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Love Island spinoff series Love Island Games has been renewed for a second season at Peacock.

The announcement comes days ahead of the Love Island USA season six reunion, which premieres on Monday. The latest installment, hosted by Vanderpump Rules breakout star Ariana Madix, aired earlier this year and reached massive success, quickly becoming the summer’s must-watch reality show.

As for Love Island Games, the series sees fan-favorite Islanders from previous seasons and show versions, including the U.S., U.K. and Australia, coming together as they compete for a second shot at love. However, they are met with more competitions, while also navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling and new bombshells in the villa.

Simon Thomas, Love Island USA executive producer and president of ITV Entertainment, told The Hollywood Reporter last month that while they don’t want to “overdo” or “overexpose” the franchise, he thinks that “Love Island Games...

Exclusive: Following the breakout success of Season 6 of Love Island on Peacock, the streamer is bringing back the dating show’s spinoff for a second season.

Love Island Games, which features Islanders from across the globe, is returning to the NBCU streamer. Its first season premiered in November.

The deal comes after the Ariana Madix-hosted Love Island USA doubled its audience of previous seasons, with sources suggesting that it recently became one of Peacock’s top-performing shows on the entire platform.

David George, CEO of ITV America, recently told Deadline that the company, which produces Love Island and Love Island Games, is keen to expand the Love Island universe, so this isn’t a bad step.

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George told Deadline: “There are conversations around how we create the Love Island universe. That’s a very positive thing. Once you...

With Love Island USA Season 6 emerging as the best season yet, the franchise’s popularity has skyrocketed overnight.

With a highly anticipated reunion later this month, there are questions about what’s next for the successful dating series.

Peacock aired Love Island Games last fall instead of a winter edition of the show.

The series benefited from a revamped format, with couples competing to stay in the villa, which took away viewer votes and made the show more like The Challenge.

It was a refreshing change of pace, featuring islanders from the various Love Island iterations around the globe.

Despite its success, Peacock has yet to confirm if a second season is in the works.

Leah Kateb isn’t interested in returning to Love Island

Season 6 cast member Leah Kateb shared a big announcement about the show in a recent interview.

The former islander appeared on the Cancelled podcast and...

Justine Ndiba and Jack Fowler from Love Island Games recently announced that they are no longer dating. The two were together for about six months before their love dwindled. However, it seems they are on good terms now. Justine and Jack won the series due to their undeniable connection and their achievements in the games. Justine has not commented on their slit, but Jack did let fans know that there is no bad blood between the two.

Justine Nbida And Her Love Experience

Justine was on the second season of Love Island. She ended up winning the show with Caleb Corprew. The two planned a future together but it did not end up working out. She then went on the first season of Love Island Games where she immediately hit it off with Jack Fowler. The two were the couple to watch out for and won a lot of challenges.

Justine Ndiba continues to capitalize on her star power, working as a model, influencer, and brand ambassador for Pretty Little Thing. Caleb Corprew has found success in his modeling career, working with brands like Bacardi and Hyundai and starting his own social platform called Slate Social. Cely Vazquez, a self-proclaimed pop star, has joined her best friend Justine in competing on The Challenge: USA and shares new music with her fans on Spotify and YouTube.

While the second season of CBS' popular reality dating show Love Island USA ended with romantic couple Justine Ndiba and Caleb Corprew winning the grand prize, the season was most notable for the friendship forged between Justine and Cely Vasquez. None of the top four final couples have endured long-term, but Justine and Cely kept up their friendship, at least for a while. There's also information available about the other final contestants.

Love Island USA season 5 aired over the summer,...

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for the Love Island Games Season 1 finale.] The first season of Peacock’s Love Island Games has declared its winners. After intense challenges and nearly being broken up by other Islanders, Justine Ndiba of Love Island USA Season 2 and Jack Fowler of Love Island UK Season 4 walked away victorious in the November 20 finale. As the winner of her original season, Ndiba already knows what winning Love Island is like. After the eliminated Islanders picked her as the winner, she chose to split her winnings with Jack so he could share in the excitement. They were the one couple that was together all season long, after all, so for Justine, there was no winning without Jack. The couple tells TV Insider that there would’ve been no staying on the show if the other was eliminated. Learn more about their Love Island Games journey below. Congratulations on your win. How are you feeling today, now ...

[This story contains major spoilers from the first season of Love Island Games.]

Following an intense season of Peacock’s new spinoff Love Island Games, filled with both team and couples’ challenges and games, Justine Ndiba and Jack Fowler came on top.

Though they have been in the villa before in Love Island USA season two and Love Island U.K. season four, respectively, the new iteration brought a new competitive edge, focusing on extreme challenges and duels. While trying to build a romantic connection since coupling up at the beginning of the season, Ndiba and Fowler also had to battle it out with other couples to stay ahead.

Their relationship ran into a few speed bumps, including Fowler having to fight it out in the ring to stay in the villa with Ndiba at one point, but they proved to be stronger together through the end. Especially since they had to trust in each other and their own abilities since there wasn...

The winners of Peacock’s new series Love Island Games have been revealed!

The season finale episode dropped on Monday night (November 20), concluding the new spinoff of the beloved Love Island franchise. Maya Jama hosted the new original series alongside UK comedian Iain Stirling who reprises his role as narrator.

So, what happened on Love Island Games?

The show brought together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe – USA, UK, Australia, France, Sweden and Germany – for a second shot at love as they competed in a brand-new format to be crowned champions of Love Island Games. In this cheeky new iteration, romance met reality as fan-favorite Islanders were faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that helped control the game like never before.

The winning couple brought home the $100,000 grand prize, which they split.

It was a night of a mega duel on Peacock’s Love Island Games with the Season 1 couple being crowned.

After weeks of battles, Cely Vazquez and Eyal Booker were the last couple dumped from the island. The three remaining couples were Justine Ndiba and Jack Fowler, Aurelia Lamprecht and Johnny Middlebrooks, and Deb Chubb and Callum Hole.

The couple that took the crown for the inaugural season of the Love Island spinoff were Ndiba and Fowler.

Love Island Games was set in Fiji bringing together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe – USA, UK, Australia, France, Sweden and Germany – for a second shot at love. The show saw Islanders facing both team and couples challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that helped control the game like never before.

Maya Jama of Love Island UK fronted the spinoff...

Gather around the fire pit for some major news: the winners for the inaugural Love Island Games have been declared!

Monday’s finale revealed Love Island USA Season 2 winner Justine Ndiba and Love Island UK Season 4 contestant Jack Fowler as the winning couple. Their fellow Islanders then voted for Justine to win the $100,000 grand prize, and she had the option to either keep the money or share it with Jack. Citing her strong connection with him, Justine opted to split the money.

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[This story contains major spoilers from the first season of Love Island Games.]

As singles looking for love returned to the Love Island villa hoping for a second chance at a romantic connection in Peacock’s new spinoff Love Island Games, they were also met with more drama and intense challenges.

Though Islanders are typically used to public votes determining who gets to stay in the villa, in the new show, set in Fiji, they had to trust in their own abilities as they took on both team and couples’ challenges, games and duels.

Love Island Games also brought together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe, including the U.S., U.K., Australia, France, Sweden and Germany. Among those was Cely Vazquez, who competed on season two of Love Island USA in 2020.

But Vazquez wasn’t the only Islander from her season who returned for the new show. Her best friend Justine Ndiba and her ex Johnny Middlebrooks also came back,...

“Love Island” is getting a fun new spin-off bringing fans’ favorite stars back to the show. “Love Island Games” features many past contestants everyone knows and loves from all over the globe. This time around, they’re “fighting for love and survival.” “Love Island UK” host Maya Jama returns to host the spin-off, while Iain Stirling provides commentary. The first episode drops on Peacock on Wednesday, Nov. 1. You can watch Love Island Games: Season 1 with a subscription to Peacock.

