The Amazing Race

72
Metascore
2001-2026
39 seasons
CBS
Action & Adventure, Family, Game Show, Reality, Sports
TV-PG

The best of the reality series crop is back, with 12 teams of 2 players each racing around the world, trying not to be eliminated at a series of checkpoints in which the last team to arrive is booted from the show. CBS chooses teams with relationships containing at least some tension, especially when the situation involves intense pressure. This season includes such duos as two circus clowns, a gay married couple, a father and son, a recently engaged couple, married couples, and best friends.

72
Metascore
2001-2026
39 seasons
CBS
Action & Adventure, Family, Game Show, Reality, Sports
TV-PG

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The Amazing Race Season 32 Premiere Officially Postponed at CBS

But Tough as Nails and Keegan-Michael Key's Game On!'s premiere dates have been revealed

Wed, Apr 29, 2020

The Amazing Race Season 32 Premiere Officially Postponed at CBS

CBS Sets Survivor Season 40 Finale and The Amazing Race Premiere Date

Winners at War will feature the castaways reconnecting virtually

Mon, Apr 13, 2020

CBS Sets Survivor Season 40 Finale and The Amazing Race Premiere Date

Big Brother: Celebrity Edition's Premiere Date and Full Schedule Is Here

CBS sets its midseason reality lineup

Tue, Nov 27, 2018

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Here's Which Big Brother and Survivor Stars May Compete on The Amazing Race Season 31

Are you prepared for an extra does of reality?

Fri, May 18, 2018

Here's Which Big Brother and Survivor Stars May Compete on The Amazing Race Season 31

CBS Renews Survivor, NCIS: New Orleans and More

Find out which CBS shows are returning

Wed, Apr 18, 2018

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Phil Keoghan Breaks Down The Amazing Race Finalists

Where do the final teams stand?

Thu, Jun 1, 2017

Phil Keoghan Breaks Down The Amazing Race Finalists

CBS Renews The Amazing Race and Elementary

But the jury's still out on a number of other shows

Sun, May 14, 2017

CBS Renews The Amazing Race and Elementary

CBS Sets Season Finale Dates -- Find Out When Your Favorite Shows End

Find out the season finale dates for The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and more

Mon, Mar 27, 2017

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Wed, May 18, 2016

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But where's Person of Interest?

Mon, Nov 30, 2015

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Tue, Jan 20, 2015

Survivor's Natalie: I Wouldn't Have Been Able to Win with Nadiya

Natalie Anderson says one of the hardest things about participating in Season 29 ofSurvivor was not having her twin sister Nadiya (who was eliminated in Week 1) in the competition with her. But, at the same time, Natalie believes she never would have been able to pull off her well-deserved victory if she hadn't been forced to play the game on her own. "If Nadiya was there, I wouldn't have been able to pull off what I did," Natalie told TVGuide.com the day after her victory.

Thu, Dec 18, 2014

Survivor's Natalie: I Wouldn't Have Been Able to Win with Nadiya

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for Final Season of The Mentalist, Undercover Boss and More

The Mentalist's final season will begin Sunday, Nov. 30 at 9:30 ET/9 PT, CBS announced Tuesday.

Tue, Nov 4, 2014

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for Final Season of The Mentalist, Undercover Boss and More

Jeff Probst Teases "Unorthodox" Survivor: San Juan del Sur – Blood vs. Water

For its 29th season (Wednesday, 8/7c, CBS), Survivor is reviving its Blood vs. Water theme — in which loved ones compete against each other. This time, however, all the players are new to Survivor, as opposed to in Season 27, when "Blood vs. Water" made its debut. "Blood vs. water had such a positive response from the audience that we fell in love with the idea and decided, let's just do it again and let's twist it and not bring any returning players back, and see what that does to the dynamic," host Jeff Probst tells TVGuide.com. "And it definitely shifted it. People came in out of the gate saying, let's let loved ones dominate this game and try to get as deep as we can with as many pairs. So right from the beginning there was a new strategy."

