The set is staged for the premiere of the global tournament The Challenge: World Championship. The Challenge is a long-running MTV series that’s since spawned numerous spin-offs and international editions. With its massive success comes its first ever world tournament, featuring “legends” from the original series teaming up with global “MVPs” from The Challenge: USA and other international versions. With a US$500,000 grand prize and bagging the first Challenge World Champion title, the best time to be a winner is now.
What’s in this Guide?
The Challenge: World Championship preview
In World Championship, The Challenge legends, previous stars from former seasons of the flagship series, return for a second chance at earning the grand title and a shot at the US$500,000 grand prize.
Confirmed “legends” returning as World Championship competitors are Amber Borzotra, Darrell Taylor, Jodi Weatherton, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Jonna Mannion, Jordan Wiseley, Kaycee Clark, Kellyanne Judd, Nelson Thomas, Nia Moore, Theo Campbell, Tori Deal, Wes Bergmann, and Yes Duffy.
Every Challenge legend, a notable veteran of the franchise, will be paired with a global MVP, winners of the international versions, forming the most epic teams in the history of the show. The MVPs include winners and top competitors from The Challenge: Australia, Emily Seebohm, Grant Crapp, Kiki Morris and Troy Cullen.
The pairs will go through every difficult challenge together, comprising grueling mental and physical tasks that can only make or break them. Facing unprecedented challenges, competitors will face off in the Andes Mountains of Argentina in this ultimate battle of wit, strength, and endurance.
Longtime host TJ Lavin will headline the limited series alongside global hosts Mark Wright from The Challenge: UK, Brihony Dawson from The Challenge: Australia, and Alejandro “Marley” Wiebe from The Challenge: Argentina, all appearing in the premiere episode.
Created for MTV Entertainment Studios, executive producers include Julie Pizzi, Justin Booth, Dan Caster and Leanne Mucci. German Abarca, Ernesto De La O, David Sambuchi, Kristopher Schwalenberg and Brad Tiemann also serve as co-executive producers.
The Challenge: World Championship trailer
You can watch the trailer here:
It’s all been leading to this ???? 16 MVPs from around the world ???? and 14 Challenge Legends will ???? FIGHT ???? for their chance at the title of FIRST-EVER champions of champions when The Challenge: World Championship premieres WED MARCH 8 on @paramountplus ???? #ChallengeWorldChamp pic.twitter.com/iEJrkSST4I
— The Challenge (@TheChallenge) February 27, 2023
When is The Challenge: World Championship?
The global tournament premieres with back to back episodes in Australia on 9th March exclusively on Paramount Plus. Consisting of 12 episodes, the remaining ones will launch on streaming TV each week. The limited series also drops in the UK and Latin America on the same day.
| Episodes | Available | Streaming Service |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | 9th March 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 2 | 9th March 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 3 | 16th March 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 4 | 23rd March 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 5 | 30th March 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 6 | 6th April 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 7 | 13th April 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 8 | 20th April 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 9 | 27th April 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 10 | 4th May 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 11 | 11th May 2023 | Paramount+ |
| Episode 12 | 18th May 2023 | Paramount+ |
What other streaming services are The Challenge: World Championship on?
FeaturedAs of this writing, the TV series has only been confirmed to stream on Paramount Plus Australia, with no announcements of the show being available elsewhere. But since Paramount’s streaming service offers heaps of exciting new entertainment at an affordable monthly price, it’s definitely worth getting!
| Streaming Services | The Challenge World Championship |
|---|---|
| Paramount+ | Yes |
| Foxtel | No |
| Foxtel Now | No |
| BINGE | No |
| Amazon Prime Video | No |
| Disney Plus | No |
| Apple TV+ | No |
| Netflix | No |
| Stan | No |
| Free to air | No |
How to watch The Challenge: World Championship on Paramount+
To watch The Challenge World Championship, Paramount Plus provides exclusive access, as well as offers an impressive catalogue of shows from CBS, Showtime, MTV, Nickelodeon, Channel 10, and more. Paramount+ also offers original programming and the new limited series is just one of the latest to soon grace the screen.
Subscribe to Paramount+ today to start streaming every episode of the global tournament, as well as explore the plethora of TV series and movies available on the platform using a 7-day free trial.
With just a single tier, there’s no need to pick more expensive plans in order to stream the best Paramount Plus shows and blockbuster movies at once. This is because Paramount+ subscribers can stream on up to three screens simultaneously for the same monthly price of $9.99! If you want to save a little bit on your monthly plan fees, you can opt for the $89.99 annual plan, which works out to be only around $7.50 per month.
The Challenge: World Championship cast
Featuring notable veterans from the previous seasons of the franchise, as well as global MVPs who have competed in reality shows like Bachelor Nation and Survivor, the cast of the highly anticipated World Championship tournament is completely stacked! Check them out below:
Meanwhile, MTV stars returning to compete as “legends” are Amber Borzotra, Darrell Taylor, Jodi Weatherton, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Jonna Mannion, Jordan Wiseley, Kaycee Clark, Kellyanne Judd, Nelson Thomas, Nia Moore, Theo Campbell, Tori Deal, Wes Bergmann, and Yes Duffy.
Other shows on Paramount+ you might like
Paramount+ has heaps of both classic and new shows, as well as blockbuster films. Check out what’s on Paramount+ now for a preview of what shows and movies are up for grabs. Once you’re done watching the suspense unravel in this new Paramount+ series, you can watch other TV series on the platform like:
Streaming devices for watching on Paramount+
Catch your favourite Paramount+ shows on a variety of devices listed below:
Devices supported on Paramount Plus
- iOS devices: Yes – iOS 13 and above
- Android devices: Yes – Android 5.0 Lollipop (API 21) and above
- PC/Mac: Yes – Windows 8 or later; Mac OS X v10.6 or later
- Google Chromecast: Yes – All Chromecast devices and Chromecast built-in TVs
- Apple TV: Yes – Apple TV 4 (tvOS) & 5 (4K)
- Android TV: Yes – Nvidia Shield, Sony Bravia Android TV (2015 models and above), Hisense Android TV, TCL 3-Series Smart TV, select Xiaomi devices
- Foxtel iQ devices: Yes – iQ3, iQ4, and iQ5 boxes
- Telstra TV: Yes – All models
- Fetch TV: Yes – All models
- Fire TV: Yes – Fire TV, Fire Stick, Fire Cube
- Gaming Consoles: Yes – PlayStation 4 & 5; Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Samsung Smart TVs: Yes – Select 2017 models and above
- LG Smart TVs: Yes – Select 2018 models and above, running webOS 4.0 or above
- Vizio TVs: Yes – Smartcast 3.0 OS
