The Challenge: Rivals II

Rivals II
Season 24
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants33
Winners
LocationPhuket, Thailand
No. of episodes15 (Reunion and 2 Specials included)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJuly 10 (2013-07-10) –
September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)
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The Challenge: Rivals II is the 24th season of the MTV reality game show The Challenge. The season took place in Phuket, Thailand,[1] with former cast members from MTV's The Real World and The Challenge competing. The season followed the same format as the original Rivals challenge, with players paired up with arch enemies from past seasons of The Real World and The Challenge.

A launch special, "ChallengeMania: the Road to Rivals II," aired on June 26, 2013.[2] The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on July 10, 2013,[1] and concluded its run on September 25, 2013, with the live Reunion special.

This is the second of the Rivals series, with the original Rivals airing in 2011 and Rivals III following in 2016.

  1. ^ a b "The Challenge: Rivals II at MTV.com". Archived from the original on June 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "ChallengeMania: The Road to Rivals II – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.