The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II

Not to be confused with Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2.

Battle of the Exes II
Season 26
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants26
Winners
  • Jordan Wiseley
  • Sarah Rice
Location
No. of episodes16 (Reunion and 3 Specials Included)
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseJanuary 6 (2015-01-06) –
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
Season chronology
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The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II is the 26th season of MTV's reality game show, The Challenge, and the sequel to the show's 22nd season, Battle of the Exes. Filming occurred in Pedasí, Panama and Ørsta, Norway in August and September 2014,[1] with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing. With Are You the One?, this season marks the first to feature cast members from a show not produced by Bunim-Murray Productions.[2]

The season was dedicated to cast members Diem Brown and Ryan Knight, both of whom died in November 2014, two months after filming ended.[3] Brown was featured in an MTV special titled "We Heart Diem" that aired on December 9, 2014.[4]

A launch special, "EX-tra Baggage", hosted by T. J. Lavin and Battle of the Exes champion Camila Nakagawa, aired on December 30, 2014.[5] The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on January 6, 2015, and concluded its run on March 24, 2015, with the Reunion and "The S... They Should've Shown" specials.[6]

  1. ^ Webber, Stephanie (August 23, 2014). "Diem Brown of MTV's The Challenge Is Battling Cancer For the Third Time". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Donnelly, Matthew Scott (December 4, 2014). "The 'Challenge' Is Back With New 'Exes,' Big Money And An Online-Redemption Competition". MTV. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Bricker, Tierney (December 4, 2014). "MTV Dedicates Upcoming Challenge to Diem Brown and Ryan Knight". E! Online. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "We Heart Diem at MTV.com".[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II – "Ex-tra Baggage" Special – Video at MTV.com". Archived from the original on January 2, 2015.
  6. ^ "The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II Reunion – Video at MTV.com".[dead link‍]