When did The Challenge: USA premiere?
The Challenge: USA premiered with a special 90-minute episode on Wednesday, July 6 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT, following the premiere of Big Brother 24.
What night does The Challenge: USA air?
The Challenge: USA airs on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
When is The Challenge: USA finale?
Given the September 21 premiere date of Survivor 43, The Challenge: USA will air a two-hour finale on Wednesday, September 14.
Who was eliminated from The Challenge: USA?
Week 1–Cely Vazquez and Javonny Vega Week 2–Tiffany Mitchell and Cashel BarnettWeek 3–Tasha Fox and James WallingtonWeek 4–Shan Smith and Xavier PratherWeek 5–Azah Awasum and Melvin “Cinco” Holland Jr.Week 6–Shannon St. Clair and Derek XiaoWeek 7–Kyra Green and Kyland YoungWeek 8–Leo TemoryWeek 9–Cashay Proudfoot
The Challenge: USA exit interviews
Every week, Parade.com will speak with the most recently-eliminated pair about their time in the game.Week 1 - Cely Vazquez and Javonny Vega Reveal Why They Didn’t StrategizeWeek 2 - Tiffany Mitchell and Cashel Barnett React to Comments About ThemWeek 3 - Tasha Fox and James Wallington Reveal Unseen First Day AlliancesWeek 4 - Xavier Prather and Shan Smith Call Kyland and Alyssa “Trash” for Their BlindsideWeek 5 - Azah Awasum and Cinco Holland Jr. Reveal a Steamy Unseen MysteryWeek 6 - Derek Xiao and Shannon St. Clair Name Their Biggest “Rookie Mistake"Week 7 - Kyland Young and Kyra Green Reveal an Unseen Preseason BondWeek 8 - Leo Temory Reveals an Out-of-Context Elimination MomentWeek 9 - Cashay Proudfoot Reveals the “Fab Five” Was Not a Real Alliance
How does The Challenge: USA work?
Each episode of The Challenge: USA consists of two challenges. Before anything happens, the contestants are put into co-ed randomly generated pairs via an “algorithm.” They then compete in a daily challenge, with one pair winning. That pair is safe from elimination, and wins money to go towards their individual bank accounts. The pair that finishes in last place in the daily challenge is automatically up for elimination. The winning pair then picks any other team to compete against them. The two teams square off in an elimination challenge, where the winners survive and take the money from the losing team’s bank accounts.
Who is in the cast for The Challenge: USA?
The cast for The Challenge: USA was released on June 8, 2022.
Alyssa Lopez
Show: Big Brother (season 23)Alyssa was last seen playing the most recent season of Big Brother last summer. She was evicted in seventh place, the final person evicted who was not part of the powerful “Cookout” alliance.Read our Big Brother 23 interview with Alyssa
Angela Rummans
Show: Big Brother (season 20)Angela used her fitness experience to her advantage, winning five competitions in her time on BB20. She was evicted in fourth place and is currently engaged to runner-up Tyler Crispen.Read our Big Brother 20 interview with Angela
Azah Awasum
Show: Big Brother(season 23)Azah was a member of the “Cookout” alliance last season on Big Brother. She was able to use that, along with her social game, to get to finale night, ultimately finishing in third place.Read our Big Brother 23 interview with Azah
Ben Driebergen
Show: Survivor (seasons 35 & 40)Former Marine Ben was able to make his way through the trenches of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers, as his idol-hunting skills and a last-minute firemaking win got him the win. He then returned for the all-winners 40th season, where he once again made finale night before ultimately bowing out in fifth.Read our Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers interview with BenRead our Survivor: Winners at War interview with Ben
Cashay Proudfoot
Show: Love Island (season 3)Cashay was a quick favorite on Love Island season 3, though she struggled with finding a partner. She was ultimately eliminated after over a month in the villa.
Cashel Barnett
Show: Love Island (season 1)Cashel was one of the first islanders on the premiere season of the American adaptation of the hit British reality show. He spent the majority of his season partnered with Kyra before their separation, eliminating him after 17 days.
Cayla Platt
Show: The Amazing Race (season 33)Cayla started her season of The Amazing Race a flight attendant, before the pandemic hit and put the race on hiatus for 19 months. But Cayla returned with a fire in her eyes, making it all the way to the final leg. Unfortunately, struggle in the final task caused her to lose out on the million-dollar prize.Read our The Amazing Race 33 interview with Cayla
Cely Vazquez
Show: Love Island (season 2)Cely and her personality were a standout from Day 1 in the villa. She coupled up with Johnny for nearly the entire season, and America believed in their love enough to have them finish as the runners-up.
Melvin “Cinco” Holland Jr.
Show: Love Island (season 3)Cinco entered the villa a bit late in season 3, and coupled up immediately with Cashay. Ultimately, the two parted ways a week in, and he lasted two weeks more before getting eliminated.
