The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2
The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 is the thirty-fourth season of the MTV reality competition series "The Challenge", and the sequel to the show's 33rd season, "", which aired in the spring of 2019. This season features alumni from "The Real World", "The Challenge", "Are You the One?", "Big Brother", "Celebrity Big Brother UK", "Love Island UK", "Survivor Turkey", "American Ninja Warrior", "Vanderpump Rules", "Geordie Shore", "Ex on the Beach" (U.S. and UK), "Shipwrecked", "Survival of the Fittest", and "BKCHAT LDN" competing for a share at a $1 million prize . The season premiered on August 28, 2019 and concluded its run on December 18 of the same year with a two-hour reunion special. Format. For "War of the Worlds 2" the players are divided into two teams (Team USA and Team UK) with teams initially based on the participants' respective home country. The main elements of the game are as follows. At the end of the game, those who remained competed in their teams in the Final Challenge. A Purge was held during the Final Challenge, leaving only 4 players from each team to compete for the Grand Prize . The winning team equally split the $1,000,000 grand prize ($250,000 for each member). Gameplay. Final Challenge. Day One. First Stage: Each team begins with a gurney equipped with a relic and twenty pounds of sandbags for each member of the team. Each team must complete a sixteen-mile race while carrying the gurney (with the weight on top), undergoing checkpoints every four miles along the course. Only four members of each team can carry the gurney at once however players may switch out at checkpoints. Once each checkpoint is complete, each team will run to their team boat  to be transported to the overnight stage of the final. The first team to finish will receive a five-minute headstart for the Final Leg. "Note: Both teams incurred a ten minute penalty during the first leg; Team UK for [CT] knocking the Team USA gurney causing carriers to stumble into a bush and Team USA for carrying the weight by hand and switching out carriers between checkpoints." Overnight Stage: After swimming to shore from their team boat, each team is provided with one bed located inside a snake pit. One member from each team may sleep on the bed  at a time, while other members of the team must stand on a set of stairs outside of the snake pit. Day Two. Mid-Final Purge: Each player competed in a mid-final purge the following morning. Each player will individually race to complete a puzzle, run down to the beach and swim to their respective team boat. The first four players from each team to reach their team boat (regardless of gender) will advance to the final leg while the remaining players are eliminated. Second Stage (Chain Gang): Each team is attached by a chain around their ankles. They  must then complete a six-mile run while chained before completing a puzzle (or timing out the designated time limit). Teams must then kayak to a yacht offshore, the first team to have all four members reach the yacht will be declared the winners of "War of the Worlds 2" and receive $250,000 each. Episodes. Reunion Special. The two part reunion special aired on December 18, 2019 and was hosted by Justina Valentine and NBA Champion Nick Young. Cast members attended in London, England. The first part received 0.64 million viewers along with a 0.4 18–49 demo rating, while  the second part dropped to 0.54 million and a 0.3 demo rating.