The Amazing Race 31

The Amazing Race 31 is the thirty-first installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race.

Development
On June 10, 2018, it was confirmed by host Phil Keoghan from the Starting Line that this season would feature teams who have previously competed on The Amazing Race, Survivor, and Big Brother.

Initially slated to premiere on May 22, 2019, on April 5, 2019, it was announced the premiere would be moved forward to April 17, 2019, replacing the low-rated Million Dollar Mile.

If the original premiere airdate of the season had not changed, the season would not have been eligible for 2019 Emmys as half of the episodes would not have aired before May 31, 2019.

Voting History
Teams on the eighth leg verbally voted for who should receive the U-Turn in front of other teams. The two teams who had the most votes had to complete both Detour tasks. The order in which teams voted is listed from top to bottom.

Trivia

 * This is the first season to visit.
 * For this season, teams representing The Amazing Race have their chyrons in the standard yellow, teams representing Big Brother have theirs in blue, and teams representing Survivor have theirs in green.

US

 * First season to include a mixture of both new and returning racers.
 * This season is the first time that a season has premiered in April.
 * This season marks the first visit to.
 * This is the first time since that the country of  is visited.
 * First season to feature the U-Turn Vote.
 * This season finale marks the first visit to.

Reception

 * Riley Chow at Gold Derby (03/13/2019): "Emmys rename Competition Program category as The Amazing Race sits out"
 * Joyce Eng at Gold Derby (03/21/2019): "The Amazing Race is a DNQ at the Emmys for the 1st time, so which show do you want to grab its spot?"
 * Benjamin Powell at RealityTVWarriors (April 2019): "Who Are These Teams?"
 * Barb Oates at Las Vegas Review-Journal (04/11/2019): "Amazing Race plots reality-TV showdown"