The Amazing Race: China Rush

The Amazing Race China Rush is a reality game show based on the American CBS series, The Amazing Race. Disney-ABC International Television Asia Pacific reached an agreement with Shanghai Media Group (SMG) to produce 12 episodes of the series.

The shooting schedule will take place between the end of April 2010 and June 2010, with broadcasting dates running from August 15 until October 31. The program will be broadcast in English, with Chinese subtitles, and will be put together by an international production team. There will be 20 international contestants on 10 teams, all from diverse cultures and backgrounds. Throughout the series they will carry out a series of competitive tasks in order to find the ‘key’ to the following week’s episode. As this will be judged against the clock, one of the teams will be eliminated on a weekly basis. So it is not simply a test of individual capability, but also of emotional strength and teamwork. The eventual winners will receive a very special, mystery grand prize. China Rush will offer a unique platform to explore and promote Chinese culture through its great cities, perfectly complementing the 2010 Expo philosophy of ‘Better City, Better Life'.

Teams & Contestants
Twenty teams have been chosen from Australia, Kenya, India, Mexico, Latvia, United States, and Canada.

Applications
Applications were available online at www.chinarush.tv and due by April 12, 2010. Many of the same rules and regulations for eligibility for the American series apply to the China Rush edition. The applicants were all required to be able to communicate in English and had to post a four minute video of themselves online. They were chosen from an international pool of applicants.