The Challenge — Battle of the Seasons

The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons is the 23rd season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. Although sharing the same name as the show's 5th season, Battle of the Seasons, unlike other sequel seasons is not distinguished as part "II" as the Season has a completely different format as well as different rules. The season took place in Bodrum, Turkey and Swakopmund, Namibia.

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  01 Tis the Season

  Sep 19, 201242m

  Cast members from The Real World's most memorable seasons come together for an all out battle for Real World supremacy, but an early twist could shake things up. Plus- a surprise hook up and a fight that involves the entire house.

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  02 The Perks of Being a Rookie

  Sep 26, 201242m

  Divorced exes Danny and Melinda struggle to work together and help shine a light on Knight and Jemmye's similarly fractured relationship. Major alliances are revealed and one team crumbles under the pressure of elimination.

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  03 What Happens in Vegas...

  Oct 3, 201242m

  Two new couplings start brewing in the the Challenge house, one of which threatens to break apart a team AND ruin an entire alliance. And other season continues to break down, with one member exploding on her teammates.

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  04 The Dark Knight

  Oct 10, 201242m

  Knight launches a full on attack to get inside Nany's head and ends up tearing the house and his own relationship with Jemmye apart. And a pending elimination may spell the end for one of the house's budding romances.

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  05 N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C

  Oct 17, 201242m

  A trip into the Arena leaves two relationships in shambles. And after a trivia competition catapults challengers into the waters below, one team is forced to send members of their own alliance into elimination.

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  06 Going Insane

  Oct 24, 201242m

  Tensions mount between Frank and Alton. Later, Alton asks to be sent into the arena.

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  07 I Do Not Like You Sam I Am

  Nov 7, 201242m

  Frank and Zach berate Sam for her poor performance in a challenge; a surprising romance takes shape.

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  08 Honey, I'm Homeless

  Nov 14, 201242m

  Team members compete in an eating challenge.

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  09 The Chronicles of Nanyia

  Nov 28, 201242m

  Two teams face off in a diving competition.

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  10 A Woman Scorned

  Dec 5, 201242m

  The teams take desperate measures.

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  11 I Like to Move It, Move It

  Dec 12, 201242m

  The final four teams travel to Namibia, a country in southwestern Africa.

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  12 Operation: Desert Scorn

  Dec 19, 201242m

  Three teams compete in the final challenge.