they must carry large tokens down to a playing field. The object is to get four tokens lined up in a row on their board before an opponent blocks them.
The Challenge: USA, Episode 9 will bring the second daily challenge where players compete individually, but it could also show who people are targeting in the game and who’s working together.
Sneak peek footage showing the next daily event arrived hours ahead of the episode’s debut on CBS. It includes Survivor star Domenick Abbate mentioning that the game should reveal some competitors’ intentions.
“This game’s about to get messy because I think we’re gonna start to see people’s true colors out here,” Dom says in a confessional scene.
In the footage, viewers learn that competitors are playing a giant game similar to Connect 4, where they must carry large tokens down to a playing field. The object is to get four tokens lined up in a row on their board before an opponent blocks them.
- 8/31/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Big Brother star Angela Rummans appears in The Challenge: USA promotional video. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
The competition is becoming more intense with each episode of The Challenge: USA, as cast members try to win, strategize, plot, and scheme their ways to Tj Lavin’s final.
They’ll be working harder than ever in those areas, as The Algorithm is now out of the picture, and it’s become an individual game. Having solid allies becomes extra essential.
Ahead of the ninth episode, all but one of the remaining competitors had qualified for the final by earning 5,000 in their personal bank accounts. That’s Survivor star Sarah Lacina, who appears to be looking to eliminate one specific castmate from the game.
Viewers saw a deal set in motion in Episode 8 of the spinoff show after Big Brother star Angela Rummans was the women’s winner in the daily challenge.
The competition is becoming more intense with each episode of The Challenge: USA, as cast members try to win, strategize, plot, and scheme their ways to Tj Lavin’s final.
They’ll be working harder than ever in those areas, as The Algorithm is now out of the picture, and it’s become an individual game. Having solid allies becomes extra essential.
Ahead of the ninth episode, all but one of the remaining competitors had qualified for the final by earning 5,000 in their personal bank accounts. That’s Survivor star Sarah Lacina, who appears to be looking to eliminate one specific castmate from the game.
Viewers saw a deal set in motion in Episode 8 of the spinoff show after Big Brother star Angela Rummans was the women’s winner in the daily challenge.
- 8/30/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Big Brother star Enzo Palumbo appears during The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
With only a few episodes left before Tj Lavin’s final, The Challenge: USA may have lost some of its viewers along the journey.
Based on recent statistics, the CBS spinoff show’s eighth episode experienced a dropoff in terms of its ratings and the overall number of viewers.
In The Challenge: USA, Episode 8, viewers saw the game change as competitors continued to do their best to win daily challenges and strategize their way to the final.
It featured another elimination, with The Challenge host bringing out his all-time favorite for a head-banging event.
However, viewership and rating data suggest a slight dropoff occurred between Episodes 7 and 8 of the CBS spinoff series featuring Big Brother, Amazing Race, Love Island, and Survivor stars.
This report will contain some spoilers through Episode 8 of The Challenge: USA.
With only a few episodes left before Tj Lavin’s final, The Challenge: USA may have lost some of its viewers along the journey.
Based on recent statistics, the CBS spinoff show’s eighth episode experienced a dropoff in terms of its ratings and the overall number of viewers.
In The Challenge: USA, Episode 8, viewers saw the game change as competitors continued to do their best to win daily challenges and strategize their way to the final.
It featured another elimination, with The Challenge host bringing out his all-time favorite for a head-banging event.
However, viewership and rating data suggest a slight dropoff occurred between Episodes 7 and 8 of the CBS spinoff series featuring Big Brother, Amazing Race, Love Island, and Survivor stars.
This report will contain some spoilers through Episode 8 of The Challenge: USA.
- 8/28/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
The key to winning “The Challenge: USA” is to prevail in the Final Challenge, but in order to qualify for that, contestants must first accumulate at least 5,000 throughout the season. At the start of CBS’s reality TV show, each person was given 1,000 in their banks. There are two ways to earn additional funds: win a daily challenge or survive the elimination arena (which lets them steal the losers’ banks).
Most players have already scored the required amount of moolah to get them to the Final Challenge. Below, we give you an update on “The Challenge: USA” money won after eight episodes.
