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."Challenge Accepted". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-05-13.

Premiering on YouTube in May 2018, over 68 episodes of Challenge Accepted have been released. The show won a Streamy Award in 2022, and again in 2023.

Format Each episode of Challenge Accepted 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.

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."Michelle Khare on 'Challenge Accepted,' making episodic content, and YouTube's television era". Mashable. 21 September 2024.

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 201910 I Trained Like A Disney Princess 201911 I Trained Like A Ballerina For 6 Weeks 201912 I Trained like a NASA Astronaut 202013 I Joined A Clowning Troupe 202014 I Tried Police Academy 202015 I Trained Like An Olympic Figure Skater 202016 I Trained Like A Broadway Star For 6 Weeks 202017 I Tried Fire Academy 202018 I Tried FBI Academy 202019 I Became A Network TV Show Host 202120 The Proposal 202021 I Trained Like A Professional Gamer 202122 I Tried Parkour 202123 I Tried Lifeguard Academy 202124 I Climbed An 85ft Cliff With Only 1 Week of Training 202125 I Tried Professional Paintball 202226 I Tried Learning A Backflip in 24 Hours 202227 I Tried Paramedic Academy 202228 I Trained Like A Chess Grandmaster 202229 I Tried The Navy SEAL Fitness Test 202230 I Tried Solving A Rubik’s Cube In Under 60 Seconds 202231 I Trained Like An NFL Player 202232 I Tried Etiquette School 202233 I Tried 911 Dispatch 202234 I Tried SWAT Academy 202235 I Tried The Army 202336 I Tried Flight Attendant Academy 202337 I Joined The #1 Cheer Team In America 202338 I Ran A Marathon In The Hottest Place On Earth 202339 I Tried Secret Service Academy 202340 I Tried Planning My Wedding In A Week 202341 I Tried 100 Wedding Dresses 202342 I Tried Garbage Collection 202343 I Trained Like An Olympic Boxer 202444 I Tried Butler Academy 202445 I Tried CSI Academy 202446 I Tried Delivering A Baby 202447 I Joined A Traveling Circus 202448 We Tried 17th Century Sailing 202449 I Tried Santa School 202450 I Tried Houdini's Deadliest Trick 202451 I Tried Bomb Squad 202452 I Tried A Nuclear War Simulation 202453 I Tried Air Traffic Control 202454 I Tried FBI Hostage Negotiation 202455 I Trained Like A Black Belt For 90 Days 202456 I Tried Formula 1 202557I Tried Defending A Murder Trial202558I Tried Anchoring The Local News202559 I Worked at Disney's Secret Lab202560I Surprised Tom Cruise at his own Premiere 202561I Trained Like A Samurai202562I Tried Tom Cruise's Deadliest Stunt202563I Worked at a Billionaire Hotel202664I Worked a $1 vs $1000 Restaurant202665I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents202666I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents - Ep 2 202667I Ran 7 Marathons in 7 Days on 7 Continents - Finale202668I Tried Working an Emergency Room2026

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.Youshaei, Jon. "2023 Streamy Awards Celebrates YouTube's Next Era: Khare, Cenat & More". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-13.

In 2025, Khare successfully petitioned to have Challenge Accepted join the Primetime Emmy Awards ballot for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special.Davis, Clayton (2025-05-09). "YouTube Star Michelle Khare Successfully Petitions to Join Primetime Emmys With 'Challenge Accepted' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-13. The series premiered its first feature-length episode, Challenge Accepted: 90 Day Black Belt,Michelle Khare (2024-10-27). I Trained Like A Black Belt For 90 Days. Retrieved 2025-05-13 – via YouTube. at the Montclair Film Festival. It was the official Emmy submission for consideration by voting members.

See also List of YouTube original programming

References

External links Challenge Accepted playlist on YouTube Challenge Accepted on IMDb