The UB Interview: Desi Williams Talks ‘The Challenge: USA’

“The Challenge: USA” premiered earlier this month on CBS.

“The Challenge: USA” is 28 fan favorites from Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race, and Love Island who compete in the most unpredictable and demanding game of their lives.

MTV’s hit reality global franchise airs tonight and every Wednesday at 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT. T.J. Lavin is the host.

Tonight‘s episode is entitled “Declarations of Independence;” Loyalties are tested as a powerful duo starts to raise suspicions among alliances. Meanwhile, the lack of chemistry between a new team of mismatched challengers puts their game in serious danger.

The all-star group of players includes Survivor winners Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen and Sarah Lacina, Big Brother winner Xavier Prather, The Amazing Race winner James Wallington and Love Island winner Justine Ndiba.

Players have proven they can “outwit, outlast and outplay” their competition and “expect the unexpected,” but now, for the first time in The Challenge history, they will compete in the most grueling mental and physical competitions they have ever faced.

Aries from UB spoke with Desi Williams, former “Survivor” contestant.

Desi tells UB why she wanted to be apart of “The Challenge,” how “Survivor” prepared her for the series and what makes it different than other competition shows.

Plus she tells us why we should all tune-in every week!

Upon arrival, the CBS reality titans are given $1,000 to start their individual challenge accounts, and they quickly discover they must battle to keep and increase their handsome reward. In each episode, an algorithm pairs contestants who will face off to earn money for their accounts by winning challenges or eliminating their opponents. This will not be an easy task, as they will be paired with a randomly selected competitor every episode, making alliances and strategies more difficult than ever. Players must adapt to survive the game and protect their challenge accounts. With the $500,000 grand prize and title of Challenge Champion on the line, players will be in a constant state of paranoia, unable to trust anyone but themselves.

Plus, in addition to the prize money, the cast of The Challenge: USA will be competing for a spot on The Challenge: Global Champion (working title) that will stream exclusively on Paramount+, further highlighting Paramount’s strategy of leveraging its popular franchises across the company’s global platforms.