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Aired 2008 · Veterans vs Rookies, third time

The Gauntlet III

The third Gauntlet and a second Veterans versus Rookies split — a deliberate return to the franchise-defining elimination round. The missions take the show out of its usual American-southwest pocket and into a new location with TJ Lavin's settled host register.

Premiered
MTV · 2008
Format
Veterans vs Rookies · Gauntlet
second Veterans vs Rookies
Cast size
28 players
Host
TJ Lavin
fifth season at the helm
01The take

The Gauntlet III.

The third Gauntlet and a second Veterans versus Rookies split — a deliberate return to the franchise-defining elimination round. The missions take the show out of its usual American-southwest pocket and into a new location with TJ Lavin's settled host register.

A closer to the Gauntlet-branded era of the franchise.
02The shape of the season

A rhythm worth tracking.

The third Gauntlet, a Veterans versus Rookies split for the second time, and a deliberate return to the franchise-defining elimination round. The cast list reads like a survey of the late-2000s era. The missions take the show out of its usual American-southwest pocket, with TJ Lavin hosting the elimination room with the steady register the franchise had settled into. A closer to the Gauntlet-branded era.

03Where it sits in the canon

The #15 slot.

Slot #15 of 20 in the The Challenge Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.

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06Also appears in

Cross-references.

Also appears in
The Challenge S15 — The Gauntlet III — tiered.tv