16,000
Tyson Apostol (“Survivor”)
Angela Rummans (“Big Brother”)
12,500
Alyssa Lopez (“Big Brother”)
11,000
Enzo Palumbo (“Big Brother”)
8,000
Justine Ndiba (“Love Island”)
7,500
Cashay Proudfoot (“Love Island”)
Domenick Abbate (“Survivor”)
7,000
David Alexander (“Big Brother”)
Cayla Platt (“The Amazing Race”)
6,000
Desi Williams (“Survivor”)
Ben Driebergen (“Survivor”)
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Most players have already scored the required amount of moolah to get them to the Final Challenge. Below, we give you an update on “The Challenge: USA” money won after eight episodes.
16,000
Tyson Apostol (“Survivor”)
Angela Rummans (“Big Brother”)
12,500
Alyssa Lopez (“Big Brother”)
11,000
Enzo Palumbo (“Big Brother”)
8,000
Justine Ndiba (“Love Island”)
7,500
Cashay Proudfoot (“Love Island”)
Domenick Abbate (“Survivor”)
7,000
David Alexander (“Big Brother”)
Cayla Platt (“The Amazing Race”)
6,000
Desi Williams (“Survivor”)
Ben Driebergen (“Survivor”)
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- 8/26/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Sarah Lacina may try to take out her biggest rival in The Challenge: USA, Episode 9. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
With Tj Lavin’s final getting closer, The Challenge: USA competition is really heating up. However, several players still need to qualify for the final by earning enough money in their personal bank accounts.
One of those players is former Survivor winner Sarah Lacina, and based on a teaser trailer for Episode 9, she’ll be gunning for her main rival so far during the show.
After failing to win any daily challenges and only adding 1,500 to her bank account, Sarah needs a big win to become eligible for Tj’s final.
Meanwhile, it’s apparent she has a heated feud with castmate Angela Rummans and wants to find a way to eliminate her from the game.
That’s shown in footage previewing the upcoming episode for the CBS spinoff,...
With Tj Lavin’s final getting closer, The Challenge: USA competition is really heating up. However, several players still need to qualify for the final by earning enough money in their personal bank accounts.
One of those players is former Survivor winner Sarah Lacina, and based on a teaser trailer for Episode 9, she’ll be gunning for her main rival so far during the show.
After failing to win any daily challenges and only adding 1,500 to her bank account, Sarah needs a big win to become eligible for Tj’s final.
Meanwhile, it’s apparent she has a heated feud with castmate Angela Rummans and wants to find a way to eliminate her from the game.
That’s shown in footage previewing the upcoming episode for the CBS spinoff,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Survivor star Ben Driebergen during The Challenge: USA, Episode 8. Pic credit: Paramount+
After footage recapped the previous episode’s elimination, The Challenge: USA, Episode 8 opened with host Tj Lavin telling the cast it was time to stop using The Algorithm to determine teams.
Instead, Tj said it’s now an “individual game” from now on, with no more teammates for each daily challenge. Tj told everyone to get out of The Arena.
There are just 14 competitors left: Alyssa Lopez, Justine Ndiba, Cashay Proudfoot, Angela Rummans, Cayla Platt, Sarah Lacina, Desi Williams, Ben Driebergen, Tyson Apostol, Danny McCray, Leo Temory, David Alexander, Domenick Abbate, and Enzo Palumbo.
Ben and Danny talked about having each other’s back, possibly forming a secret alliance that also had Sarah in it. Ben said he won all the time on Survivor and expected to do the same on this show, but it hasn’t happened so far.
After footage recapped the previous episode’s elimination, The Challenge: USA, Episode 8 opened with host Tj Lavin telling the cast it was time to stop using The Algorithm to determine teams.
Instead, Tj said it’s now an “individual game” from now on, with no more teammates for each daily challenge. Tj told everyone to get out of The Arena.
There are just 14 competitors left: Alyssa Lopez, Justine Ndiba, Cashay Proudfoot, Angela Rummans, Cayla Platt, Sarah Lacina, Desi Williams, Ben Driebergen, Tyson Apostol, Danny McCray, Leo Temory, David Alexander, Domenick Abbate, and Enzo Palumbo.
Ben and Danny talked about having each other’s back, possibly forming a secret alliance that also had Sarah in it. Ben said he won all the time on Survivor and expected to do the same on this show, but it hasn’t happened so far.
- 8/25/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” after a game-changing twist, a secret alliance makes plans to take control of the game in “Independence Day.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 8 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons
There are players remaining in the game (in order of money earned): Tyson Apostol,...
See ‘Big Brother’ winners list: All seasons, plus spin-offs
MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons
There are players remaining in the game (in order of money earned): Tyson Apostol,...
