| Fresh Meat | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
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| Presented by | T. J. Lavin |
| No. of contestants | 24 |
| Winners |
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| Location | Myocum, Australia |
| Opening theme | "Good to Go" performed by General Midi[1] |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MTV |
| Original release | May 29 – September 11, 2006 |
| Season chronology | |
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat is the 12th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge (at the time known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge).
Fresh Meat is the first season to include previously unknown contestants as part of the cast. Previous to Fresh Meat, all seasons functioned solely by the program's trademark: strictly using contestants that were previously cast on past seasons of The Real World or Road Rules.
Filmed in Australia, Fresh Meat featured two-player teams; each team had an alumnus of The Real World or Road Rules partnered with a newcomer to the series (collectively known as the "Fresh Meat"). A launch special aired May 22, 2006, a week before the season premiere.[2]
This is the first edition of the Fresh Meat series, with Fresh Meat II following in 2010.
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- ^ "Shows A-Z - challenge, the on mtv". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.