The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines

Battle of the Bloodlines
Season 27
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants30
Winners
  • Cara Maria Sorbello
  • Jamie Banks
Location
No. of episodes16 (Reunion and 2 Specials Included)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseDecember 2, 2015 (2015-12-02) –
February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)
Season chronology
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The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines (occasionally promoted as The Challenge: Bloodlines) is the 27th season of MTV's reality game show, The Challenge. Filming occurred in Bodrum, Turkey and Berlin, Germany during June and July 2015, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing both with and against their relatives (in a concept similar to Survivor: Blood vs. Water).[1] This season marks the first appearance of a Road Rules alum since season 22.

A launch special episode, "Meet the New Blood," premiered on November 9, 2015 on the MTV app and website.[2] It later aired on the flagship network on November 18, 2015 to 538,000 first-run viewers.[3] The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on December 2, 2015 on the network and app,[4] and concluded its run on February 17, 2016, with the Reunion and "The S... They Should've Shown" specials.[5]

  1. ^ Schumann, Rebecka (June 22, 2015). "'The Challenge' New Season Theme, Cast Reportedly Revealed; Everything We Know About MTV's 'Bloodlines'". International Business Times. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Challenge: Bloodlines – Meet The New Blood – at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015.
  3. ^ "EXPANDED SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 11.18.2015 | Showbuzz Daily". www.showbuzzdaily.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Find Out If Blood Is Thicker Than Water When MTV's "The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines" Premieres on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 10:00 PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. November 4, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines Reunion – Video at MTV.com". MTV. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016.