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Set throughout locations across Thailand, host T.J. Lavin returns for The Challenge: Cutthroat. For season 42, watch contestants from The Real World, Love Island, Survivor, Big Brother, Too Hot to Handle and other reality series battle it out to become the ultimate challenger and win the grand prize.
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Starting with a two-episode season premiere on Wednesday (Aug 5), you can stream The Challenge: Cutthroat on Paramount+ — instead of its longtime home on MTV.
How to Watch The Challenge: Cutthroat Online, At a Glance:
- Date: Starting on Wednesday, Aug. 5
- Start Time: 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT
- Streaming Platform: DirecTV, Paramount+
When Does The Challenge: Cutthroat Start?
The reality series The Challenge: Cutthroat streams on Paramount+, with a release time of 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT on Wednesdays.
Where to Watch The Challenge: Cutthroat Online for Free
For cord-cutters, there are a few ways to watch The Challenge: Cutthroat, especially if you want to watch for free. DirecTV has a five-day free trial, which features free access to Paramount+.
Paramount+
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There are two plans to choose from: Paramount+ Essential and Paramount+ Premium (with Showtime).
Paramount+ has The Challenge: Cutthroat streaming online, as well as past seasons. If you don’t already have a Paramount+ subscription, the streaming service plan goes for $8.99 per month (or $89.99 per year). With Paramount+, you’ll get access to a wide selection of TV shows and movies, live sports, 24-hour news with CBS News and more.
In addition, the streaming service includes a wide selection of music programming and specials, such as The New Edition Story, Love & Hip Hop Miami, Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, MTV Unplugged, Willie Nelson & Family and others.
Although it doesn’t offer a free trial anymore, you can get access to Paramount+ for just $1, if you sign up for Walmart+. The retailer’s rewards program offers access to Paramount+ at no extra cost, while Walmart+ also offers a 30-day trial to take the service out for a test drive.
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DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial for new subscribers.
Meanwhile, a subscription to DirecTV — which comes with access to The Challenge: Cutthroat on Paramount+ — gets you more than 185 live TV, local and cable channels, like NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, ESPN and others. The signature package “Premier” comes with Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited and Starz, and it goes for $129.99 for the first month of service ($169.99 per month afterward). DirecTV even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free if you sign up now.
Starting on Wednesday (Aug. 5), The Challenge: Cutthroat streams on Paramount+. One of the best services that features Paramount+ is DirecTV because it comes with six other streaming services and more than 185 live TV channels.