- 8/25/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Ben Driebergen appears in a promotional video for CBS’ The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
When The Challenge: USA, Episode 8 arrives, one of the top competitors in the game will be reflecting upon the loss of a good friend.
Spoilers arrived for the CBS spinoff’s upcoming episode in a video clip shared on @thechallenge Instagram, a day ahead of the new installment.
The one-minute clip shows all of the show’s cast asleep in their bunk beds during the early morning hours, except for one Survivor star.
Ben Driebergen says he can’t sleep because it’s the anniversary of the passing of his good friend from the Marine Corps, Blake.
The clip shows several photos of Ben’s friend as he says he was a “good guy” and becomes emotional over remembering him.
“You just relive those moments. Even if you’re in the middle of a Challenge,...
When The Challenge: USA, Episode 8 arrives, one of the top competitors in the game will be reflecting upon the loss of a good friend.
Spoilers arrived for the CBS spinoff’s upcoming episode in a video clip shared on @thechallenge Instagram, a day ahead of the new installment.
The one-minute clip shows all of the show’s cast asleep in their bunk beds during the early morning hours, except for one Survivor star.
Ben Driebergen says he can’t sleep because it’s the anniversary of the passing of his good friend from the Marine Corps, Blake.
The clip shows several photos of Ben’s friend as he says he was a “good guy” and becomes emotional over remembering him.
“You just relive those moments. Even if you’re in the middle of a Challenge,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
The Challenge: USA’s Kyland Young appears in a promotional video. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
One of the notable aspects of The Challenge: USA spinoff is that it only features one familiar face from MTV’s main show, and that’s the host, Tj Lavin.
However, none of the popular competitors from MTV’s show are part of CBS’ spinoff. Instead, the cast members are from Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor.
Big Brother brought multiple competitors from Season 23 of their show to The Challenge: the USA. That includes Kyland Young, who became part of a “three-headed monster” that others were looking to oust from the CBS spinoff show.
In interviews ahead of the premiere episode, he’d mentioned that he studied up on his Challenge history, watching previous seasons of MTV’s show in preparation for the spinoff.
With that in mind, he was...
One of the notable aspects of The Challenge: USA spinoff is that it only features one familiar face from MTV’s main show, and that’s the host, Tj Lavin.
However, none of the popular competitors from MTV’s show are part of CBS’ spinoff. Instead, the cast members are from Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor.
Big Brother brought multiple competitors from Season 23 of their show to The Challenge: the USA. That includes Kyland Young, who became part of a “three-headed monster” that others were looking to oust from the CBS spinoff show.
In interviews ahead of the premiere episode, he’d mentioned that he studied up on his Challenge history, watching previous seasons of MTV’s show in preparation for the spinoff.
With that in mind, he was...
- 8/21/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Kyra Green appears in a promotional video for The Challenge: USA spinoff. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
On The Challenge: USA, four CBS reality TV shows provided competitors with Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor.
Due to the nature of their show, Love Island entered the season viewed as a group of underdogs, but several cast members proved that wasn’t the case throughout the episodes.
Among them were Love Island women Shannon St. Clair, Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, and Kyra Green, who showed their competitive abilities and began to pose a threat to other competitors.
Justine and Cashay were each able to capture daily challenge wins alongside Survivor’s Tyson Apostol, and each got at least one win each in an elimination event at The Arena.
Kyra also showed she was a force to be reckoned with, managing to survive in the game and avoiding...
On The Challenge: USA, four CBS reality TV shows provided competitors with Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor.
Due to the nature of their show, Love Island entered the season viewed as a group of underdogs, but several cast members proved that wasn’t the case throughout the episodes.
Among them were Love Island women Shannon St. Clair, Cashay Proudfoot, Justine Ndiba, and Kyra Green, who showed their competitive abilities and began to pose a threat to other competitors.
Justine and Cashay were each able to capture daily challenge wins alongside Survivor’s Tyson Apostol, and each got at least one win each in an elimination event at The Arena.
Kyra also showed she was a force to be reckoned with, managing to survive in the game and avoiding...
- 8/20/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Tj Lavin, the host of The Challenge: USA, appears during a promotional video. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
The Challenge: USA continues to move full speed ahead towards Tj Lavin’s final, where the winners will receive their share of significant prize money.
While the particulars for the final are still unknown, it’s become clear that CBS has given The Challenge spinoff a much larger audience than MTV’s show.
Based on ratings reports, the show has many more people watching when new episodes arrive each week compared to the main show on MTV.