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On “Love Island Games,” the contestants who didn’t previously find love now get another chance. The new series features stars from all of the series within the franchise, including the U.S., UK, Australia, France, Sweden, and Germany. A crew...

Love Island fan favorites from across the globe are returning to the franchise, ready to find love on the new series spinoff Love Island Games.

Peacock revealed the cast on Wednesday, which features Islanders from previous seasons and show versions, including the UK, USA, Australia, France, Sweden and Germany.

Maya Jama will host the series, with U.K. comedian Iain Stirling reprising his role as narrator and Maura Higgins returning as social ambassador.

Love Island Games, set in Fiji, will see the Islanders compete for another shot at love in a brand new format. They will be faced with both team and couple challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals and new competition twists.

Executive producer Simon Thomas previously told The Hollywood Reporter, “There are some little tweaks to that format — it’s going to feel like Love Island — but the things that we’ve changed and moved around,...

Are you ready for a new chapter in the Love Island franchise?

Peacock is turning up the heat with the debut of Love Island Games, premiering November 1, exclusively on the streaming service.

The series brings faces from the U.S. and international iterations together as they compete in games.

But who's along for the ride?

Check out the cast below.

- Eyal Booker

- Georgia Steel

- Jack Fowler

- Megan Barton-Hanson

- Curtis Pritchard

- Mike Boateng

- Liberty Poole

- Toby Aromolaran

- Scott Van-der Sluis

- Kyra Green

- Ray Gantt

- Justine Ndiba

- Cely Vazquez

- Johnny Middlebrooks

- Carrington Rodriguez

- Deb Chubb

- Courtney Boerner

- Zeta Morrison

- Imani Wheeler

- Callum Hole

- Mitch Hibberd

- Tina Provis

- Jessica Losurdo

- Steph Blackos

- Lisa Celander

- Aurelia Lamprecht

Set in Fiji, the first season of Peacock’s Love Island...

Love Island Games is a brand-new competition that brings together fan-favorite cast members from Love Island franchises worldwide. The series will feature team and couples challenges as singles try to spark romance and find their perfect match. Love Island Games will have a new format, with Maura Higgins returning as the social ambassador and Maya Jama as the face of the series.

Love Island Games is a brand-new series in the Love Island franchise, bringing together some of the most cheeky fan-favorite cast members from across the world to compete for another shot at love in this brand-new competition. Steaming on Peacock, Love Island Games will combine singles from Love Island UK, Love Island USA, and other iterations of the series from all over the world. As the singles compete in team and couples challenges, they'll try to spark romance with one another and see if they're finally able to meet their match.

Love Island USA season 2 winners, Justine and Caleb, broke up after the show but are both thriving in their respective careers. Justine is still in the reality TV spotlight and pursuing modeling, fitness, lifestyle, and beauty opportunities. Caleb is focusing on family, fitness, modeling, and philanthropic causes, and both are keeping their personal lives more private after their split.

Love Island USA season 2 winners Justine Ndiba and Caleb Corprew were fan favorites, but a lot has happened since they won their season back in 2021. Justine was beloved from the moment she appeared on the hit reality TV series, but only made meaningful connections in the villa once Caleb appeared. While Love Island season 2 runners-up Cely Vasquez and Johnny Middlebrooks remained the front-runners for a while, Justine and Caleb soon usurped them as winners.

The tides turned for Justine and Caleb on Love Island USA season 2 during Casa Amor when Johnny...

After a ceasefire that lasted for several The Challenge seasons, Wes Bergmann has declared that he and Johnny Bananas are no longer friends. The two began an iconic rivalry back in 2009, when they were both featured on The Challenge: The Ruins. Wes found Johnny untrustworthy after he chose other allies to prioritize. Johnny found Wes similarly deceptive due to his cunning social game. After several years of constantly targeting each other, the two iconic players decided to join forces on The Challenge: Total Madness, and Wes and Johnny's friendship was born.

