‘The Challenge: USA’ Brings Together ‘Big Brother,’ ‘Survivor’ and ‘Love Island’ Stars: Meet the Cast
Emily Wong Can CBS talent handle “The Challenge” universe? Viewers are about to find out. The network announced the cast of “The Challenge: USA” on Wednesday, revealing the 28 “fan favorites” from “Survivor,” “Big Brother,” “The Amazing Race” and “Love Island” who will compete on the new show.
This series, which kicks off with a 90-minute premiere, will be hosted by longtime “Challenge” host T.J. Lavin. The cast, which includes three “Survivor” winners, one “Big Brother” winner, one “Amazing Race” winner and one “Love Island” winner, will be put through “the most grueling mental and physical competitions they have ever faced,” according to a press release.
Each reality TV veteran will be begin with $1,000 in their individual accounts, but must battle to keep and increase their reward throughout the season. Each episode features pairs — put together by an algorithm — working to earn money for their accounts by either winning challenges or eliminating others. They will be randomly paired together each episode, making it much more difficult to create alliances.
The group will be vying for a $500,000 grand prize and a spot on “The Challenge: Global Championship” (working title), coming soon to Paramount+.
The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and Bunim/Murray Productions; Julie Pizzi and Justin Booth serve as executive producers. “The Challenge” first premiered on MTV in 1998 and is the longest-running reality series on TV. The spinoff “The Challenge: All Stars” is currently airing its third season on Paramount+.
“The Challenge: USA” premieres on CBS Wednesday, July 6, at 9:30 p.m. ET. Meet the full cast below.
Alyssa Lopez
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 23”
Angela Rummans
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 20”
Azah Awasum
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 23”
Ben Driebergen
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 35”
Cashay Proudfoot
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Love Island 3”
Cashel Barnett
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Orignal show: “Love Island 1”
Cayla Platt
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “The Amazing Race 33”
Cely Vasquez
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Love Island 2”
Melvin “Cinco” Holland Jr.
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Love Island 3”
Danny McCray
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 41”
David Alexander
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 21”
Derek Xiao
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: Derek Xiao
Desi Williams
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 35”
Domenick Abbate
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 36”
Enzo Palumbo
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 12”
James Wallington
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “The Amazing Race 32”
Javonny Vega
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Love Island 3”
Justine Ndiba
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Love Island 2”
Kyland Young
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 23”
Kyra Green
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Orignal show: “Love Island 1”
Leo Temory
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “The Amazing Race 23”
Sarah Lacina
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 28”
Shan Smith
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 41”
Shannon St. Clair
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Love Island 3”
Tasha Fox
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 28”
Tiffany Mitchell
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 23”
Tyson Apostol
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Survivor 18”
Xavier Prather
Image Credit: Laura Barisonzi/Paramount Original show: “Big Brother 23”
