The Amazing Race
From The TV IV
| The Amazing Race | |
| Premiere | September 5, 2001 |
| Finale | |
| Airs | on hiatus |
| Creator | Bertram van Munster |
| Host | Phil Keoghan |
| Network | CBS |
| Style | 60 minute competitive reality |
| Company | World Race Productions
Jerry Bruckheimer Television CBS Productions (seasons 1–9) CBS Paramount Network Television (seasons 10—) |
| Episodes | 145 (through season 12) |
| Seasons | 12 |
| Status | Renewed through 2008–09 (season 13) |
| Origin | USA |
The Amazing Race (2001–) is a critically-acclaimed competitive reality show that involves, to put it simply, a race around the world. The show, hosted by Phil Keoghan, pits several teams up against each other, with the goal of being the first team to successfully complete all tasks before everyone else. Each episode of the show is made of a "leg," which is a way for the show to recognize the beginning and end points of an episode. At the end of every leg is a pitstop, and the last team to reach the pitstop is eliminated. On pre-determined legs, the pitstop is a non-elimination pitstop, meaning that the last team to arrive receives a second chance at the game.
The eleventh season of the show, set to premiere in the spring of 2007, will be an All-Stars edition, the third of this type for CBS reality shows. Previously, both Survivor and Big Brother have had All-Star editions, although to mixed reactions by both the fans and the press after the novelty wore off.
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[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | |||
| Season One | September 5, 2001 | December 13, 2001 | 13 |
| Season Two | March 11, 2002 | May 15, 2002 | 11 |
| Season Three | October 2, 2002 | December 18, 2002 | 11 |
| Season Four | May 29, 2003 | August 21, 2003 | 13 |
| Season Five | July 6, 2004 | September 21, 2004 | 12 |
| Season Six | November 16, 2004 | February 5, 2005 | 13 |
| Season Seven | March 1, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | 12 |
| Season Eight Family Edition | September 27, 2005 | December 13, 2005 | 11 |
| Season Nine | February 28, 2006 | May 17, 2006 | 12 |
| Season Ten | September 17, 2006 | December 10, 2006 | 13 |
| Season Eleven All-Stars | February 18, 2007 | May 6, 2007 | 13 |
| Season Twelve | November 4, 2007 | January 20, 2008 | 11 |
[edit] In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
- International: Information on the franchise overseas
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| The Complete First Season | September 27, 2005 | 4 | |
| The Complete Seventh Season | December 20, 2005 | 4 | |
[edit] External Sites
- Amazing Race 10 TV Listings, Episode Guide, Photos, Message Board, Cast and More at TVGuide.com
- The Amazing Race at Television Without Pity
- Wikipedia: The Amazing Race
- The Amazing Race at BuddyTV
Categories: Hiatus | Renewed show | Program | CBS | Competition | Reality | 2000s | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2001 Premieres | IVy Awards/2006/Nominees | IVy Awards/2007/Nominees | IVy Awards/2007/Winners | The Amazing Race



