- For the 2014 season with the same subtitle, see The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2014).
The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007) is the eleventh season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 18, 2007 and ran through May 6, 2007 on CBS. This season was the first to feature returning racers. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively through Amazon.com) on March 1, 2013.[1]
Production[]
As early as 2004, there had been talk about an all-star edition, with speculation that it would occur during the eighth season, as with Survivor. These rumors were fueled by reports that season 4 winner Reichen Lehmkuhl had been invited to appear in a future all-star race. Speculation continued for the next few years, particularly after CBS aired all-star editions of their two other reality competition series, Survivor and Big Brother. Despite skepticism from host Phil Keoghan initially,[2] CBS moved forward with an all-star edition in November 2006.[3] Teams from all previous seasons (except Family Edition) were considered.
Some teams that were considered, but not chosen were Ken & Gerard, Flo & Drew, Kelly & Jon, Colin & Christie, Linda & Karen, Kris & Jon, Lynn & Alex, and Dave & Lori. (Keoghan himself created a list of teams he believed should return. That list consisted of Ken & Gerard, Kelly & Jon, Colin & Christie, Kris & Jon, Dave & Lori, and the 10 teams who returned on this season).[4] Casting was criticized in some corners for not picking more than one winner team (especially Chip & Kim and BJ & Tyler, and possibly Rob & Brennan).[5] The exclusion of fan-favorites Jon & Al also came as a big surprise,[6] even to The Amazing Race 7 winners Uchenna & Joyce.[7] Despite Keoghan's efforts, Ken & Gerard were still not chosen.
Filming began on November 20, 2006 and finished on December 17, 2006. This season traveled a total of 45,000 miles (72,000 km) across 9 countries in 6 continents.
Travelocity provided prizes throughout the race to winning teams on every leg (except the finale).
As part of a sponsorship deal with CBS, ThermaCare selected certain packages of heat wraps to contain a mini-DVD is titled Re-run the Race that would feature highlights from the first ten seasons.[8] In addition, Thermacare also ran an ad each week called "The Amazing Race All-Stars Moment of Relief" which highlighted memorable moments from previous seasons.
Teams[]
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions)[9] |
Ratings/Share (18-49)[9] | |
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1 | "I Told You Less Martinis and More Cardio" | February 18, 2007 | 1 | United States → Ecuador | Rob & Amber | John Vito & Jill | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
10.29 | 3.1/8 |
2 | "Beauty Is Sometimes Skin Deep" | February 25, 2007 | 2 | Ecuador → Chile | Rob & Amber | Kevin & Drew | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
8.17 | 2.9/7 |
3 | "I'm Sorry I'm Wearing a Bathing Suit; It Is Very Weird, I Know" | March 4, 2007 | 3 | Chile | Rob & Amber | David & Mary | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
10.77 | 3.7/9 |
4 | "No Babies on the Race!" | March 11, 2007 | 4 | Chile → Argentina | Oswald & Danny | Rob & Amber | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
9.82 | 3.3/9 |
5 | "You Need to Watch Your Jokes, Guy" | March 18, 2007 | 5 | Argentina → Mozambique | Charla & Mirna | Uchenna & Joyce | Non-Elimination Leg |
12.00 | 3.9/9 |
6 | "We're Going to Trade You for Food Now" | March 25, 2007 | 6 | Mozambique → Tanzania | Charla & Mirna | Teri & Ian | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
10.59 | 3.3/8 |
7 | "If I Were in Town, I'd Ask for Your Number (Part 1)" | April 1, 2007 | 7 | Tanzania → Poland | Dustin & Kandice | Joe & Bill | Non-Elimination Leg |
8.95 | 2.9/8 |
8 | "If I Were in Town, I'd Ask for Your Number (Part 2)" | 8 | Poland | Oswald & Danny | Joe & Bill | 6th Eliminated 6th Place | |||
Uchenna & Joyce | |||||||||
9 | "The Way You Look, Yeah" | April 8, 2007 | 9 | