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Double Agents
Season 36
Presented byT. J. Lavin
No. of contestants30
LocationReykjavík, Iceland
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkMTV
Original releaseDecember 9, 2020 (2020-12-09)
Season chronology
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The Challenge: Double Agents is the thirty-sixth season of the MTV reality competition series The Challenge. This season features alumni from The Real World, Road Rules, The Challenge, Are You the One?, Big Brother, the Olympics, Love Island UK, The Amazing Race, Survivor, Geordie Shore, Ex on the Beach, Shipwrecked, America's Got Talent, WWE NXT, and Ultimate Beastmaster competing for a share at a $1 million prize. The season premiered on December 9, 2020. A launch special, titled "The Challenge: Double Agents Declassified" aired on December 7.[1]

This is the first season since season 23 that does not include any cast members from The Real World: Key West, and the first season since season 25 to feature a regular rotation of elimination games (as opposed to a new game for each elimination).

Cast

Host: T. J. Lavin

Male contestants[2] Original Season Finish
Chris "CT" Tamburello The Real World: Paris
Cory Wharton Real World: Ex-Plosion
Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl
Faysal "Fessy" Shafaat Big Brother 20
Kyle Christie Geordie Shore 8
Leroy Garrett The Real World: Las Vegas (2011)
Nam Vo Ultimate Beastmaster 1 Episode 12[a]
Josh Martinez Big Brother 19 Episode 12
Devin Walker-Molaghan Are You the One? 3 Episode 12
Demetrius "Mechie" Harris Ex on the Beach 3 Episode 8
Justin "Jay" Starrett Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X Episode 7
Lio Rush WWE NXT Episode 6[b]
Nelson Thomas Are You the One? 3 Episode 4
Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin Episode 3
Joseph Allen America's Got Talent 14 Episode 2
Female contestants[2] Original Season Finish
Amber Borzotra Big Brother 16
Aneesa Ferreira The Real World: Chicago
Gabby Allen Love Island UK 3
Kam Williams Are You the One? 5
Kaycee Clark Big Brother 20
Nany Gonzalez The Real World: Las Vegas (2011)
Tula "Big T" Fazakerley Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands
Lolo Jones US Olympian[c] Episode 11[d]
Amber Martinez Are You the One? Come One, Come All Episode 10
Theresa Jones The Challenge: Fresh Meat II Episode 9
Ashley Mitchell[e] Real World: Ex-Plosion Episode 6
Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 Episode 5
Natalie Anderson Survivor: San Juan del Sur[f] Episode 5[g]
Olivia "Liv" Jawando Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands Episode 4[h]
Nicole Zanatta Real World: Skeletons Episode 3[i]

Format

Double Agents features a main challenge, a nomination process, and an elimination round. This season had players competing in male-female teams of two, initially selected among themselves at the conclusion of the opening challenge. These teams frequently changed throughout the season due to the nature of the game. [5]

