The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines
This season just got VERY personal. We've seen rivals, exes, veterans, rookies, and even free agents earn their victories on The Challenge. Now, fourteen players from MTV series will travel to Bodrum, Turkey to join the people who know their toughest strengths, crippling weaknesses, and deepest fears better than anyone -- their own flesh and blood. In this unprecedented format, competitors will battle it out WITH
Season 27 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Challenge Season 26.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
This season just got VERY personal. We've seen rivals, exes, veterans, rookies, and even free agents earn their victories on The Challenge. Now, fourteen players from MTV series will travel to Bodrum, Turkey to join the people who know their toughest strengths, crippling weaknesses, and deepest fears better than anyone -- their own flesh and blood. In this unprecedented format, competitors will battle it out WITH and AGAINST their bloodlines, turning family into foe. This shake-up gets even more twisted when players learn that their fates are combined with their bloodlines'. It's anyone's game when family still means everything, because despite strong performances, competitors could still go home if their relatives fall short. With $350,000 on the line and family honor to defend, there will be blood.
Episode Guide
Season 27 Progress Shield
There Will Be Blood
Dec 2, 2015 · 42 min
The cast arrives in Turkey, and learns they will be competing alongside their families; a scandalous hookup occurs; brothers clash.
Bad Blood
Dec 9, 2015 · 42 min
Players must face their fears; one team begins to crack under the pressure; personal attacks lead to an emotional meltdown.
Camilanator: Judgement Day
Dec 16, 2015 · 42 min
A shocking twist changes the whole game; two players end up in the hospital following a dangerous challenge.
Corneesa
Dec 23, 2015 · 42 min
Cara Maria's ex enters the game with his brother; a veteran confronts her rookie hookup, and hears difficult confessions.
A House Divided
Dec 30, 2015 · 42 min
The divide between the veterans and a team of rookies comes to a head; KellyAnne's allegiance sets another veteran off and their insults cross the line.
Dirty Little Secret
Dec 30, 2015 · 42 min
One team's performance falls apart when they fail to communicate during the challenge; Bananas pulls a jaw-dropping move that makes the entire house question his loyalty.
Blood Brothers
Jan 6, 2016 · 42 min
Abram confronts Cara Maria and reaches a boiling point; voting results fuel existing animosity; an intense elimination ensues.
Blood Is Thicker Than Mud
Jan 13, 2016 · 42 min
CT and Diem's sister Faith join the cast to pay tribute to Diem and Knight; Bananas worries that his strategy is backfiring.
Blood Versus Love
Jan 20, 2016 · 42 min
The Challengers must hold their breath in a terrifying underwater challenge as they compete for the last time in two large teams. Players are shocked when CT and Zach arrive in the
Out For Blood
Jan 27, 2016 · 42 min
Players are reunited with their bloodline teammates and must compete in a grueling endurance challenge with shocking results. TJ stuns the competitors with news of a location chang
Tear Down This Wall
Feb 3, 2016 · 42 min
After arriving in Berlin, tension causes players to lash out at one another; competitors must race across speeding trucks.
True Blood
Feb 10, 2016 · 42 min
THe final three teams learn they will be competing in a major city; winnings are on the minds of the players while they prepare for the finale.
Family Matters
Feb 17, 2016 · 42 min
The competitors endure demanding checkpoints and battle each other for their share of the prize; one pair is crowned the winner.
Reunion
Feb 17, 2016 · 42 min
Hosted by Nessa. The cast members who attended the reunion were Cara Maria, Jamie, Jenna, Brianna, Bananas, Vince, Cory, Mitch, Aneesa, Rianna, Nany, Nicole, Abram, and KellyAnne.
The cast shares unaired footage from the season.
Feb 17, 2016 · 42 min
The S#!@ They Should Have Shown