Wes and Johnny have returned for The Challenge: World Championship, but it's uncertain whether the two will maintain a ceasefire, following nearly a decade of contempt for each other. Wes is partnered with UK competitor Zara Zoffany, while Johnny is on the USA team, alongside Justine Ndiba. Although they're technically on different teams, The Challenge: World Championship cast...

For the first time in “The Challenge” history, the series is going global. A new spin-off, “The Challenge: World Championship” kicks off this week, putting the best of the best against each other and raising the stakes higher than ever before. The first two episodes drop on Paramount+ on Wednesday, March 8. Don’t miss the newest version of the popular MTV reality competition series. You can watch The Challenge: World Championship: Season 1 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Paramount Plus.

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Tj Lavin returns to host the exciting crossover. He’s joined by global hosts Brihony Dawson (Australia), Mark Wright (U.K.

Challengers from around the world are taking on the very legends that created the game in the new trailer released Monday for Paramount+’s The Challenge: World Championship.

The series’ two-episode premiere (releasing Wednesday, March 8) will pair MVPs from the USA, U.K., Argentina and Australia installments with Challenge legends from MTV’s past to form some of the most iconic teams in franchise history. Together, the duos will battle it out in hopes of being crowned The Challenge world champion and winning the hefty $500,000 prize. And this game? “It ain’t for the weak,” as Jordan Wiseley explains in the clip embedded above.

We are fast approaching the premiere of The Challenge: World Championship on Paramount+.

Thankfully, the streaming service revealed the highly anticipated cast lineup for the upcoming global tournament for the latest spinoff, which is set to premiere Wednesday, March 8, in the U.S. and Canada with two back-to-back episodes.

The series will debut on the service in the U.K., Latin America, and Australia on Thursday, March 9, and in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and France on Wednesday, July 5.

Additionally, MTV will air a one-time sneak preview of the new series, with the premiere episode being shown in its entirety on Wednesday, March 8, at 8:00 Pm Et/Pt.

"In the franchise’s first-ever world tournament, each global Mvp will be paired with a Challenge Legend, a notable veteran from previous seasons of the MTV series, who will serve as their partner to form the most epic teams in the history of the franchise,...

Worlds will collide when The Challenge‘s ultimate global championship kicks off, and now we have our very first look at the chaos to come.

The Challenge: World Championship (which premieres on Paramount+ Wednesday, March 8 with two episodes; watch a first look video above) will pair Mvp’s from its USA, UK, Argentina and Australia installments with Challenge legends from MTV’s past to form some of the most iconic teams in franchise history. Together, the duos will battle each other in hopes of coming out on top and winning the 500,000 prize. (And the World Champion title? That’s not too shabby either.

Some of the biggest stars from “The Challenge” universe are coming together for the franchise’s first global tournament.

“The Challenge: World Championship,” set to premiere on Paramount+ with two back-to-back episodes on March 8, will pair a “Challenge” legend — described as “a notable veteran from previous seasons of the MTV series” — with a global Mvp.

The MVPs include winners and top competitors from “The Challenge: USA,” The Challenge: Australia,” “The Challenge: Argentina” and “The Challenge: UK.” Each pair will work together to win a 500,000 prize. The cast includes previous stars of “Survivor,” “Love Island” and Bachelor Nation.

Created for MTV Entertainment Studios by Bunim/Murray Productions, the series will debut on Paramount+ in the U.K., Latin America and Australia on March 9, and in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France on March 15.

The following “Challenge” legends — many who have won numerous seasons of the MTV series — are set to compete:...