Tue, Sep 23, 2014

Jeff Probst Teases "Unorthodox" Survivor: San Juan del Sur – Blood vs. Water

Ask Matt: Shondaland Thursday, Madam Secretary vs. Race, Superheroes, Outlander and More

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I'm wondering what you think about the scheduling of ABC's Thursday night programming. I don't even KNOW if there's a Family Hour any more, but it seems to me that Scandal is pretty heavy on the sex and violence and may not work so well at the 8 pm (Central) hour. Do you see ABC getting complaints about it and possibly switching Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder? — Jan

Mon, Sep 22, 2014

Ask Matt: Shondaland Thursday, Madam Secretary vs. Race, Superheroes, Outlander and More

Watch Jeff and Jordan's Engagement on Big Brother

Another Big Brother wedding is in the works — and the proposal aired on Sunday's episode of the show. On Friday, former contestant Jeff Schroeder popped the question to his girlfriend and Season 11 castmate Jordan Lloyd in the Big Brotherbackyard. "Five years ago we met here, so I wanted to come full circle," Schroeder told Lloyd, before getting down on one knee.

Sun, Sep 7, 2014

Watch Jeff and Jordan's Engagement on Big Brother

Ask Matt: Emmys, Longmire, Summer TV (Leftovers, Outlander, Strain),Doctor Who

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: You are probably going to get a lot of angry email about how Orange Is the New Black and True Detective didn't win any of the major Emmys. But I think they may have suffered from submitting in the wrong category, and some of the voters probably didn't want to get more viewers angry after letting both OITNB and True Detective submit in the wrong categories. So glad for Julianna Margulies' win for The Good Wife and Jim Parsons' win for The Big Bang Theory. But the biggest shock for me is Sherlock's three wins, couldn't be any happier. Which win/snub shocked you, and do you think OITNB and True Detective could have won more awards if they had submitted in the proper categories? — Aadil

Tue, Sep 2, 2014

Ask Matt: Emmys, Longmire, Summer TV (Leftovers, Outlander, Strain),Doctor Who

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates in September and October

CBS announced a "multi-phase rollout" of its fall programming Tuesday, with premiere dates for Survivor, NCIS, The Big Bang Theory and more stretching from September through the end of October.

Tue, Jun 24, 2014

CBS Announces Fall Premiere Dates in September and October

CBS' Fall 2014 Schedule: Big Bang and More Move, Half Men to End, HIMYD Dead

CBS is shaking up its schedule this fall. The Big Bang Theory is moving to Mondays at 8/7c while the network airs NFL Thursday Night Football. But starting on Oct. 30, The Big Bang will return to Thursdays at 8/7c. That same week will also see the series debut of new comedyThe McCarthys and the premiere of Two and a Half Men's final season, which will air Thursdays at 9/8c.  Other shows moving to new nights are NCIS: Los Angeles, which will head to Mondays at 10/9c, following new drama Scorpion; The Amazing Race, which will shift to Fridays at 8/7c to make way for Tea Leoni's Madam Secretary on Sundays at 8/7c; and CSI, which will relocate to Sundays at 10/9c and split the timeslot with new spin-off CSI: Cyber.

Wed, May 14, 2014

CBS' Fall 2014 Schedule: Big Bang and More Move, Half Men to End, HIMYD Dead

Ask Matt: Hannibal Revisionism, Race Redemption, Blacklist In-Joke, and More

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I've been enjoying the insights into the early Hannibal Lecter and Norman Bates on Hannibal and Bates Motel. I know that both shows are just based on the original works and can certainly invent stories for the characters. However, I expect the TV series to at least honor the future stories that we're so familiar with. What I mean: Bates Motel is terrific at bringing young Norman along where we can understand the Norman in Psycho and how he got that way. The taxidermy and now the blackouts are both critical, as is the relationship with Mother. However, I was very upset that they killed off Dr. Chilton in Hannibal since he is an important character in the novels. We can accept that what we see in Jack, Will, Bloom, Lounds, etc. are consistent (genders aside) with what we see later in Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs. But now, there is no place for Chilton in the future stories. Am I out of line and the only one who has complained? — Jerome

Mon, Apr 28, 2014

Ask Matt: Hannibal Revisionism, Race Redemption, Blacklist In-Joke, and More

CBS Announces Finale Dates, Moves Survivor Finale to Wednesday

CBS has set its season finale dates for the 2013-2014 season. Notably, the two-hour Survivor finale will move to a Wednesday for the first time since 2002. As previously announced, the one-hour series finale of How I Met Your Mother will air on March 31.

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

CBS Announces Finale Dates, Moves Survivor Finale to Wednesday

CBS Renews 18 Shows – But What's Missing?

One day after ordering three more seasons of The Big Bang Theory, CBS has given early renewals to 18 more shows for the 2014-2015 season.

Thu, Mar 13, 2014

CBS Renews 18 Shows – But What's Missing?

Amazing Race All-Stars Cast Revealed!

