6.9/1031 votes#1 - Tis the Season
Season 23 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2012
Cast members from The Real World's most memorable seasons come together for an all out battle for Real World supremacy, but an early twist could shake things up. Plus- a surprise hook up and a fight that involves the entire house.
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- 7.5/1019 votes
#2 - The Perks of Being a Rookie
Season 23 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2012
Divorced exes Danny and Melinda struggle to work together and help shine a light on Knight and Jemmye's similarly fractured relationship. Major alliances are revealed and one team crumbles under the pressure of elimination.
Director: N/A
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- 7.5/1017 votes
#3 - What Happens in Vegas...
Season 23 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2012
Two new couplings start brewing in the the Challenge house, one of which threatens to break apart a team AND ruin an entire alliance. And other season continues to break down, with one member exploding on her teammates.
Director: N/A
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- 8.2/1021 votes
#4 - The Dark Knight
Season 23 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2012
Knight launches a full on attack to get inside Nany's head and ends up tearing the house and his own relationship with Jemmye apart. And a pending elimination may spell the end for one of the house's budding romances.
Director: N/A
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- 8.2/1018 votes
#5 - N-A-R-C-I-S-S-I-S-T-I-C
Season 23 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2012
A trip into the Arena leaves two relationships in shambles. And after a trivia competition catapults challengers into the waters below, one team is forced to send members of their own alliance into elimination.
Director: N/A
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- 8.1/1018 votes
#6 - Going Insane
Season 23 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2012
Tensions mount between Frank and Alton. Later, Alton asks to be sent into the arena.
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- 8.0/1018 votes
#7 - I Do Not Like You Sam I Am
Season 23 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2012
Frank and Zach berate Sam for her poor performance in a challenge; a surprising romance takes shape.
Director: N/A
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- 8.4/1020 votes
#8 - Honey, I'm Homeless
Season 23 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2012
Team members compete in an eating challenge.
Director: N/A
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- 8.1/1018 votes
#9 - The Chronicles of Nanyia
Season 23 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2012
Two teams face off in a diving competition.
Director: N/A
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- 7.9/1020 votes
#10 - A Woman Scorned
Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2012
The teams take desperate measures.
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- 7.7/1019 votes
#11 - I Like to Move It, Move It
Season 23 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2012
The final four teams travel to Namibia, a country in southwestern Africa.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1021 votes
#12 - Operation: Desert Scorn
Season 23 Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2012
Three teams compete in the final challenge.
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The Best Episodes of The Challenge Season 23
Every episode of The Challenge Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Challenge Season 23!
Each Challenge pits numerous cast members from past seasons of reality shows against each other, dividing them into two separate teams according to different criteria,...
Genre:Reality
Network:MTV
Season 23 Ratings Summary
"Tis the Season" is the best rated episode of "The Challenge" season 23. It scored 6.9/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/19/2012. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Perks of Being a Rookie".