The Challenge: USA Season 2 today announced the 18 CBS reality titans from Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race who will compete with six legendary MTV’s The Challenge vets in the fiercest competition of the summer.
The two-part premiere kicks off Thursday, Aug. 10 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), and part two airs Sunday, Aug. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs).
Following the premiere on CBS, The Challenge: USA Season 2 will air twice a week on Thursdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) and Sundays (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) for the first three weeks. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 31, The Challenge: USA will air Thursdays (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). T.J. Lavin returns as host.
The stacked lineup of CBS fan-favorite players who come together in Croatia includes Survivor winners Michele Fitzgerald and Chris Underwood; Big Brother winner Josh Martinez, Tyler Crispen and Tiffany Mitchell; and The Amazing Race‘s Luis Colon and Dusty Harris.
Joining the CBS alums are MTV’s The Challenge vets, former champions Tori Deal, Jonna Mannion, Wes Bergmann and the player with the most season wins of The Challenge franchise ever, Johnny “Bananas” DeVenanzio.
These CBS reality all-stars will make Challenge history as they face off against franchise legends for the first time on CBS. In the end, only one man and one woman will have the chance to walk away with the title of Challenge Champions and equal split of the grand prize of $500,000.
MTV’s The Challenge was the very first reality competition series when it launched on June 1, 1998. The Challenge: USA Season 2 is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Bunim/Murray Productions with Julie Pizzi, Kevin Lee and Jacob Lane.
Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.
THE CHALLENGE: USA SEASON 2 PLAYERS
WES BERGMANN
Challenge Vet
MICHAELA BRADSHAW
Survivor
PAULIE CALAFIORE
Big Brother
CASSIDY CLARK
Survivor
LUIS COLON
The Amazing Race
TYLER CRISPEN
Big Brother
TORI DEAL
Challenge Vet
JOHNNY “BANANAS” DEVENANZIO
Challenge Vet
MICHELE FITZGERALD
Survivor
AMANDA GARCIA
Challenge Vet
DUSTY HARRIS
The Amazing Race
CHANELLE HOWELL
Survivor
AMEERAH JONES
Big Brother
ALYSSA LOPEZ
Big Brother
JONNA MANNION (STEPHENS)
Challenge Vet
JOSH MARTINEZ
Big Brother
TIFFANY MITCHELL
Big Brother
SEBASTIAN NOEL
Survivor
FAYSAL SHAFAAT
Big Brother
ALYSSA SNIDER
Big Brother
MONTE TAYLOR
Big Brother
CHRIS UNDERWOOD
Survivor
CORY WHARTON
Challenge Vet
DESI WILLIAMS
Survivor
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.