The Challenge was a reality game show.
Real World/Road Rules Challenge : Fresh Meat is the 12th season of the MTV reality game show , The Challenge ( at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge ) . Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge is the 4th season of the MTV reality game show , The Challenge ( at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge ) . The Challenge : Invasion of the Champions ( originally promoted and titled as The Challenge : Invasion ) is the 29th season of the MTV reality game show , The Challenge . The Challenge (TV series) . The current 29th season , entitled Invasion of the Champions , premiered on February 7 , 2017 and concluded on May 16 , 2017 .