  • Daily Challenge: Players compete in the main challenge in pairs, where the winning team forms the Double Agents.
  • Nominations: Following the Daily Challenge, players, besides the Double Agents, participate in deliberations and must vote for one pair to participate in the elimination round. They are given a chance to discuss the nominations before voting by secret ballot and as individuals. The team who receives the most votes are 'compromised' and will have the player of the designated gender compete in the elimination round.
  • Double Agents: Following nominations, the Double Agents are shown the nominated team, as well as which individuals voted for them. At the Crater, the Double Agents individually vote for a second team to compete against the nominated team in the elimination round, where the player of the designated gender will participate. The Double Agents may also volunteer for elimination instead of voting for a team.
  • Eliminations (The Crater): Following the Double Agent's votes, the gender that participates in the elimination round is disclosed. The player of the designated gender of the nominated team participates in an elimination round against the same-gender player of the team selected by the Double Agents, or the volunteer from the Double Agents. The loser is eliminated while the winner receives a Gold Skull and remains in the game. Additionally, the winner is given the choice between remaining with their current partner, or selecting any player of the opposite gender to become their new partner, excluding the Double Agents.
Twists[6]
  • Gold Skull: Similar to the "Red Skull" from Total Madness, winning an elimination round earns a player a Gold Skull, a requirement to compete in the Final Challenge. Unique to this season, there are only 10 skulls available - five for each gender.
  • Rogue Agents: A player without a partner at any point in the game is classified as a Rogue Agent. Rogue Agents do not compete in the next daily challenge and are ineligible to be selected for elimination. Once a player of the opposite gender also becomes a Rogue Agent, the two contestants form a new team and compete as usual.
  • Infiltration: The winner of an elimination round may select any player of the opposite gender (excluding the Double Agents) to become their partner. In the event that a player in an existing pair is chosen, their former partner either chooses a new partner between the remaining agents without a partner, pairs up with the agent without a partner, or becomes a Rogue Agent, depending on numbers.
  • Security Breach: Several "Security Breach" twists were enacted throughout the season. These twists are likely in response to uneven gender numbers as a result of medical disqualifications or withdrawals from the competition.
    • Reactivated Agent: In Episode 5, eliminated contestant Ashley Mitchell returned to the competition due to the number of female medical disqualifications.
    • Double Elimination: In Episode 11/12, a Double Male Elimination occurred in which two male players were eliminated. The two teams that received the most votes during nominations were compromised. The Double Agents then had to vote two teams into the Crater to compete against the compromised teams, or could volunteer against either compromised team.

