The Challenge The Island: Welcome to the Island (Season 16, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Game-Show

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The Challenge

The Island: Welcome to the Island (Season 16, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Game-Show

The contestants arrive on the island and find their accommodations are not what they expected, TJ reveals the unique rules of the game, and three players battle it out in the first Face Off.

Director

Mark Seliga

Writers

Mary-Ellis Bunim | Jonathan Murray

Producer

Jack Reifert

Composers

Zsuzsanna Cohen | Timothy Andrew Edwards | Adam Small

Cinematographer

Joe Guidry

Editors

Jarrod Burt | Nicole Conrad | David McIntosh | Eric Spagnoletti

Production Designer

Steve Leonhardt

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 10, 2008

Release date

Sep 10, 2008 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

12 nominations

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Tyri Ballard Self (as Tyrie Ballard) Self (as Tyrie Ballard) See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Abram Boise Self Self See fewer	Broken Ghost (2017)
Johanna Botta Self Self See fewer	Joe Dick (2017)
Tonya Cooley Self Self See fewer	The Erotic Traveler (2007)
Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio Self (as Johnny Devenanzio) Self (as Johnny Devenanzio) See fewer	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Colie Edison Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Jenn Grijalva Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Cohutta Grindstaff Self (as Cohutta Lee) Self (as Cohutta Lee) See fewer	Robert the Bruce (2019)
Robin Hibbard Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
KellyAnne Judd Self Self See fewer	The Challenge: World Championship (2023)
Ryan Kehoe Self Self See fewer	For Abigail, Love Benjamin (2013)
Derrick Kosinski Self Self See fewer	Challenge Mania (2017)
T.J. Lavin Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Dave Malinosky Self (as David Malinosky) Self (as David Malinosky) See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Paula Meronek Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Dunbar Merrill Self Self See fewer	Synchronic (2019)
Rachel Robinson Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Ashli Robson Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Kenny Santucci Self Self See fewer	Taxi Brooklyn (2014)
Evelyn Smith Self Self See fewer	The Challenge (1998)
Dan Walsh Self Self See fewer	Scary Fun (2023)