The Amazing Race (U.S. TV series)
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by |
Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
| Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
| Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 28 |
| No. of episodes | 330 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Jerry Bruckheimer Bertram van Munster Jonathan Littman Elise Doganieri Mark Vertullo |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Jerry Bruckheimer Television Worldrace Productions Amazing Race Productions CBS Television Studios Touchstone Television (2001–2007) ABC Studios (2007–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format |
480i (4:3 SDTV) (2001–10) 1080i (16:9 HDTV) (2011–present) |
| Original release | September 5, 2001 – present |
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| Related shows | International versions |
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| Website | |
The Amazing Race is an American reality competition show in which typically eleven teams of two race around the world. The race is generally split into twelve legs, with each leg requiring teams to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and vie for airplane, boat, taxi, and other public transportation options on a limited budget provided by the show. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs, while the first team to arrive at the end of the final leg wins the grand prize of US$1 million. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since 2001. The series has been renewed for a 29th season, which is scheduled to premiere on April 21, 2017. Numerous international versions have been developed following the same core structure, while the U.S. version is also broadcast to several other markets.
The show was created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster, who, along with Jonathan Littman, serve as executive producers. The show is produced by Earthview Inc. (headed by Doganieri and van Munster), Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company). The series has been hosted by veteran New Zealand television personality Phil Keoghan since its inception.
Since the inception of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program in 2003, The Amazing Race has won it ten out of fourteen times; the show has also won other awards and commendations. Although it has moved around several prime time slots since its inception, the program has averaged about 10 million viewers per season.
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