Gameplay

Challenge games

  • Decryption: Played in male and female heats, contestants must race up a volcanic mound to reach a capsule which has a color code encrypted on it. They must memorise the code before returning to their station and duplicating the sequence, by connecting colored wires. The first player in each heat to correctly duplicate the sequence and detonate their station wins, however, the individual with the fastest overall time earns the ability to select their partner and become the Double Agents.[5]
    • Winners: Aneesa & Fessy[j]
  • Ice Spy: Teams swim through glacial water towards a boat to retrieve a block of ice with a kill frozen inside, before returning to shore. They must remove the kill from the ice, using an ice pick, and can place the kill in another team's station. Once a team receives three kills, they are eliminated from the challenge, however, they can still place the kill they currently possess. The last team standing wins.[6]
    • Winners: Aneesa & Fessy
  • Road Kill: Played two teams at a time, teams begin on the back of a moving truck. They must attempt to push their opponent of the same gender off the truck and onto the surrounding safety nets, without timing out. The last player with any body part still on the platform wins the matchup for their team. The team that pushes both opponents off the truck the fastest wins the mission.[7]
    • Winners: Kaycee & Leroy
  • Drone Control: Played two teams at a time, one teammate wears a VR headset connected to the camera of a drone. They must direct their partner, who flies the drone using a controller, towards a number code at the opposite end of the tunnel. Once they obtain the sequence, the player wearing the headset must solve a binary puzzle, before entering the code into a tablet. There is a ten-minute time limit before teams time out. The team with the fastest time wins.[8]
    • Winners: Devin & Tori
  • Agent Down: Played in two heats of six teams, the female partners begin standing on a ledge on the side of a platform while their male partner begins on top of the platform. The male players must pull 200 metres of rope out of the platform before they can hold onto their partner. After an undisclosed period, the ledge drops, however, the females can still hold the platform to avoid falling if their partner has not finished pulling the rope. The team that holds on the longest wins.[9]
    • Winners: Big T & CT
  • Smuggle Run: Teams carry a heavy cylindrical capsule on their shoulders and complete a five-mile race. Along the way, they must use their capsule to climb over a wall and solve a magic hexagon puzzle, before reaching the finish line. The first team to cross the finish line wins. In addition to becoming the Double Agents, the winners also receive a cash prize of $6,000 each.[10]
    • Winners: Jay & Theresa
  • Aerial Takedown: Played in male and female heats of five players at a time. Players begin on a cargo net being dragged by a helicopter, and must push their opponents off the net into the water below, without timing out. The player who pushes all their opponents off the cargo net first wins the heat, however, the player who achieves this the fastest wins for their team and becomes the Double Agents.[11]
    • Winners: Kaycee & Leroy
  • All Brawl: Played in three phases, each phase requires players to enter a mud-pit and obtain an X-shaped relic. The winners of each phase advance to the next phase. The team that wins the third phase wins and becomes the Double Agents.[12]
    • In Phase One, five players of the same gender at a time enter the pit and must find the relic in the mud, escape the pit and cross the finish line with the relic to advance.
    • In Phase Two, the heat winners of the same gender from Phase One must wrestle the relic away from their opponent and bring the relic out of the mud-pit to advance.
    • In Phase Three, the individual winners from Phase Two and their partners must wrestle the relic out of their opponent's hands, where competitors face-off against their opponent of the same gender. The team that has both players win their individual matchup wins.
    • Winners: Kam & Kyle
  • Interrogation: Played in two heats, with both heats consisting of one teammate from each team. Players begin standing on a platform above water, holding onto an overhead bar. One at a time, they are asked a true-or-false trivia question. If they answer correctly, they must select another player to have their bar tilt forward, making it more difficult to hold on. However, if they answer incorrectly, their own bar tilts forward. Players are eliminated if they fall in the water, or hold onto the side of their apparatus. The last player standing wins their heat, while the player who answers the most questions correctly, or holds on the longest, wins for their team. In addition to becoming the Double Agents, the winners also receive a cash prize of $5,000 each. [13]
    • Winners: Amber B. & Darrell
  • Black Sand Ops: Teams must search through a field of one hundred torches to find their colored puzzle pieces buried underneath ten of the torches. If they dig up another team’s puzzle piece, they can either leave it unburied, or rebury the piece. Once they find all ten puzzle pieces, they must return to their puzzle station and use the pieces to assemble an Icelandic totem. There is also an answer key for the totem located at the starting line, which teams may access. The first team to correctly assemble their totem wins.[14]
    • Winners: Devin & Gabby
  • Air Lift: Played one team at a time, teams begin on the bow of a moving speedboat and grab onto ropes attached to a helicopter as it flies over the water. They must hold onto the ropes until the helicopter reaches a drop-zone, before dropping into the water. Once in the water, teams must swim towards a platform and press the button on top. Teams are disqualified if they are unable to grab a rope, or fall into the water prior to reaching the drop-zone. The team with the fastest time wins.
    • Winners: Big T & CT

Crater games

  • Fire Escape: Similar to "Hog Tie" from The Ruins. Players are suspended by their wrists and ankles under a metal beam, and have to maneuver their way from one side of the beam to the other before returning to the start. The first player to return to the start wins. In its second appearance; the length of the beam is doubled and the number of obstacles on the beam is tripled.[5][11]
    • Played by: Ashley vs. Natalie, Jay vs. Leroy
  • Ring of Spies: Players begin at the center of the Crater with both hands on a metal ring. They must wrestle the ring away from their opponent and place it on their post. The first player to place the ring on their post twice wins.[6]
    • Played by: Joseph vs. Kyle
  • Snapping Point: Similar to "Looper" from Free Agents. Players begin with a rope hooked to their backs which attaches them to their opponent. They must run around three posts in order to reach a button. The first player to press the button wins. In its second appearance, players are attached to their opponent by a rope and begin facing opposite directions. They must collect three rings before placing each ring on a post at the boundary of the Crater. The first player to place a ring on all three posts wins. [7][13]
    • Played by: Devin vs. Wes, Kaycee vs. Theresa
  • Hall Brawl: Originally from Battle of the Seasons (2012). Players must run through a narrow hallway, past their opponent and press a button at the opposite end. The player who pushes the button first twice, wins. In its second appearance, similar to “Hall Pass” from Battle of the Exes , players must run through the hallway to collect a ball at the opposite end. They must then return through the hallway and place the ball in their bucket, repeating this process three times. The first player to retrieve all three balls wins. [8][14]
    • Played by: Fessy vs. Nelson, Amber B. vs. Amber M.
  • Asset Destruction: Players pull a crate full of bombs across the Crater before tipping the crate over at the end to release the bombs. Once the bombs are released, they must throw the bombs at a wall of targets. Only 13 of the 25 targets are breakable while the remaining 12 are solid. The first player to hit all 13 targets wins. In its second appearance, players must solve a sliding puzzle that reveals the locations of the breakable targets, prior to pulling the crate. Additionally, the crate and bombs inside are heavier and only 7 of the 25 targets are breakable.[9][12]
    • Played by: Aneesa vs. Tori, Josh vs. Mechie
  • Dead Ringer: Players begin harnessed on top of a platform with six metal rings. They must build up momentum to swing and place the rings on hooks attached to the surrounding poles. If they drop any rings, they must use all their remaining rings before being allowed to collect them. The first player to hook all six rings wins.[10] In its second appearance, players must swing and collect seven puzzle pieces, which are higher and further away. Once they collect all seven puzzle pieces, they must return to their puzzle station and solve the tangram puzzle. The first player to solve the puzzle wins.
    • Played by: Ashley vs. Kam, Darrell vs. Devin, CT vs. Josh

