Challenge Accepted (web series)
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Challenge Accepted is an American reality documentary web series created by Michelle Khare and Garrett Kennell for YouTube. Each episode of the show is hosted by Khare, who takes on intense physical and mental challenges with various field professionals.
Premiering on YouTube in May 2018, over 64 episodes of Challenge Accepted have been released. The show won a Streamy Award in 2022, and again in 2023.
Format
Each episode involves Michelle Khare training with real-world experts from the featured field, often undergoing the same physical and psychological challenges as full-time professionals. Episodes typically include interviews with the field experts, physical conditioning and behind-the-scenes insight into careers that are often inaccessible to the general public.[excessive citations]
Development
Challenge Accepted began as a personal creative endeavor led by Khare and Garrett Kennell. The early episodes were often conceptualized through brainstorming sessions centered around Khare’s personal fears and challenges, using prompts such as “What are Michelle’s biggest fears?” and “What’s a unique situation to face them head-on?” Said ideas were then shaped into transformational narratives. As the show gained popularity, the production quality increased with the addition of a small team from both traditional and digital media backgrounds.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Trained Like A Victoria’s Secret Model for 5 Weeks | 2018 |
| 2 | I Trained Like A Pop Star For 60 Days | 2019 |
| 3 | I Learned How To Voice A Cartoon | 2019 |
| 4 | I Learned How To Cook Like A Professional Chef | 2019 |
| 5 | I Trained Like Miss USA For 60 Days (PART 1) | 2019 |
| 6 | I Competed In A Beauty Pageant For The First Time (PART 2) | 2019 |
| 7 | I Tried Marine Bootcamp | 2019 |
| 8 | I Tried To Become A Runway Model at 5’2” | 2019 |
| 9 | I Learned Hollywood Motion Capture | 2019 |
| 10 | I Trained Like A Disney Princess | 2019 |
| 11 | I Trained Like A Ballerina For 6 Weeks | 2019 |
| 12 | I Trained like a NASA Astronaut | 2020 |
| 13 | I Joined A Clowning Troupe | 2020 |
| 14 | I Tried Police Academy | 2020 |
| 15 | I Trained Like An Olympic Figure Skater | 2020 |
| 16 | I Trained Like A Broadway Star For 6 Weeks | 2020 |
| 17 | I Tried Fire Academy | 2020 |
| 18 | I Tried FBI Academy | 2020 |
| 19 | I Became A Network TV Show Host | 2021 |
| 20 | The Proposal | 2020 |
| 21 | I Trained Like A Professional Gamer | 2021 |
| 22 | I Tried Parkour | 2021 |
| 23 | I Tried Lifeguard Academy | 2021 |
| 24 | I Climbed An 85ft Cliff With Only 1 Week of Training | 2021 |
| 25 | I Tried Professional Paintball | 2022 |
| 26 | I Tried Learning A Backflip in 24 Hours | 2022 |
| 27 | I Tried Paramedic Academy | 2022 |
| 28 | I Trained Like A Chess Grandmaster | 2022 |
| 29 | I Tried The Navy SEAL Fitness Test | 2022 |
| 30 | I Tried Solving A Rubik’s Cube In Under 60 Seconds | 2022 |
| 31 | I Trained Like An NFL Player | 2022 |
| 32 | I Tried Etiquette School | 2022 |
| 33 | I Tried 911 Dispatch | 2022 |
| 34 | I Tried SWAT Academy | 2022 |
| 35 | I Tried The Army | 2023 |
| 36 | I Tried Flight Attendant Academy | 2023 |
| 37 | I Joined The #1 Cheer Team In America | 2023 |
| 38 | I Ran A Marathon In The Hottest Place On Earth | 2023 |
| 39 | I Tried Secret Service Academy | 2023 |
| 40 | I Tried Planning My Wedding In A Week | 2023 |
| 41 | I Tried 100 Wedding Dresses | 2023 |
| 42 | I Tried Garbage Collection | 2023 |
| 43 | I Trained Like An Olympic Boxer | 2024 |
| 44 | I Tried Butler Academy | 2024 |
| 45 | I Tried CSI Academy | 2024 |
| 46 | I Tried Delivering A Baby | 2024 |
| 47 | I Joined A Traveling Circus | 2024 |
| 48 | We Tried 17th Century Sailing | 2024 |
| 49 | I Tried Santa School | 2024 |
| 50 | I Tried Houdini's Deadliest Trick | 2024 |
| 51 | I Tried Bomb Squad | 2024 |
| 52 | I Tried A Nuclear War Simulation | 2024 |
| 53 | I Tried Air Traffic Control | 2024 |
| 54 | I Tried FBI Hostage Negotiation | 2024 |
| 55 | I Trained Like A Black Belt For 90 Days | 2024 |
| 56 | I Tried Formula 1 | 2025 |
| 57 | I Tried Defending A Murder Trial | 2025 |
| 58 | I Tried Anchoring The Local News | 2025 |
| 59 | I Worked at Disney's Secret Lab | 2025 |
| 60 | I Surprised Tom Cruise at his own Premiere | 2025 |
| 61 | I Trained Like A Samurai | 2025 |
| 62 | I Tried Tom Cruise's Deadliest Stunt | 2025 |
| 63 | I Worked at a Billionaire Hotel | 2026 |
| 64 | I Worked a $1 vs $1000 Restaurant | 2026 |
| 65 | I Ran 7 Marathons on 7 Continents in 7 Days | 2026 |
Awards and nominations
Challenge Accepted won the Streamy Award for Best Unscripted Series in 2022 and the Streamy Award for Show of the Year in 2023, after being nominated for the latter award the previous year.
In 2025, Khare successfully petitioned to have Challenge Accepted join the Primetime Emmy Awards ballot for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special.[excessive citations] The series premiered its first feature-length episode, Challenge Accepted: 90 Day Black Belt, at the Montclair Film Festival. It was the official Emmy submission for consideration by voting members.