The cast for The Challenge: World Championship has been unveiled by Paramount+ and will see global Mvp stars paired up with a “Challenge” legend in the new global tournament. Set to premiere on the streamer on Wednesday, March 8 in the U.S. and Canada with two episodes, MTV will air a one-time sneak preview of the premiere episode that same day at 8 p.m. Et. Watch a preview of the show in the video posted above.

The Challenge: World Championship is a franchise first pairing a global Mvp with a notable veteran from a previous season of the MTV competition series. The duo will partner up to form an epic team and work together for a shot at winning 500,000.

The Challenge Legends:

Amber Borzotra

Darrell Taylor

Jodi Weatherton

Johnny “Bananas” DeVenanzio

Jonna Stephens

Jordan Wiseley

Kaycee Clark

KellyAnne Judd

Nelson Thomas

Nia Moore

Theo Campbell

Tori Deal

Wes Bergmann

Yes...

A few months after winning Love Island USA, Zeta Morrison is opening up about what went wrong in her relationship with Timmy Pandolfi. The 29-year-olds were both day one cast members on Love Island USA season 4. Zeta and Timmy quickly became popular contestants, both separately and together. They received the 100,000 grand prize, with Sydney Paight and Isaiah Campbell coming in second place. Now, Zeta reveals how things went south as soon as they left the villa.

On Friday, January 20, Zeta announced she broke up with Timmy on Murad Merali's YouTube channel. The Brit chose to do a solo interview, instead of posting a joint social media statement like her ex wanted. In the hour-long chat, Love Island USA 's Zeta Morrison opened up about red flags, starting right after they won. She said Timmy never offered her a ride anywhere, even letting her walk home alone in downtown Los Angeles at 2 a.

Cassidy McGill, best known for appearing on reality dating show “Love Island Australia” in 2018, is issuing an apology after sharing a controversial photo on Instagram.

According to the New York Post, the 27-year-old reality star and social media influencer posted a photo in which she was posing with two lines of white powder on a plate.

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“Ooops, see you tomorrow,” she captioned the photo, which she deleted shortly after posting.

Moment Love Island Australia star Cassidy McGill holds a plate with white powder in leaked photo pic.twitter.com/GBqzKfsy0W

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With some pondering whether McGill’s recently announced deals with Bondi Sands and Amazon Prime would be affected by the scandal, McGill issued another post on Tuesday in which she apologized.

“This past week I’ve been taking time to reflect on my actions,...

Survivor star Tyson Apostol appeared on Johnny Bananas’ podcast to discuss The Challenge: USA final. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

In The Challenge: USA, viewers saw multiple competitors struggle to advance through the various checkpoints in host Tj Lavin’s final in Patagonia.

Several individuals were out due to injuries or a teammate quitting, which are events they didn’t have much control over.

However, multiple competitors quit by their own decision, including one of the spinoff season’s favorites to win, Tyson Apostol.

The Survivor star outdid the competition through various daily challenges, had a strong alliance, and made strategic game moves all season to stay away from eliminations. However, the game’s top player was defeated by a numbers puzzle when it came to the final.

Sudoku ended up being the vicious last checkpoint before the finish line in Tj’s final, and the puzzle...

Johnny Middlebrooks appears among rookies in MTV’s The Challenge: Ride or Dies. Pic credit: MTV

Viewers will see Johnny Middlebrooks on The Challenge: Ride or Dies, where he’s amongst rookie competitors trying to win big money.

He’ll have a teammate along for the ride, but as rookies, they’ll need to figure out a way to ensure their safety in the game, based on recent seasons.

Viewers have mostly seen the veteran stars of MTV’s show pick off the rookies systematically to ensure only vets reach the final.

However, Johnny may have gained some valuable insight from other Challenge competitors who appeared in recent seasons of the show or its CBS spinoff.

Additionally, he could have an ally amongst his Season 38 castmates, with newcomer Olivia Kaiser part of the MTV competition show.

Here are more details about the reality TV star and Challenge newcomer, including where...

