The Amazing Race Australia (2011)

Genre

reality television

Country

Australia

Length

9 seasons, 130 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Teams of two race around the world completing challenges and navigating foreign locations. They are eliminated one by one until one team wins a cash prize.

competitivefast-pacedexhilaratingstressfuladventuroushigh-stakesintenseenergeticteam-driven

What happens

The Amazing Race Australia is an Australian adventure reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows teams of two as they race around the world. Each season is divided into legs, with teams tasked with deducing clues, travelling by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transportation, navigating unfamiliar locations, interacting with locals and completing physical and mental challenges. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins a grand prize of A$250,000. The series was first aired on the Seven Network, who purchased the format rights to produce an Australian version in 2010 and (as of 2025) hold the Australian broadcast rights to the American version. The first two editions of the show aired in 2011 and 2012 were produced by activeTV, which also produced the Asian and Israeli versions of The Amazing Race, in association with ABC Studios. Following a hiatus in 2013, a third season titled The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand, which included New Zealand teams, aired in 2014 and was produced in-house by the network's own Seven Productions. The show aired in New Zealand on TV2. The host for Seven's iteration the show was actor Grant Bowler. Seven's iteration of the show was not renewed for a fourth season. In June 2019, it was announced that the series would be revived by Network 10. 10's iteration of the show is produced by Eureka Productions and hosted by former rugby league footballer Beau Ryan. The first edition of 10's iteration, and the fourth season overall, aired in late 2019. 10's second and the fifth season overall aired in 2021 and was set in Australia, following international travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 10's third and the sixth season overall aired in 2022 and returned to the regular global travel format. On 28 April 2023, the show was renewed for a seventh season - subtitled as "Celebrity Edition" and featuring celebrity contestants racing for a charity prize, with further Celebrity Editions airing in 2024 and 2025. A fourth celebrity edition, and the tenth season overall, was originally slated for 2026, but has been rescheduled for 2027 owing to logistical issues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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