MTV’s highly anticipated new season of The Challenge: Spies, Lies, and Allies will premiere on Wednesday, August 11th at 8:00 pm ET/PT.
For the first time ever, the critically-acclaimed competition franchise will feature 17 international players alongside US players and is set to roll out globally across MTV’s international networks in over 190 countries in the coming months. The franchise that invented the reality competition genre continues to be a rating juggernaut for MTV with a .94 full-season average, making last season, Double Agents, one of the highest-rated seasons in 8 years.
On the heels of MTV finishing 2Q as the #1 cable network with P18-34, a new era of The Challenge kicks off with 19 action-packed episodes featuring 34 challengers from around the world. Set in the picturesque Mediterranean coast of Croatia, elite U.S. Agents join forces with an assortment of International Operatives, all armed with killer competitive instincts. With the assignment constantly evolving, these agents will be tested both mentally and physically to win their share of one million dollars in this epic new chapter of The Challenge spy games.
Coinciding with Spies, Lies, and Allies, MTV’s Official Challenge Podcast will kick off with its new season on Thursday, August 12th through the iHeartPodcast Network. Hosted by fan-favorite vets Tori Deal and Aneesa Ferreira, the audio show will recap each episode of the current season, reliving the drama of the series’ biggest alliances, frenemies, and feuds. New podcast episodes drop the day after and are available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.
