The Amazing Race is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The Race is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, and perform physical and mental challenges that often highlight aspects of a location's culture, history, or economy. Over the course of the Race, teams travel by airplanes, helicopters, trucks, bicycles, taxicabs, cars, trains, buses, boats and by foot. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops, until only three remain. The first team to arrive at the finish line is awarded the grand prize. Created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster, the original series has aired in the United States since 2001 and has earned thirteen Primetime Emmy Awards, ten of which being for the award for "Outstanding Reality-Competition Program".
| Creator | Elise Doganieri, Bertram van Munster |
| Original work | The Amazing Race (United States) |
| Television series | The Amazing Race (see international versions) |
| First aired | September 5, 2001 |
| Distributor | CBS Media Ventures (U.S.), Disney Media Distribution (International) |
About The Amazing Race
Reality competition series in which teams of 2 race around the world. The show won an Emmy Award in 10 of the first 12 years after the creation of the Reality-Competition Program category in 2003.
Achievement of The Amazing Race
In 2010, a video game based on the series was released on the Nintendo Wii. The success of the series inspired several international Amazing Race series such as The Amazing Race Asia and The Amazing Race Australia.
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Latest information about The Amazing Race updated on July 28 2021.
