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SEASON after season, contestants come together to go head to head against one another in The Challenge.

First premiering in the late 1990s, filming locations for the MTV reality series have varied over the years.

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Where is The Challenge filmed?

In February 2022, MTV’s sister network CBS announced that they had additional spinoffs of The Challenge in the works.

Production on The Challenge: USA began months later in May and first premiered on Wednesday, July 6.

After the program started to air, eagle-eyed viewers speculated that the show was not actually filmed in the US.

Those fans happen to be correct, production and filming for The Challenge: USA took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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The team behind the reality series let the cat out of the bag with their press release when they teased: “Upon arrival in Argentina, the CBS reality titans are given $1,000 to start their individual ‘challenge accounts,’ and quickly discover they must battle to grow their winnings for a chance to compete in the finale.

“In their first challenge, the competitors rappel down the side of a 22-story building in pairs while attempting to memorize a math equation.

“With old rivalries, new alliances, messy exes, and fractured friendships all under one roof, who will be the first pair eliminated?”

Argentina has served as the backdrop for several previous cycles of the show including:

• Rivals (Season 21, aired 2011)
• Rivals III (Season 28, aired 2016)
• XXX: Dirty 30 (Season 30, aired 2017)
• The Challenge: All Stars (Season one, aired 2021)

Although the first US spinoff was set in Buenos Aires, principal photography for other editions of The Challenge was executed elsewhere.

Filming for All Stars season two was located in Cancun, Mexico.

Meanwhile, the third season of All Stars was shot in the Panama provinces of Panama City and San José Island.

How can I watch The Challenge?

Featuring contestants from Love Island, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Amazing Race, The Challenge: USA airs every Wednesday at 9pm EST on CBS.

For those that miss the initial broadcast of new episodes, there are a number of streaming options available.

In order for fans to catch up on what they missed, they can check out the show on Hulu, Paramount+, and Amazon Prime Video.

Following the conclusion of the competition program, The Challenge: Global Championship is expected to follow sometime later.