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How about: "'The Challenge 40': Yet Another Crapfest for the Idiocracy Set to Drop on Their Vacant Noggins Soon."

This season on *The Challenge*, a bunch of losers will return to MTV for more fake drama and rigged challenges. Expect endless twists and turns, because God forbid they let natural boredom end this shitshow.

Published August 12, 2024 at 3:37pm by Mary Walrath-Holdridge

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras will make you want to gouge your eyes out

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Get ready to cringe as MTV revives its ancient reality competition show, The Challenge, for a mind-numbing 40th season. That's right, 40 seasons of trash TV and counting. It's like a train wreck that you can't look away from, except this train is driven by a bunch of attention-seeking wastes of oxygen.

"The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras" premieres this week, featuring 40 has-beens and never-weres from past seasons, all desperate for their 15 minutes of fame and a shot at a $1 million prize. Yeah, because that's totally what will fix their broken lives.

With relentless, new challenges and twists, these seasoned veterans are perpetually kept on their toes in a game they thought they had mastered.

Vomit-inducing host TJ Lavin returns to grace us with his presence, along with fan favorites (?) like Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio and Cara Maria Sorbello. Because who needs actual talent when you can just recycle the same old reality TV clowns?

The "competitors," as MTV calls them, are divided into groups based on their seasons, or "eras." I guess if you want to get technical, they're divided by which circle of hell they belong in.

Seasons 1-10: The Ancient Era, aka When This Show Should've Ended

Tina Barta
Katie Cooley
Aneesa Fereira
Brad Fiorenza
And a bunch of other fossils who should be collecting social security, not competing on a reality show.

Seasons 11-20: The Slightly Less Ancient Era, but Still Prehistoric

Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio, because one helping of this tool wasn't enough
Cara Maria Sorbello, bringing her special brand of fake tan and plastic surgery
And a bunch of other no-lifers.

Seasons 21-30: The Era of Misogyny and Toxic Masculinity

A bunch of Neanderthals, including Amanda Garcia and Nia Moore, proving that women can be just as repulsive as men.

Seasons 31-39: The Era of Who Cares Anymore

A bunch of Instagram-wannabes, probably more concerned with their follower count than the "challenges."

So there you have it, folks. Another season of The Challenge is about to unleash its madness upon us. Grab your vomit bags and prepare for the worst. It's like a car crash in slow motion, and we just can't look away.