How MTV’s The Challenge became one of TV’s greatest athletic competitions

For the Win

Executive producer Chuck Booth says of the MTV competition's endurance after 30 seasons: “I hoped (The Challenge) would become something the kids participating took seriously. I wanted it to be about an overall game, and obviously there’s all the politicking in the house, but to emphasize the competition part of that, just to take a little bit away from a bunch of kids getting into a house.”