Game summary

Episode Gender Winners Crater contestants Crater game Crater outcome
# Challenge Voted In Winners' Pick Winner Eliminated Infiltrate
1 Decryption Female Aneesa & Fessy[j] Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes Fire Escape Natalie Ashley No
2 Ice Spy Male Aneesa & Fessy Big T & Joseph Kyle & Nany Ring of Spies Kyle Joseph Yes
3 Road Kill[i] Male Kaycee & Leroy Devin & Nicole Natalie & Wes Snapping Point Devin Wes Yes[k]
4 Drone Control[h] Male Devin & Tori Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Fessy Hall Brawl Fessy Nelson Yes
5 Agent Down[g][e] Female Big T & CT Aneesa & Leroy Devin & Tori Asset Destruction Aneesa Tori Yes
6 Smuggle Run[b] Female Jay & Theresa Ashley & Cory Kam & Kyle Dead Ringer Kam Ashley No
7 Aerial Takedown Male Kaycee & Leroy Jay & Theresa[l] — Fire Escape Leroy Jay No
8 All Brawl Male Kam & Kyle Amber M. & Mechie Josh & Nany Asset Destruction Josh Mechie No
9 Interrogation Female Amber B. & Darrell Cory & Theresa Kaycee & Leroy Snapping Point Kaycee Theresa No
10 Black Sand Ops Female Devin & Gabby Amber M. & Cory Amber B. & Darrell Hall Brawl Amber B. Amber M. No
11/12 Air Lift[d] Male Big T & CT Devin & Gabby Amber B. & Darrell Dead Ringer Darrell Devin No
Josh & Nany — CT Josh Yes
12/13 Survive the Night[a] Female
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Elimination progress

Contestants Episodes
1 2 3[i] 4[h] 5[e][g] 6[b] 7 8 9 10 11/12[d] 12/13[a]
Amber B. SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM SAFE
Aneesa WIN WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Big T SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE
Cory SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
CT SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Darrell SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM
Fessy WIN WIN SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Gabby SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE
Kam SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE
Kaycee SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE
Kyle SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE
Leroy SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Nany SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE
Nam SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Josh SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM SAFE SAFE OUT
Devin SAFE SAFE ELIM WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUT
Lolo SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE QUIT
Amber M. SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Theresa SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Mechie SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Jay SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUT
Ashley OUT SAFE OUT
Lio SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE QUIT
Tori SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN OUT
Natalie ELIM SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Nelson SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Liv SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Wes SAFE SAFE OUT
Nicole SAFE SAFE OUT
Joseph SAFE OUT
Competition
  The contestant finished the final challenge and won.
  The contestant finished the final challenge and lost.
  The contestant's team won the daily challenge.
  The contestant was not selected for the Crater.
  The contestant's teammate was nominated for the Crater.
  The contestant was a Rogue Agent, did not have a partner or compete in the daily challenge, and was exempt from being voted into the Crater.
  The contestant won in the Crater and earned a Gold Skull.
  The contestant was a Double Agent, volunteered for the Crater, won and earned a Gold Skull.
  The contestant lost in the Crater and was eliminated.
  The contestant was part of the Double Agents, volunteered for the Crater, lost and was eliminated.
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to physical violence.
  The contestant was removed from the competition due to medical reasons.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.