Episode 7 brought several exciting storylines, including a cast member ready to leave the show due to issues back home and a pair of in-game rivals forced to work together as teammates.
It also brought another close elimination matchup, with two more winners having to exit the show, as two other cast members survived for another week.
The Challenge: USA continues to move full speed ahead towards Tj Lavin’s final, where the winners will receive their share of significant prize money.
While the particulars for the final are still unknown, it’s become clear that CBS has given The Challenge spinoff a much larger audience than MTV’s show.
Based on ratings reports, the show has many more people watching when new episodes arrive each week compared to the main show on MTV.
Episode 7 brought several exciting storylines, including a cast member ready to leave the show due to issues back home and a pair of in-game rivals forced to work together as teammates.
It also brought another close elimination matchup, with two more winners having to exit the show, as two other cast members survived for another week.
- 8/20/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
Tyson Apostol got paired with his in-game rival for The Challenge: USA, Episode 7. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
With The Challenge: USA, cast members learned of a surprising twist at the end of the premiere episode featuring The Algorithm, a program that would randomly give them a new teammate for each daily challenge.
The Algorithm appears at the start of each episode, as host Tj Lavin reveals who the new teammates are heading into the next day’s event. He indicated that it would ensure nobody was teamed up with the same person twice until that was no longer possible.
The Algorithm produced some exciting pairings, including an early situation where exes Cashay Proudfoot and Cinco Holland got randomly paired up for a daily challenge despite having broken up months ago. Somehow, they managed to co-exist.
In Episode 7, The Algorithm created a highly intriguing pair of teammates who...
With The Challenge: USA, cast members learned of a surprising twist at the end of the premiere episode featuring The Algorithm, a program that would randomly give them a new teammate for each daily challenge.
The Algorithm appears at the start of each episode, as host Tj Lavin reveals who the new teammates are heading into the next day’s event. He indicated that it would ensure nobody was teamed up with the same person twice until that was no longer possible.
The Algorithm produced some exciting pairings, including an early situation where exes Cashay Proudfoot and Cinco Holland got randomly paired up for a daily challenge despite having broken up months ago. Somehow, they managed to co-exist.
In Episode 7, The Algorithm created a highly intriguing pair of teammates who...
- 8/20/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
“How many times did Madonna get married?” That was Kyland Young and Kyra Green’s downfall on The Challenge: USA. The Big Brother and Love Island pair were sent into elimination by the daily challenge’s winners Domenick Abbate (Survivor) and Cayla Platt (The Amazing Race) to face off with losers Alyssa Lopez (Big Brother) and Leo Temory (The Amazing Race) in the latest episode. And it was a rare elimination that included a trivia component: The teams had to lift medicine balls with the answers to trivia questions up on a platform. Young and Green break down their elimination and discuss how show alliances fell apart. Kyland, Angela spoke about how while she was working with you, she had to look out for herself. Talk about that alliance you two and Tyson had. How much did you trust each other? Young: Oh, pretty well. These confessionals are very piecemealed.
- 8/18/2022
- TV Insider
Big Brother star Angela Rummans was looking to stay safe from elimination in The Challenge: USA, Episode 7. Pic credit: Paramount+
As The Challenge: USA, Episode 7 opened, host Tj Lavin was at The Algorithm board to reveal new teams. Some teams included Enzo Palumbo with Angela Rummans, Danny McCray with Justine Ndiba, David Alexander with Cashay Proudfoot, and Kyland Young with Kyra Green.
Other teams revealed were Leo Temory with Alyssa Lopez, Domenick Abbate with Cayla Platt, Ben Driebergen with Desi Williams, and Tyson Apostol with Sarah Lacina. That made for an interesting pairing after what happened several episodes ago where Tyson sent Sarah and Leo into elimination.
Back at the house, Kyland spoke with Tyson and Angela about their game plan. In a confessional, Kyland said he knew they were targets in the game. Dom said in a confessional that he’s looking for ways to “break up this three-headed monster.
As The Challenge: USA, Episode 7 opened, host Tj Lavin was at The Algorithm board to reveal new teams. Some teams included Enzo Palumbo with Angela Rummans, Danny McCray with Justine Ndiba, David Alexander with Cashay Proudfoot, and Kyland Young with Kyra Green.
Other teams revealed were Leo Temory with Alyssa Lopez, Domenick Abbate with Cayla Platt, Ben Driebergen with Desi Williams, and Tyson Apostol with Sarah Lacina. That made for an interesting pairing after what happened several episodes ago where Tyson sent Sarah and Leo into elimination.
