THE CHALLENGE has announced the Season 40 cast, revealing classic cast members from seasons past will return. Fans are looking forward to seeing CT Tamburello, Mark Long, and other MTV notables back on their TV screens, but they're hoping for at least a few changes when the competition series returns. The Challenge will return to MTV this summer with a massive cast, according to TV Line .
Season 40 will be a Battle of the Eras and will bring together 40 players from past iterations of the show to compete for their piece of the $1million prize. The full cast, which was announced on Monday, will include 10 competitors from each era. There will be a mixture of recent All Stars, flagship players, and even a few stars fans haven't seen on their screens in some time.
CT Tamburello, Jodi Weatherton, Darrell Taylor, and Rachel Robinson will compete in the Era 1 group. Era 2 includes Aviv Melmed, Emily Schromm, and Cara Maria Sorbello. Tori Deal, Leroy Garrett, Jordan Wiseley, Nurys Mateo, and Michele Fitzgerald will appear on the Era 3 and 4 teams.
Below is a full breakdown of the cast by team: The network says of the upcoming series, "the path to glory is far from easy, as they must first compete at the Era Invitational and eliminate the weakest links from within their own Challenge Era for only the best will earn a coveted spot on their team." "With relentless new challenges and twists, these seasons Veterans are perpetually kept on their toes in the game they thought they had mast.