Will the third time be the charm for the cowboys?Fan favorites Jet and Cord will be one of three teams racing for the third time on The Amazing Race All-Stars, CBS announced Monday. The other three-timers are Harlem Globetrotters Flight Time and Big Easy, and mother and son Margie and Luke, the show's first and thus far only deaf Racer.Photos: Meet The Amazing Race All-Stars castOther returning teams include ...

Mon, Jan 27, 2014

Exclusive: Brendon and Rachel "So Excited" to Return for Amazing Race All-Stars

Brenchel's back!Big Brother's Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly are among the returning teams on The Amazing Race's upcoming All-Stars season, TVGuide.com can exclusively reveal. Because ain't nobody gonna come between Rachel and $1 million twice... right? "When you go on these reality shows, I go to win $1 million, not to just be on TV, so I'm just so excited to get a second shot at this," she tells TVGuide.com. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience and we get to do it twice."Winter TV: Check out all the must-see new showsThe pair, who married in 2012, finished third on Season 20, which is as ...

Sun, Jan 26, 2014

Exclusive: Brendon and Rachel "So Excited" to Return for Amazing Race All-Stars

CBS Announces February Premieres for Survivor, The Amazing Race

Survivor and The Amazing Race will return in February, CBS announced Wednesday.

Wed, Jan 15, 2014

CBS Announces February Premieres for Survivor, The Amazing Race

Reality TV's Growing Pains: What Will It Take to Find The Next Big Hit?

It's time for a reality-TV reality check. Even top executives and producers admit that the genre has become tired — an overload of singing battles, food challenges, screaming housewives and dating competitions. "We've been in a huge reality drought," says Greg Goldman, the new president of Studio Lambert USA, which produces Undercover Boss.The broadcast networks continue to coast on the enduring success of veteran franchises like Survivor, but they're not minting many new hits. In cable, the success of docuseries like the Real Housewives franchise and Love & Hip Hop has led to a glut of such shows.But a shake-up may finally be on the way. CBS recently named a new head of reality TV, Chris Castallo, while Fox is looking to fill the top job in its alternative department (which infamous reality kingpin Mike Darnell vacated at the end of July). There's also a new head of unscripted TV at AMC, while TruTV and A&E, both big reality networks, have new bosses.

Wed, Aug 21, 2013

Reality TV's Growing Pains: What Will It Take to Find The Next Big Hit?

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows

CBS has announced premiere dates for its new and returning fall shows, including How I Met Your Mother, The Crazy Ones and NCIS.

Mon, Jun 17, 2013

CBS Announces Premiere Dates for New and Returning Shows

The Weekend Playlist: Maron on IFC, Diana Rigg on Doctor Who, Bletchley

"You're just not for everybody," comedic curmudgeon Marc Maron is told — by the more popular TV clown (at least among a comic-store backroom of Twitter nerds) Dave Foley, who plays a rather unflattering version of his real self, as does Maron, in IFC's new dark-side-of-laughter comedy series Maron (Friday, 10/9c). Sunnier than FX's Louie if only by virtue of being filmed in California, the sardonically squirm-inducing Maron alternates between slice-of-rant sitcom and self-obsessed podcast from the comedian's garage, where he vents on his unhappy personal life, his diarrhea-prone cats and his unruly, taunting Twitter following: "Who are these people? Don't they have lives?" You might well ask the same about Maron, although if he was happy (shades of Louie) there'd be no show.

Fri, May 3, 2013

The Weekend Playlist: Maron on IFC, Diana Rigg on Doctor Who, Bletchley

CBS Renews 14 Series --- But What Shows Are Missing?

CBS has renewed a whopping 14 of its shows for the 2013-2014 season, the network announced on Wednesday. In addition to the previously renewed NCIS and CSI, the network will bring back dramas NCIS: LA, Elementary, Person of Interest, Hawaii Five-0, The Mentalist, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife .

Wed, Mar 27, 2013

CBS Renews 14 Series --- But What Shows Are Missing?

The Weekend Playlist: Finales (Girls, Banshee) and March Madness

Things get awfully bloody on Friday with the explosive first-season finale of Cinemax's violent noir Banshee (10/9c), in which shootouts and long-simmering feuds leave such a gory trail that it almost puts to shame a new episode of Starz' reliably visceral Spartacus: War of the Damned (9/8c)."I must admit, you have an admirable knack for survival," understates the lethal ...