Back at the house, Kyland spoke with Tyson and Angela about their game plan. In a confessional, Kyland said he knew they were targets in the game. Dom said in a confessional that he’s looking for ways to “break up this three-headed monster.
- 8/18/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
The seventh episode of “The Challenge: USA,” titled “State of the Unions,” proved to be the end of the road for two fan-fave reality TV stars. One of the eliminated players ended her journey by saying she had “no regrets,” while the other said he hoped to “come back” and play again in the future. Warning: this article contains Spoilers for the August 17 episode of “The Challenge,” so read at your own risk!
The main challenge was a demolition derby-type competition, with Alyssa Lopez and Leo Temory being the first out, which meant they would be entering the elimination challenge. Comp winners Domenick Abbate and Cayla Platt earned the right to send one team to elimination, and they chose Kyra Green and Kyland Young, in part because they wanted to fracture the powerhouse trio of Kyland, Tyson Apostol and Angela Rummans.
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At the elimination challenge,...
The main challenge was a demolition derby-type competition, with Alyssa Lopez and Leo Temory being the first out, which meant they would be entering the elimination challenge. Comp winners Domenick Abbate and Cayla Platt earned the right to send one team to elimination, and they chose Kyra Green and Kyland Young, in part because they wanted to fracture the powerhouse trio of Kyland, Tyson Apostol and Angela Rummans.
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At the elimination challenge,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Tonight on “The Challenge: USA,” players are blindfolded and must navigate an epic crash course driving challenge in, “State of the Unions.” Follow along with our live blog of Season 1 Episode 7 beginning at 9pm Et/ 8pm Ct on CBS.
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MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
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9:00 p.m. — Previously, on “The Challenge: USA”! In the wake of a shocking blindside,...
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MTV’s original competition series “The Challenge” got a CBS-style facelift with more than two dozen former contestants from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” competing against each other in a brand new reality TV show titled “The Challenge: USA.” T. J. Lavin hosts the grueling program, which will air every Wednesday night on CBS (and stream on Paramount Plus) throughout the summer. Click through our photo gallery of “The Challenge: USA” cast photos to see which 28 all-stars are competing.
See ‘Survivor’ winners list: All seasons
9:00 p.m. — Previously, on “The Challenge: USA”! In the wake of a shocking blindside,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Hey, "The Challenge USA" fans. Tonight, August 17, 2022, another new episode of The Challenge USA season 1 hit the air, and another two contestants got sent packing at the end. Tonight's episode kicked off with the algorithm switching up teams again. Enzo Palumbo was paired with Angela Rummons. Danny McCray with Justine Ndiba. David Alexander with Cashay Proudfoot. Kyland Young with Kyra Green. Leo Temory with Alyssa Lopez. Domenick Abbate with Cayla Platt. Tyson Apostol with Sarah Lacina and Ben Driebergen with Desi Williams. Tyson told the private cams, "I'm happy to be paired with Sarah because she’s currently coming after me. If she’s partnered with me, she can’t get rid of me."...
- 8/18/2022
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Survivor star Domenick Abbate will appear in The Challenge: USA, Episode 7. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube
In The Challenge: USA, Episode 7, teams will clash in a physical daily challenge for the first time of the season. However, they’ll do some from within some hard-hitting vehicles rather than their bodies.
The latest event will feature Challenge bumper cars as teammates will ride inside the vehicle and navigate a dirt course. Like many other challenges, a twist makes things unique and more difficult.
For this particular daily, the teammate driving the car will be unable to see anything as they’ll have a helmet featuring a blacked-out visor on front.
Their partner will be frantically trying to guide them by shouting out instructions as their teammate does their best to drive while blind.
Based on the sneak peek footage, host Tj Lavin is getting a kick out of this...
In The Challenge: USA, Episode 7, teams will clash in a physical daily challenge for the first time of the season. However, they’ll do some from within some hard-hitting vehicles rather than their bodies.
The latest event will feature Challenge bumper cars as teammates will ride inside the vehicle and navigate a dirt course. Like many other challenges, a twist makes things unique and more difficult.
For this particular daily, the teammate driving the car will be unable to see anything as they’ll have a helmet featuring a blacked-out visor on front.
Their partner will be frantically trying to guide them by shouting out instructions as their teammate does their best to drive while blind.
Based on the sneak peek footage, host Tj Lavin is getting a kick out of this...
- 8/17/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
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