MTV airs an awful lot of Ridiculousness, but not The Challenge

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In the past, MTV offered marathons of its relaity shows to fill time, especially during weekends. These days, most of MTV's schedule is still packed with marathons, says Andy Dehnart. "But this is a story about what it chooses to marathon, and why, this week, it will be airing 88.5 hours of Ridiculousness—3.7 days of that show—and only 1.5 hours of The Challenge: Total Madness," he says.