claim: The Challenge: Rivals III is the 18th season of a reality game show.
evidence: The Challenge  : Rivals III is the 28th season of the MTV reality game show , The Challenge .. MTV. MTV. reality game show. Reality television#Reality competition / game shows. The Challenge. The Challenge ( TV series ). Rivals. The Challenge : Rivals. Being the third in the Rivals series , Rivals III marks the show 's third trilogy -LRB- following the Inferno and Gauntlet series -RRB- , continuing on from the original Rivals and Rivals II .. Inferno. Real World / Road Rules Challenge : The Inferno. Gauntlet. Real World / Road Rules Challenge : The Gauntlet. Rivals. The Challenge : Rivals. Rivals II. The Challenge : Rivals II. It was filmed in Huatulco , Mexico and Mendoza , Argentina during November and December 2015 , with former cast members from MTV 's Real World , The Challenge -LRB- Spring Break Challenge and Battle of the Bloodlines -RRB- , and Are You the One ?. Huatulco. Huatulco. Mexico. Mexico. Mendoza. Mendoza, Argentina. Argentina. Argentina. MTV. MTV. Battle of the Bloodlines. The Challenge : Battle of the Bloodlines. The Challenge. The Challenge ( TV series ). Real World. Real World ( TV series ). Spring Break Challenge. Spring Break Challenge. competing .. This season marks the first since season 11 to not feature any original cast members from the Fresh Meat or Fresh Meat II challenges .. season 11. Real World / Road Rules Challenge : The Gauntlet 2. Fresh Meat. Real World / Road Rules Challenge : Fresh Meat. Fresh Meat II. The Challenge : Fresh Meat II. Unlike the previous two installments of the Rivals series , which featured same-gender pairs , Rivals III saw a change in format , with male / female pairs that had bitter feuds , fights , or strained relationships in previous seasons of Real World , The Challenge , and Are You the One ?. The Challenge. The Challenge ( TV series ). Rivals. The Challenge : Rivals. Real World. Real World ( TV series ). -LRB- similar to the Battle of the Exes series -RRB- .. Battle of the Exes. The Challenge : Battle of the Exes. Unlike the other Rivals seasons , only the winning team from each week 's challenge was allowed to decide which team would face the last-place team in the elimination round .. Rivals. The Challenge : Rivals. The season premiered on May 4 , 2016 , and concluded on August 3 , 2016 , with the Reunion special .. Lisa Fletcher replaced longtime Challenge producer Justin Booth as executive producer this season .. Booth had served as the executive producer since season 15 .. season 15. Real World / Road Rules Challenge : The Gauntlet III