Devin Walker is giving his thoughts about The Challenge: USA final. Pic credit: MTV

Devin Walker has called out several of The Challenge: USA stars after watching how things went for the cast members competing in the CBS spinoff show’s final.

The show recently aired its two-hour grand finale on CBS and featured a final that some fans might consider comparable to the MTV show’s finals.

However, CBS’ version featured a variety of circumstances that happened before and during the final that viewers and spinoff cast members have criticized.

Several things caused issues for the competitors, putting them at a disadvantage or costing them a chance to continue competing. In addition, post-season exit interview comments from some finalists have indicated production wasn’t correctly explaining rules along the way.

That said, Devin isn’t listening to any excuses, as he even called out one of the finalists by name,...

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...

And then there were two. The Challenge: USA started its final with 10 players, but then Ben Driebergen was medically disqualified, and by the end, there were only two players at the top of the mountain. And that was because everyone else quit: Enzo Palumbo in the first leg, swimming (taking his partner Desi Williams with him); Angela Rummans, after thinking she could just take last place in the all-night checkpoint; and Tyson Apostol, Justine Ndiba, Dom Abbate, and Cayla Platt during the final leg, at sudoku. Danny McCray reached the finish line first, followed by Sarah Lacina, who had been so far behind she thought she was going to come in last. Thankfully, she refused to quit. Here, McCray and Lacina take us inside that final and look ahead to the world championship. You were the only ones to finish the final. Talk about that last leg, because Danny, you...

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 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...

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.

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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.

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.

David Alexander during a promotional video for The Challenge: USA. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

Big Brother was one of four CBS reality TV shows that brought cast members to The Challenge: USA, a spinoff of MTV’s popular competition show.

Among those Big Brother stars was David Alexander, who originally appeared in Season 21 of the CBS show, then returned for Season 22, aka All Stars.

David didn’t have the best showing during his original reality TV show, becoming the first player evicted in Bb 21. He fared slightly better in Bb 22, as the ninth player evicted and got onto the All Stars jury.

However, his appearance as an underdog who defied the odds on The Challenge: USA may have boosted his status in the reality TV world.

He recently opened up about how he’s been training hard to appear on The Challenge again, with three potential shows he could go on.

Survivor star Desi Williams at The Arena for an elimination event in The Challenge: USA, Episode 10. Pic credit: Paramount+

The competitors arrived back at the compound to start Episode 10 with Sarah Lacina celebrating her elimination win. She has 10,000 in her personal bank account and is eligible to compete in the final.

Competitors knew the final was approaching, so everyone strategized ahead of the daily challenge and next elimination, which would feature the men.

Sarah spoke about the Fab Five alliance ending after she had to eliminate Cashay Proudfoot in the last episode. The other members of the alliance still there included Justine Ndiba, Cayla Platt, and Desi Williams. Still, everyone had different loyalties to worry about and getting to the final.

In another scene, Ben Driebergen was hanging out with Enzo Palumbo, whom he admitted to becoming friends with during a confessional interview. The remaining Survivor men realized that...

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.

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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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There are 12 players remaining in...

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,...

The Challenge’s Wes Bergmann called out cast members complaining about the show’s living conditions. Pic credit: MTV’s The Challenge/YouTube

The Challenge star Wes Bergmann seems to be calling out cast members from the CBS spinoff show, The Challenge: USA, after hearing complaints some made regarding the living conditions.

CBS’ spinoff features stars from reality TV shows The Amazing Race, Big Brother, Love Island, and Survivor, competing in daily challenges, eliminations, and a final, much like t show.

However, it’s been toned down in some ways, with fewer physical battles in the daily events and eliminations than on MTV’s show.

The Challenge spinoff has also featured a unique living arrangement, with cast members sleeping in bunk beds stacked in one or two large rooms inside a warehouse-like complex.

That particular setup didn’t sit well with some of the cast members, nor did some of the other conditions,...

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 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?...

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.

“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.

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.

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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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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.

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 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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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.

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,...

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...