| The Ruins | |
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| Season 18 | |
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| Presented by | T. J. Lavin |
| No. of contestants | 28 |
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| Location | Phuket, Thailand |
| No. of episodes | 12 (Special & Reunion Included) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | September 30 – December 23, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
Real World Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins is the 18th season of the MTV reality television game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge). This is the last season to use Real World/Road Rules in the on-screen title, before being shortened to The Challenge in the 19th season.
The Ruins took place in Phuket, Thailand, with cast members from The Real World, Road Rules and The Challenge competing. This season was played in the format of two teams — Champions and Challengers; players on the Champions team had won at least one previous challenge, while players on the Challengers team had never won a challenge or made their Challenge debut.
The season premiered on September 30, 2009 and concluded with the "S#!t They Should Have Shown" special on December 23, 2009.[1]
- ^ "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Ruins at MTV.com". Archived from the original on September 7, 2009.