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Column: Digging into the rich legacy of ‘The Challenge’

This image released by MTV shows a scene from the 37th season of the competition series "The Challenge." A six-part docuseries, “The Challenge: Untold History," traces the evolution of MTV's hit competition series that paved the way for reality juggernauts like “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race.” (Archi Vienot/MTV via AP)

This image released by MTV shows Johnny Bananas a cast member from the 38th season of the competition series "The Challenge." A six-part docuseries, “The Challenge: Untold History," traces the evolution of MTV's hit competition series that paved the way for reality juggernauts like “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race.” (Laura Barisonzi/MTV via AP)

This image released by MTV shows Nany Gonzelez, left, and Johnny Bananas in a scene from the 38th season of the competition series "The Challenge." A six-part docuseries, “The Challenge: Untold History," traces the evolution of MTV's hit competition series that paved the way for reality juggernauts like “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race.” (Laura Barisonzi/MTV via AP)

This image released by MTV shows a scene from the 38th season of the competition series "The Challenge." A six-part docuseries, “The Challenge: Untold History," traces the evolution of MTV's hit competition series that paved the way for reality juggernauts like “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race.” (Jonne Roriz/MTV via AP)

This image released by MTV shows a scene from the 37th season of the competition series "The Challenge." A six-part docuseries, “The Challenge: Untold History," traces the evolution of MTV's hit competition series that paved the way for reality juggernauts like “Survivor,” “Big Brother” and “The Amazing Race.” (Archi Vienot/MTV via AP)

Column: Digging into the rich legacy of ‘The Challenge’