Team progress

Players Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12[m] 13
Amber B. Darrell
Aneesa Fessy Leroy Fessy
Big T Joseph CT Nam Rogue
Cory Tori Natalie Ashley Rogue Theresa Amber M. Rogue Gabby
CT Ashley Rogue Big T Kam
Darrell Amber B.
Fessy Aneesa Kaycee Aneesa
Gabby Lio Devin Cory
Kam Josh Kyle CT
Kaycee Leroy Fessy Leroy
Kyle Nany Kam Nany
Leroy Kaycee Aneesa Kaycee
Nany Kyle Josh Kyle
Nam Lolo Big T
Josh Kam Nany
Devin Nicole Tori Gabby
Lolo Nam
Amber M. Nelson Mechie Rogue Cory
Theresa Jay Cory
Mechie Liv Rogue Amber M.
Jay Theresa
Ashley CT Cory
Lio Gabby
Tori Cory Devin
Natalie Wes Cory
Nelson Amber M.
Liv Mechie
Wes Natalie
Nicole Devin
Joseph Big T

Gold Skull progress

Skulls Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Natalie Aneesa
2 Kam
3 Kaycee
4 Amber B.
5
Skulls Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Kyle
2 Devin Darrell
3 Fessy
4 Leroy
5 Josh CT
  • Gold Skull holder at the end of each episode.
  The Gold Skull was stolen after the contestant possessing it lost in the Crater and was eliminated from the competition.
  The Gold Skull was recycled after the contestant possessing it was removed from the competition due to medical reasons.

