This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
StatusReturning Series
TypeReality
Original LanguageEnglish
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Specials of The Amazing Race premiered on January 1, 1970
Season 1 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 5, 2001
The Amazing Race 1 is the first season of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. It was broadcast for the first time on September 5, 2001, and ended on December 13, 2001, on American television.
Season 2 of The Amazing Race premiered on March 11, 2002
The Amazing Race 2 is the second installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 2 features eleven teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world. It premiered on March 11, 2002 and ended on May 15, 2002.
Season 3 of The Amazing Race premiered on October 2, 2002
The Amazing Race 3 is the third installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. This season featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world, making it the first season to have 12 teams. It premiered on October 2, 2002 and ended on December 18, 2002.
Season 4 of The Amazing Race premiered on May 29, 2003
The Amazing Race 4 is the fourth installment of the reality television show on US television The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 4 featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. It premiered on May 29, 2003 and ended on August 21, 2003.
Season 5 of The Amazing Race premiered on July 6, 2004
The Amazing Race 5 is the fifth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 5 featured 11 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. This season premiered on July 6, 2004, with weekly showings at 8:00 pm EDT, followed by Big Brother 5. The 2-hour season finale aired on September 21, 2004.
Season 6 of The Amazing Race premiered on November 16, 2004
The Amazing Race 6 is the sixth installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race. It premiered on November 16, 2004, and concluded on February 8, 2005.
Season 7 of The Amazing Race premiered on March 1, 2005
The Amazing Race 7 is the seventh installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 7 features 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. This installment ran from March 1, 2005 to May 10, 2005.
Family Edition of The Amazing Race premiered on September 27, 2005
The Amazing Race 8 is the eighth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 8 differed from previous installments of The Amazing Race in that instead of pairs of adults with a pre-existing relationship, this race featured ten families of four and allowed the participation of minors as young as 8. The Race returned to the original teams of two adults for The Amazing Race 9. Filming ran from July 7, 2005 to July 31, 2005. The show premiered on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 and concluded on December 13, 2005.
Season 9 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 28, 2006
The Amazing Race 9 is the ninth installment of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. This season featured eleven teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world to win one million dollars. The show premiered on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 and concluded on May 17, 2006.
Season 10 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 17, 2006
The Amazing Race 10 is the tenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 10 features twelve teams of two with a pre-existing relationship in a race around the world.
All-Stars of The Amazing Race premiered on February 18, 2007
The Amazing Race 11 is the 11th installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 11 featured eleven teams of two — ten returning teams from previous editions, and a dating couple who had met and competed against each other on a previous season — in a race around the world. The eleventh cycle premiered on February 18, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 CST for one hour, and the season finale was on May 6, 2007.
Season 12 of The Amazing Race premiered on November 4, 2007
The Amazing Race 12 is the twelfth installment of winning reality television show The Amazing Race. The 12th season premiered on November 4, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It took the timeslot of the canceled CBS series Viva Laughlin. The finale aired on January 20, 2008 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Season 13 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 28, 2008
The Amazing Race 13 is the 13th installment of the reality television competition series The Amazing Race. It featured 11 teams of two, each with a preexisting relationship, in a race around the world. The 13th season was part of the fall line-up for 2008-09 season and premiered Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT starting on September 28, 2008 and the season finale aired on December 7, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
Season 14 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 15, 2009
The Amazing Race 14 is the fourteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 14 featured 11 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The season premiered on Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and aired on Sunday nights with the season finale on May 10, 2009. The show was again hosted by Phil Keoghan.
Season 15 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 27, 2009
The Amazing Race 15 is the fifteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 15 featured 12 teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The fifteenth cycle started on Sunday, September 27, 2009, with a two hour premiere. It aired on CBS in the United States, and CTV in Canada. The Amazing Race 15 aired on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on December 6, 2009. The show is again hosted by Phil Keoghan. In Asia, it was on-air on AXN.
Season 16 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 14, 2010
The Amazing Race 16 is the sixteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 16 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The sixteenth cycle started on Sunday, February 14, 2010. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on May 9, 2010, and in Canada, the show premiered on the A-Channel, not CTV, but it returned to CTV after the Winter Olympics concluded. The show was again hosted by Phil Keoghan.
Season 17 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 26, 2010
The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 17 features 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The seventeenth cycle started on Sunday, September 26, 2010. It aired on CBS in the United States in a special 90-minute episode; then returned to its normal hour-long format the following week on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on December 12, 2010. The show was again hosted by Phil Keoghan.
Unfinished Business of The Amazing Race premiered on February 20, 2011
The Amazing Race 18 is the eighteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 18 featured eleven teams of two – each returning from a previous edition for the first time since Season 11 – in a race around the world for a $1 million prize. The eighteenth cycle started on Sunday, February 20, 2011. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 pm ET/PT with the two-hour season finale on May 8, 2011. The show is hosted by Phil Keoghan.
Season 19 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 25, 2011
The Amazing Race 19 is the nineteenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 19 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The 19th season premiered on September 25, 2011. The nineteenth cycle started on Sunday, September 25, 2011. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on December 11, 2011. The show is hosted by Phil Keoghan.
Season 20 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 19, 2012
The Amazing Race 20 is the twentieth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 20 features eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world. The twentieth Race premiered on Sunday, February 19, 2012. It aired on CBS in the United States on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the two-hour season finale on May 6, 2012. The show is hosted by Phil Keoghan.
Season 21 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 30, 2012
Season 22 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 17, 2013
Season 23 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 29, 2013
All-Stars of The Amazing Race premiered on February 23, 2014
Season 25 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 26, 2014
Season 26 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 25, 2015
The Amazing Race 26 is the upcoming twenty-sixth instalment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. In this season, the teams will consist of eleven dating couples, with five of the teams meeting for the first time in a blind date, in a race around the world for a US$1 million grand prize.
Season 27 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 25, 2015
Season 28 of The Amazing Race premiered on February 12, 2016
Season 29 of The Amazing Race premiered on March 30, 2017
In season 29, in a brand-new twist, all 22 Racers are complete strangers who will meet on the starting line. Before “GO,”Racers will immediately compete in a challenge that will determine the order for picking a Teammate, based on nothing but first impressions. These new pairs of Teammates will then have mere moments to learn their traveling companion's name before beginning a race around the world that will span 9 countries, 17 cities and 36,000 miles.
Season 30 of The Amazing Race premiered on January 3, 2018
Season 31 of The Amazing Race premiered on April 17, 2019
Season 32 of The Amazing Race premiered on October 14, 2020
Season 33 of The Amazing Race premiered on January 5, 2022
Season 34 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 21, 2022
The Amazing Race 34 is the thirty-fourth season of the American reality television show The Amazing Race. It featured twelve teams of two competing in a race around the world. The season premiered on CBS on September 21, 2022.
Season 35 of The Amazing Race premiered on September 27, 2023
Armed with a limited budget, 13 teams of two embark on a race around the world that rewards $1 million to the first team to reach the final destination.
Season 36 of The Amazing Race premiered on March 13, 2024
Season 37 of The Amazing Race premiered on March 5, 2025
Phil Keoghan
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