Danny McCray
Show: Survivor (season 41)Danny is a former player for the Dallas Cowboys who went from the turf to the beach. He found a comfortable position within a new era of twists and turns, before he was ultimately eliminated in sixth when he and his allies found themselves on the outs.Read our Survivor 41 interview with Danny
David Alexander
Show: Big Brother (seasons 21 & 22)David experienced a nightmare scenario in Big Brother 21, the first boot via competition, but stuck in the house for the next three weeks due to the “Camp Comeback” twist. He received a second chance the next season, where he made good on the opportunity to finish in eighth place among the all-stars.Read our Big Brother 21 interview with DavidRead our Big Brother 22 interview with David
Derek Xiao
Show: Big Brother (season 23)Derek entered the Big Brother house with little knowledge of the game, but knew it wasn’t good being targeted early on. Luckily, he got in good with the power players, and some competition wins got him to a tenth-place finish. He is currently dating fellow BB23 cast member Claire Rehfuss.Read our Big Brother 23 interview with Derek
Desi Williams
Season: Survivor (season 35)Desi’s physical prowess helped keep her Healers tribe dominant through the premerge. Unfortunately, that got used against her and her alliance, as she became the first member of the jury.Read our Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers interview with Desi
Domenick Abbate
Show: Survivor (season 36)Domenick was part of one of the most dominant pairs in Survivor history. He and Wendall ran the game from start to finish, building an arsenal of idols and advantages along the way. Domenick fell victim to the first tied jury vote in the show’s history, ultimately finishing in second.Read our Survivor: Ghost Island interview with Domenick
Enzo Palumbo
Show: Big Brother (seasons 12 & 22)The self-proclaimed “Meow Meow” was part of one of the most successful and secretive alliances in “The Brigade” back in season 12. He returned for an all-star season, where he made it to the final two chairs, but was ultimately shut out in the jury vote.Read our Big Brother 22interview with Enzo
James Wallington
Show: The Amazing Race (season 32)James is an Amazing Race superfan who had his dreams come true when he got to race around the world. He helped create a dominating alliance which got him a first-place finish. And the icing on the cake was when now-husband Will proposed to him right after they won.Read our Amazing Race 32 interview with James
Javonny Vega
Show: Love Island (season 3)Javonny made a splash as one of the starting islanders on the most recent Love Island season. He was coupled with Olivia for the entirety of his time in the villa, before the remaining women chose to eliminate him.
Justin Ndiba
Show: Love Island (season 2)Justine’s bubbliness and open heart made her an early favorite on season 2. She found a long-term partner in Caleb halfway through the season, and the two would go on to win the $100,000 grand prize.
Kyland Young
Show: Big Brother (season 23)Kyland was a key cog in the success of the “Cookout” alliance, between competition wins and his persuasion skills. He was ultimately blindsided when evicted by Xavier in fourth place, prompting an intense set of personal remarks to him on the way out.Read our Big Brother 23 interview with Kyland
Kyra Green
Show: Love Island (season 1)Kyra was the first islander to arrive after the starting group on her season. She coupled up with Cashel before his elimination, ultimately lasting 24 days in the villa.
Leo Temory
Show: The Amazing Race (seasons 23, 24 & 31)Leo and his cousin Jamal made up the “Afghanimals,” as their bombastic personalities and frantic energies got them to fourth-place finishes back to back. They returned for season 31 against other CBS reality stars and finally made the final leg, though they crossed the finish line in third.Read our Amazing Race 31 interview with Leo
Sarah Lacina
Show: Survivor (seasons 28, 34 & 40)Whether playing as a cop or a criminal, Sarah Lacina likes to take the reins of any game she plays. After being blindsided at the season 28 merge, she returned as a “game changer” and dominated the postmerge to a win in season 34. That got her onto the cast of Winners at War, where her close relationship with fellow officer Tony got her to the final four, where she tearfully lost to him in firemaking.Read our Survivor: Winners at War interview with Sarah
Shan Smith
Show: Survivor (season 41)As a pastor, Shan knew how to connect with people from all walks of life. So it’s no surprise that she succeeded on Survivor, using her social connections to control every vote on a dwindling premerge tribe. When the merge hit, though, even her closest allies realized she had gotten too powerful. So she was blindsided in the move of the season with an idol in her pocket. Read our Survivor 41 interview with Shan
Shannon St. Clair
Show: Love Island (season 3)Shannon found an early partner in Josh, and the two became one of the steadiest couples in the villa. Unfortunately, tragedy struck when Josh lost his sister. He chose to leave the show, and she decided to go with him to show her support.
Tasha Fox
Show: Survivor (seasons 28 & 31)Tasha was a part of one of the most chaotic premerge tribes in the show’s history. But the brain was able to make use of her brawn, winning three Immunity Challenges before being voted out. She was then voted on to season 31 for a second chance, where her tight bonds got her all the way to Day 39 and a runner-up finish.
Tiffany Mitchell
Show: Big Brother (season 23)Tiffany was known as one of the masterminds behind “The Cookout.” Her master plan of side alliances and pawns helped get them to the final six players. Unfortunately, when it came down the Cookout, she was the first to go, deemed too threatening. But she did earn the title of America’s Favorite Houseguest as a consolation.Read our Big Brother 23 interview with Tiffany
Tyson Apostol
Show: Survivor (seasons 18, 20, 27 & 40) Tyson is in rarified air among Survivor players, one of only a few to play four or more times. He went from a cocky wisecracking cyclist in season 18 to essentially voting himself out in season 20. Luckily, he got redemption in season 27, winning after losing his now-wife Rachel early on. He most recently returned for the all-winners’ season 40.
Xavier Prather
Show: Big Brother (season 23)Xavier started his Big Brother tenure building relationships while maintaining a low-key profile. But when it came down to the “Cookout,” he kicked it into high gear, winning competitions to get to the final two. And the jury chose to give lawyer Xavier the win, making him the first Black winner in the American version of the game.Read our Big Brother 23 interview with Xavier
Who is the host of The Challenge: USA?
T.J. Lavin is the host of The Challenge: USA. The BMX rider has been the host of the MTV version of The Challenge since 2005, as well as the Paramount+ spinoff The Challenge: All-Stars.Next, here’s everything to know about the upcoming season of Survivor 43.
