Newbie here! Just a quick question

The initial gimmick of the show was Real World vs Road Rules and it was like the best of each show facing off against each other. The first four seasons of the show did feature new casts every seasons but they were very different(no permanent living place, smaller cast, no eliminations, no actual host).

Returning people is what give The Challenge it's charm. You grow to love or hate certain cast members, people can prove themselves after an disappointing performance on one season, you can more definitively decide who's the best since there's a lot more tape of competitors. Sure it does get tiring seeing Bananas on his 1000th season in a row and it would be interesting to see a universe where for most seasons it was all new people but as it is now is why the show is so great imo.

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