Fri, Mar 15, 2013

The Weekend Playlist: Finales (Girls, Banshee) and March Madness

The Weekend Playlist: A Great Wife, a Simpsons Short, Downton Finale

With back-to-back Sundays devoted to the Super Bowl and the Grammys, CBS has enjoyed a spectacular February so far. This Sunday, the only week in February with no major TV event — next Sunday belongs to ABC and the Oscars — the network's ratings will no doubt come back down to earth. But two of CBS' Emmy-winning crown jewels take center stage, and in one case shouldn't be missed.

Fri, Feb 15, 2013

The Weekend Playlist: A Great Wife, a Simpsons Short, Downton Finale

New Amazing Race Cast Features Country Singers, Hockey Brothers and Roller Derby Moms

The Amazing Race is about to embark on its 22nd trip around the world and host Phil Keoghan is welcoming 11 new teams of two for the 30,000 mile journey. Those teams include country group Stealing Angels band members Caroline Cutbirth and Jennifer Kuhle, professional hockey players and brothers Bates and Anthony Battaglia and a pair of hard-hitting roller derby moms Mona Egender and Beth Bandimere. Teams will travel through five continents and ...

Wed, Jan 23, 2013

New Amazing Race Cast Features Country Singers, Hockey Brothers and Roller Derby Moms

CBS Sets Midseason Premiere Dates, Early Finale for CSI: NY

CBS has announced the midseason premiere dates for returning comedy Rules of Engagement as well as freshman drama Golden Boy.Golden Boy, which stars Theo James as a gifted cop who rises through the ranks to become the youngest police commissioner in New York City, will air a special preview on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10/9c following the NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles.

Thu, Dec 6, 2012

CBS Sets Midseason Premiere Dates, Early Finale for CSI: NY

Exclusive: The Amazing Race Producers Line Up New Reality Project at A&E

Fresh off their ninth Emmy win for outstanding reality competition series, The Amazing Race executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri have set up what could be their next show, a reality series currently in the works at...

Thu, Sep 27, 2012

Exclusive: The Amazing Race Producers Line Up New Reality Project at A&E

Ask Matt: Sunday Logjam (Revenge Vs. Good Wife), Mother, Vampire Diaries

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: I have a question regarding whose idea was it to make Sundays packed full with TV shows? Revenge is now on after Once Upon a Time and goes against The Good Wife and The Mentalist — oh and of course football! I only have so much DVR space and time to use up and there are days I want to watch football instead of the shows. I did see that CBS changed the start times due to football, but to put Revenge and Once on the same night? Come on, man, that is not cool! Your thoughts? — Amy

Mon, Sep 24, 2012

Ask Matt: Sunday Logjam (Revenge Vs. Good Wife), Mother, Vampire Diaries

This Year's Emmy Awards Burning Questions

Final Emmy ballots were due from TV Academy members on Aug. 31; since then, nominees have been sweating it out. The awards begin flowing this Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and then again on Sunday, Sept.r 23, when Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on ABC. Here are some of this year's races to watch.

Fri, Sep 14, 2012

This Year's Emmy Awards Burning Questions

New Amazing Race Cast Includes Fabulous Beekman Boys and Heavy Metal Rocker

The new season of CBS' The Amazing Race is about to get a lot more fabulous. Goat farmers Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, also known as Planet Green's Fabulous Beekman Boys, are one of 11 new teams racing around the world when the 21st season of the reality competition series begins Sunday, Sept. 30 at 8/7c. Joining the reality stars are heavy metal rocker and former member of White Lion and Megadeth James LoMenzo, double-amputee professional snowboarder Amy Purdy and Las Vegas Chippendales dancers Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis.

Wed, Aug 29, 2012

New Amazing Race Cast Includes Fabulous Beekman Boys and Heavy Metal Rocker

Ask Matt: The Today Mess, Glee-vs-Glee Project, Royal Pains and More

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter! Question: What the heck is institutionally wrong with NBC that they can't seem to handle transitions with any class or make a choice and stick with it? I can remember the first Today show debacle when they pushed out Jane Pauley and put poor Deborah Norville in her place, only to abandon Norville to take the brunt of the backlash for their bad decision. Jump ahead to the next century where they push Jay Leno out before he's ready to go, but won't completely let go of him because they can't make up their minds. They put Leno where he's pretty much guaranteed to fail in prime time and then give up on Conan O'Brien before he's really had a chance to grow into the job. Again, treating both performers pretty shabbily considering what they'd contributed to the network.

Mon, Jul 2, 2012

Ask Matt: The Today Mess, Glee-vs-Glee Project, Royal Pains and More

Cheers & Jeers: The Amazing Race's Shore Things

Jeers to The Amazing Race for taking a detour to Jersey Shore territory. Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now! CBS' Emmy-winning, long-running reality show has always...