Voting Progress

House Vote Ashley & CT
22 of 28 votes 		Big T & Joseph
17 of 27 votes 		Devin & Nicole
19 of 25 votes 		Amber M. & Nelson
12 of 23 votes 		Aneesa & Leroy
15 of 22 votes 		Ashley & Cory
9 of 20 votes 		Jay & Theresa
7 of 11 votes[l] 		Amber M. & Mechie
10 of 18 votes 		Cory & Theresa
14 of 17 votes 		Amber M. & Cory
12 of 16 votes 		Devin & Gabby
8 of 15 votes 		Josh & Nany
5 of 15 votes
Winner's Vote Natalie & Wes
2 of 2 votes 		Kyle & Nany
2 of 2 votes 		Natalie & Wes
2 of 2 votes 		Aneesa & Fessy
2 of 2 votes 		Devin & Tori
2 of 2 votes 		Kam & Kyle
2 of 2 votes 		Kaycee & Leroy
Volunteered 		Josh & Nany
2 of 2 votes 		Kaycee & Leroy
2 of 2 votes 		Amber B. & Darrell
2 of 2 votes 		Amber B. & Darrell
2 of 2 votes 		Big T & CT
Volunteered
Voter Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11/12
Amber B. Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Leroy Amber M. & Mechie Jay & Theresa Amber M. & Mechie Kaycee & Leroy Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Aneesa Natalie & Wes Kyle & Nany Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Amber M. & Mechie Amber M. & Mechie Jay & Theresa Amber M. & Mechie Lolo & Nam Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Big T Lolo & Nam Natalie & Wes Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Devin & Tori Ashley & Cory Jay & Theresa Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Amber B. & Darrell Big T & CT
Cory Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes Devin & Nicole Jay & Theresa Fessy & Kaycee Amber M. & Mechie Jay & Theresa Amber M. & Mechie Lolo & Nam Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
CT Gabby & Lio Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Devin & Tori Ashley & Cory Jay & Theresa[l] Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Josh & Nany Amber B. & Darrell Big T & CT
Darrell Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Aneesa & Fessy Aneesa & Leroy Amber M. & Mechie Jay & Theresa[l] Amber M. & Mechie Kaycee & Leroy Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Fessy Natalie & Wes Kyle & Nany Devin & Nicole Kam & Kyle Amber M. & Mechie Kam & Kyle Devin & Gabby[l] Amber M. & Mechie Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Gabby Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Jay & Theresa Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Amber B. & Darrell Josh & Nany
Kam Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes Devin & Nicole Big T & CT Aneesa & Leroy Devin & Gabby Jay & Theresa Josh & Nany Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Lolo & Nam
Kaycee Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Natalie & Wes Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Kaycee & Leroy Amber M. & Mechie Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Kyle Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Aneesa & Fessy Aneesa & Fessy Aneesa & Leroy Amber M. & Mechie Jay & Theresa[l] Josh & Nany Cory & Theresa Josh & Nany Josh & Nany
Leroy Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Natalie & Wes Anessa & Fessy Aneesa & Leroy Devin & Gabby Kaycee & Leroy Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Lolo & Nam
Nany Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Leroy Devin & Gabby Devin & Gabby Amber M. & Mechie Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Nam Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Cory & Tori Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Amber M. & Mechie[l] Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Lolo & Nam Josh & Nany
Josh Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Jay & Theresa Amber M. & Mechie Amber M. & Mechie Devin & Gabby[l] Amber M. & Mechie Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory Devin & Gabby
Devin Gabby & Lio Big T & Joseph Cory & Tori Aneesa & Fessy Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Jay & Theresa[l] Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Amber B. & Darrell Josh & Nany
Lolo Ashley & CT Kyle & Nany Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Devin & Gabby Amber M. & Mechie Cory & Theresa Lolo & Nam Josh & Nany
Amber M. Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Jay & Theresa Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Jay & Theresa Aneesa & Fessy Cory & Theresa Amber M. & Cory
Theresa Ashley & CT Gabby & Lio Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Devin & Tori Kam & Kyle Devin & Gabby Amber M. & Mechie Devin & Gabby
Mechie Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Jay & Theresa Aneesa & Leroy Ashley & Cory Jay & Theresa[l] Aneesa & Fessy
Jay Ashley & CT Gabby & Lio Devin & Nicole Amber M. & Nelson Devin & Tori Kam & Kyle Devin & Gabby
Ashley Gabby & Lio Aneesa & Leroy Amber M. & Mechie
Lio Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Devin & Nicole Nany & Josh Aneesa & Leroy
Tori Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes Devin & Nicole Aneesa & Fessy Amber M. & Mechie
Natalie Gabby & Lio Big T & Joseph Cory & Tori Amber M. & Nelson
Nelson Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes Devin & Nicole Jay & Theresa
Liv Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph Cory & Tori
Wes Gabby & Lio Big T & Joseph Cory & Tori
Nicole Ashley & CT Big T & Joseph
Joseph Ashley & CT Natalie & Wes
  • Bold indicates the team was voted in by the Double Agents

Episodes

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Original air date U.S. TV first-run viewers
(million)
4711"License to Killer Kam"December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09)0.90[15]
4722"Dive Another Day"December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)0.84[16]
4733"Enemy of the State"December 23, 2020 (2020-12-23)0.79[17]
4744"Duplicity"January 6, 2021 (2021-01-06)0.82[18]
4755"Skyfall"January 13, 2021 (2021-01-13)0.77[19]
4766"From Theresa With Love"January 20, 2021 (2021-01-20)0.88[20]
4777"Die Another Jay"January 27, 2021 (2021-01-27)0.99[21]
4788"A Muddy Matter"February 3, 2021 (2021-02-03)0.92[22]
4799"Lady Vengeance"February 10, 2021 (2021-02-10)0.97[23]
48010"A Clockwork Amber"February 17, 2021 (2021-02-17)0.89[24]
48111"An Inconvenient Goof"February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)0.76[25]
48212"Tinker, Tailer, Bunny, Spy"March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)N/A
48313"The Spy Who Loved Fessy"March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)N/A

