"The Amazing Race" (2001) TV series 2001-????

Creators:

Elise Doganieri
Bert Van Munster

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Release Date:

5 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Game-Show | Reality-TV

Tagline:

The world is waiting... GO!

Plot:

Multiple teams race around the globe for $1,000,000 to 'amazing' locations.

Plot Keywords:

Team | Race | Around The World | Host | Airplane

Awards:

Won 12 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 wins & 37 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 22	8:00 PM	CBS	We're Not Working With Anybody, Ever, Anymore!	#15.9
Sun. Nov. 29	8:00 PM	CBS	It Starts With an F, That's All I'm Saying	#15.10

Cast

Phil Keoghan

...

Himself - Host (179 episodes, 2001-2009)

Also Known As:

The Amazing Race 13 (USA) (thirteenth season title (promotional title))
The Amazing Race: All-Stars (USA) (eleventh season title (promotional title))
The Amazing Race: Family Edition (USA) (eighth season title)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (including commercials) | 42 min (14 episodes) | USA:60 min (12 Episodes) | USA:60 min (14 episodes) | 43 min (10 episodes) | 86 min (2 episodes) | USA:120 min (including commercials) (2 episodes) | USA:60 min (including commercials) (10 episodes) | 60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo | Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (cable rating) | Australia:M (one episode) (original rating) | Australia:G (Season 1) (TV re-rating) (2004) | Argentina:Atp | New Zealand:PG | USA:TV-PG | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

2A Ton Duc Thang, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Company:

Jerry Bruckheimer Television

Trivia:

In The Amazing Race: All-Stars, Leg 6, for the first time since its introduction, there was no "location indicator" at the pit stop due to the fact that the pit stop location had to be changed mid-leg.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the teams are travelling from Argentina to Mozambique in the fourth episode of the All-Stars series, Phil Keoghan's voice-over states that there are no international flights out of Ushuaia Airport. However, at what the on-screen caption claims is Ushuaia Airport, a Qantas plane is clearly visible. Qantas is Australia's main international airline and would not be present at a solely domestic airport in Argentina (Qantas do, however, fly to Buenos Aires, so the scene was presumably filmed at Buenos Aires' international airport).

Quotes:

Host: [starting a Race in the first episode of each season] The world is waiting for you. Good luck... travel safe... go!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: But I'm a Gilmore! (#5.19)" (2005)

It's still one of the best shows on TV.

'The Amazing Race' is without a doubt the best reality show on television right now. It's way better than 'Survivor', which seems to get all of the attention every year leaving 'Race' in dire need of viewers.

The first season was great, the second was the best, and the third was also fantastic. You won't hear any complaints out of me. The activities and tasks were just as interesting, if not more. Each episode was fast-paced, as it is designed to be.

I wasn't too crazy about the teams, but I was cheering for one or two by the near end of the series.

'The Amazing Race 3' was just as good as the others. I still love it; it's one of my favorites. I sure hope that it comes back for at least one more season. Any more than that would be even better.

So, Phil was looking his best, I'm sorry that Derek and Drew didn't win, but I am glad that Zach won even if it was with Flo. Great editing and snappy music helped this show roll right along.

More people need to watch this show. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it!