Mon, Feb 20, 2012

Cheers & Jeers: The Amazing Race's Shore Things

Weekend TV Reviews: Simpsons' 500th, Downton Finale, a New Race and More

Where would TV be without The Simpsons? Thankfully, it will still be a while before we'll ever have to find out. With no end in sight, Fox's landmark animated hit celebrates "the most meaningless milestone of all!" — their words — with Sunday's 500th episode (8/7c), a remarkable run by anyone's measure. Even if you've been taking this show for granted the last few years, or possibly decade, you don't want to miss — though you might want to record — the dazzling opening sequence, a kaleidoscopic montage showing the Simpsons' evolution from no-def to Hi-Def, with more couch gags than the eye and brain can process.

Fri, Feb 17, 2012

Weekend TV Reviews: Simpsons' 500th, Downton Finale, a New Race and More

Amazing Race Welcomes Big Brother Vets, Married Clowns for 20th Season

Big Brother winner Rachel Reilly may have walked out of the house with the $500,000 check last summer, but does she have what it takes to race around the world for the full million.

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

Amazing Race Welcomes Big Brother Vets, Married Clowns for 20th Season

Pilot Season: CBS Orders Jerry Bruckheimer Drama Trooper

CBS has ordered a pilot for Jerry Bruckheimer's Trooper. The one-hour drama centers on...

Thu, Jan 19, 2012

Pilot Season: CBS Orders Jerry Bruckheimer Drama Trooper

The Guide to Weekend TV: Sundance's Appropriate Adult, A Bag of Bones, and More!

First, weighing in on two cable movies, one of which thoroughly chilled me and another that left me cold.

Fri, Dec 9, 2011

The Guide to Weekend TV: Sundance's Appropriate Adult, A Bag of Bones, and More!

CBS Replaces Rules With ¡ROB!; Sets Return Date for Undercover Boss

The sitcom with nine lives — CBS' Rules of Engagement — will be moved off the schedule once again to make way for Saturday Night Live alum Rob Schneider's new series, ¡ROB!, CBS announced Monday. ¡ROB!, which follows...

Mon, Nov 14, 2011

CBS Replaces Rules With ¡ROB!; Sets Return Date for Undercover Boss

Ask Matt: The Good Wife's Move, Community, Sons of Anarchy and More!

Question: In previous years I followed CBS shows Shark and The Unit to their new time on Sunday evenings that ended up to be their last season. Because of the preceding football game, one never knows when a certain program will start, with delays that can last as long as an hour. This, of course, prevents one from switching to another network for a later program. Since we still have a video tape recorder that automatically fast-forwards over commercials (most of them), I would end up taping those shows, with an extra margin of half an hour. I don't know whether a TiVo type recorder can even adjust to such delays. It appears that The Good Wife will follow the same pattern. Perhaps this time I will watch it online, or On Demand. But I have to wonder how much this new time slot will affect its viewership (in addition to the new direction and hair style). — HannaMatt Roush: This is a perennial problem for viewers in the time zones where football overruns impact the start of CBS' prime-time lineup. (Rule of thumb: If you're not watching live, set the ...

Mon, Oct 3, 2011

Ask Matt: The Good Wife's Move, Community, Sons of Anarchy and More!

Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: New and Returning Shows

This busy premiere week is far from over. Here's a night-by-night look at how the weekend is shaping up this fall, with some thoughts on the new-season pilots, several key season premieres, and other highlights. FRIDAY The Night in a Nutshell: If you're not a CBS loyalist on this low-viewership night, then it's best to have a healthy appetite for cult TV. CBS is expected to rule as usual, with the new A Gifted Man grafting the popular voices-from-beyond genre of Ghost Whisperer and Medium with a medical procedural, leading in to CSI: NY (which barely got renewed this year) and Blue Bloods. Once again, Fox's mind-blowing Fringe and the CW's undying Supernatural duke it out for out-there enthusiasts, with the underrated spy thriller Nikita taking over Smallville's old time period. NBC enters the game in mid-October, launching the final 13 episodes of Chuck alongside the third supernatural offering in the 9/8c time period: the fairy-tale/mystery hybrid Grimm. Reality fans will soon be able to choose among ABC's transplanted Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Shark Tank and Fox's Kitchen Nightmares.

Fri, Sep 23, 2011

Matt's Guide to Weekend TV: New and Returning Shows