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Double Agents was filmed in Iceland amid the COVID-19 pandemic, where precautions took place to ensure the safety of the cast and production. Both cast and crew were tested for COVID-19 every three days and were required to undergo quarantine prior to the filming of the season.[26] Preparation for the show took production over ten months (longer than most other seasons) and filming locations were scouted virtually, both due to travel restrictions.[27] While the international crew occupied a hotel, hired Icelandic locals would instead return home at the end of the day to maintain a bubble, and were kept separate from the cast through a tiered system represented by colored bands. Showrunner Emer Harkin revealed that production was required to wear PPE and remain six-feet apart from cast members. Harkin also revealed that unlike other seasons, where the cast went out to local production-scouted locations between challenges, an on-premise club separate to the house was built as an alternative, to maintain the filming bubble. During the nine weeks that the season filmed for, none of the 3,000 conducted COVID-19 tests returned positive.[28]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Prior to the "Survive the Night" challenge, Nam was deemed medically unable to continue in the game due to a back injury. Big T became a Rouge Agent since she was left without a partner.
  2. ^ a b c Prior to the "Smuggle Run" challenge, Lio withdrew from the game due to personal matters regarding his mental health. Devin and Gabby formed a new pair since they were both left without a partner.
  3. ^ Lolo is billed as being an Olympian, but she had also competed on Dancing with the Stars 19, The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros, and Celebrity Big Brother 2.
  4. ^ a b c Prior to the "Dead Ringer" elimination, Lolo withdrew from the game due to frustration regarding her performance in the competition, and to prepare for the upcoming Olympic Games. On social media, she disputed the portrayal of her exit, claiming production "forced" her to leave the competition.[3]
  5. ^ a b c After losing the "Operation Fire Escape" elimination in episode one, Ashley was brought back into the game prior to the "Agent Down" challenge as a replacement due to the number of female medical disqualifications. She was partnered with Cory upon her return.
  6. ^ Natalie is billed as appearing on Survivor. She first appeared on The Amazing Race 21 and later appeared on The Amazing Race: All-Stars, Survivor: San Juan del Sur, and Survivor: Winners at War.
  7. ^ a b c Prior to the "Agent Down" challenge, Natalie was deemed medically unable to continue in the game due to personal matters. In an interview, it was later revealed that her departure was because of her pregnancy.[4]
  8. ^ a b c Prior to the "Drone Control" challenge, Liv was medically removed from the competition after injuring her arm in the "Road Kill" challenge during the previous episode.
  9. ^ a b c Nicole was medically removed from the competition after dislocating her shoulder during the "Road Kill" challenge. Though Nicole had left the house following the challenge and did not vote at nominations, her departure was not formally announced until the "Snapping Point" elimination. This meant that she and her partner, Devin, were still eligible to be voted into elimination as a team.
  10. ^ a b Aneesa was the overall winner in the "Mission Decryption" challenge, and could choose any male player to be her partner. She picked Fessy (the winner of the male heat), and they formed the Double Agent Pair.
  11. ^ Devin was forced to infiltrate a partnership, after his original partner Nicole was medically disqualified from the competition.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j As punishment for not attempting to win the "Aerial Takedown" challenge, CT, Darrell, Devin, Fessy, Josh, Kyle, Mechie and Nam's votes were all negated. The original vote tally (including the nullified votes) was 12 out of 19 votes for Jay & Theresa.
  13. ^ As the Double Agent, CT was given priority with infiltration and selected Kam as his partner following his elimination win. Kam’s former partner Kyle then had to choose a new partner between the remaining three females without partners, Big T, Gabby and Nany. He chose Nany. As the first Rogue Agent, Cory then chose Gabby as his partner leaving Big T & Nam to also form a new team.

References

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