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How The Challenge created a state of reality TV permanent semi-stardom / R.I.P. Gena Rowlands / Cable TV is being hit by a “double whammy”
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How The Challenge created a state of reality TV permanent semi-stardom / R.I.P. Gena Rowlands / Cable TV is being hit by a “double whammy”

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Norman Weiss
Aug 15, 2024
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How The Challenge created a state of reality TV permanent semi-stardom
The long-running MTV reality show returned Wednesday with The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, cementing its status as the grand…

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