Episode
The Challenge: Damned If You Duel...
Overview
Twenty six eager Challenge competitors arrive in New Zealand and learn that they will be competing in one of the most intense Challenges ever – The Duel 2. A night of partying leads to a scandalous hookup and old tensions erupt into a massive brawl.
Details
- Series
- The Challenge
- Season
- Season 17
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2009-04-08
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Damned If You Duel... is Episode 1 in The Duel II of The Challenge. It aired on 2009-04-08. The runtime is 42 min.
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