Episode guide
The Challenge: Rivals III
15 episodes · premiered May 4, 2016
They’ve been pissed off. They’ve been wronged. They’ve been betrayed. And now they want vengeance! Rivals is back and the stakes couldn’t be higher! Twenty-six fan-favorites from The Challenge, The Real World, and Are You The One will head to exotic Mexico and be paired up with their biggest enemy! However...this time around the game has a shocking twist – players will be paired up with their rival – of the opposite sex! These guys and girls must figure out a way get over their bad blood as they compete in a series of heart-pounding challenges in order to earn a share of the massive $350,000 prize! Tempers will rise, passions will flare, and pride will be on the line in the most shocking season of The Challenge yet!
- Episode 1: Mexican Standoff May 4, 2016 · 42m In the Season 28 premiere, the contestants learn that they must work with their worst enemies.
- Episode 2: The Curse of the Black Skull May 11, 2016 · 42m The competitors enter the Elimination Jungle for the first time.
- Episode 3: The Replacements May 18, 2016 · 42m Two replacements enter the house; and the contestants work with their rivals in an intimate challenge.
- Episode 4: I'm Going Home May 25, 2016 · 42m T.J. tosses a fiesta for the competitors; and a rumor threatens to turn friends into enemies.
- Episode 5: Where The Ratchet Things Are Jun 1, 2016 · 42m After a name-calling fight, one cast member must choose between helping their best friend or having their teammate's back; TJ brings in a replacement team.
- Episode 6: The Naked Truth Jun 8, 2016 · 42m During a rigorous challenge, a cast member's cheating ways could cost their team a chance to continue in the game.
- Episode 7: Camilanator: Salvation Jun 15, 2016 · 42m An unexpected call from home shatters one challenger's chances in the game. Another team must decide who their real friends are when picking who to throw into the Jungle.
- Episode 8: Stand by Me Jun 22, 2016 · 42m A late-night incident threatens to turn physical; and the contestants are taken aback by the serious implications. In other events, the cast is pulled into a last-minute challenge
- Episode 9: Let Sleeping Dogs Wake Jun 29, 2016 · 42m Sleep deprived and broken, the house begins to divide; teams band together to plot against other roommates.
- Episode 10: Digging Your Own Grave Jul 6, 2016 · 42m When one team tries to keep an alliance under wraps, their exposure threatens to derail trust, friendships, and families within the Challenge house. Pairs must prove they can think like…
- Episode 11: Rivals: Civil War Jul 13, 2016 · 42m When two teams are sent home, the remaining Challengers must step up to keep their feet in the game.
- Episode 12: Raging Bullies Jul 20, 2016 · 42m The rivals must work hand-in-hand in their last Mexican challenge to avoid elimination before heading to Mendoza, Argentina.
- Episode 13: Grapes. Wrath. Jul 13, 2016 · 42m One final elimination will determine which three pairs will continue on to the final challenge; participants are in for a surprise.
- Episode 14: Split Decision Aug 3, 2016 · 42m A twist adds to the stakes of the final challenge; the remaining Challengers go all-in for a chance at the prize money.
- Episode 15: Reunion Aug 3, 2016 · 42m Hosted by Nessa. The cast members who attended the reunion were Bananas, Sarah, Vince, Jenna, Devin, Cheyenne, Dario, Nicole, Wes, Nany, Nate, Cory, Ashley, and Camila.