The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II
| Battle of the Exes II | |
|---|---|
| Season 26 | |
| Presented by | T. J. Lavin |
| No. of contestants | 26 |
| Winners |
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| Location | |
| No. of episodes | 16 (Reunion and 3 Specials Included) |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | January 6 – March 24, 2015 |
| Season chronology | |
The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II is the 26th season of MTV's reality game show, The Challenge, and the sequel to the show's 22nd season, Battle of the Exes. Filming occurred in Pedasí, Panama and Ørsta, Norway in August and September 2014, with former cast members from MTV's The Real World, The Challenge, and Are You the One? competing. With Are You the One?, this season marks the first to feature cast members from a show not produced by Bunim-Murray Productions.
The season was dedicated to cast members Diem Brown and Ryan Knight, both of whom died in November 2014, two months after filming ended. Brown was featured in an MTV special titled "We Heart Diem" that aired on December 9, 2014.
A launch special, "EX-tra Baggage", hosted by T. J. Lavin and Battle of the Exes champion Camila Nakagawa, aired on December 30, 2014. The season premiered with a special 90 minutes episode on January 6, 2015, and concluded its run on March 24, 2015, with the Reunion and "The S... They Should've Shown" specials.