The Challenge season 42 schedule, spoiler-free
The Challenge: Cutthroat (season 42) streams only on Paramount+, with new episodes on Wednesdays at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT.
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Next episode
Season 42, episode 14: Wednesday, October 28, at 3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT on Paramount+.
When it airs
- Paramount+: new episodes on Wednesdays at 3 a.m. Eastern, which is 12 a.m. Pacific, on any Paramount+ plan. The season premiered August 5.
- Not on MTV: season 42 is a Paramount+ original. The show moved from MTV to Paramount+ this season.
Episodes drop overnight, so by Wednesday morning people are already posting about them. Mute the show on Tuesday night, before you go to bed.
Watching the next day without spoilers
- Mute the show before it drops on Tuesday night. Mute “The Challenge” and “#TheChallenge” on X, add them as filtered keywords on TikTok, and as hidden words on Instagram. The spoiler guide has the steps for each app, and what each one can't catch.
- Mute the official accounts and any players you follow. Their posts on release day are the hardest to dodge, and keyword muting only hides posts that use the words.
- Turn off news and entertainment alerts until you've watched. A headline in a push notification gets past every mute list.
- Unmute once you've watched. On X you can set a mute to end after 24 hours.
In buzzinTV, follow The Challenge and save the episode you're on. Posts past your episode are blurred, and clear as you mark episodes watched. The blur goes by the episode you've saved and the episode a post is tagged to. New to the app? After installing, search for The Challenge to follow it.
Sources
- Paramount+: The Challenge: Cutthroat, everything you need to know (a Paramount+ original, premiered August 5, new episodes on Wednesdays, any plan)
- Deadline: The Challenge: Cutthroat premiere date (the move from MTV to Paramount+)
- Parade: How to watch The Challenge season 42 (3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT)
- DIRECTV Insider: The Challenge: Cutthroat season 42 guide (3 a.m. ET / 12 a.m. PT)
- Next episode: buzzinTV's episode listings, updated hourly.
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