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

User Rating:

7.9/10   

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. 8	8:00 PM	CBS	This Is the Worst Thing I've Ever Done in My Life	#15.7
Sun. Nov. 15	8:00 PM	CBS

Cast

Phil Keoghan

...

Himself - Host (176 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:

Debbie and Bianca (Season 7) fell 4 hours behind the other teams (except for Susan and Patrick) at the beginning of Leg 3, by driving in the wrong direction for two hours.

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 The 11th Hour (2007)

The Amazing Race So Far??

So far, this years addition of the amazing race family edition, has been satisfactory. I think that it is a great idea to get the kids involved, but I really think that the families should start going into different countries. Even if their are little kids, countries like Canada and Mexico should be fine. I cannot wait until the end of this years addition. I don't know about you, but my bet is on the Linz family. They seem very strong and competitive. After watching tonight's episode (Shroeder family eliminated), I think they might start to bring the families into Canada. So far, I have liked the idea of all challenges being fit for all ages. Even if some are a little bit to easy, their good for the kids!!I cannot wait until the end....peace out!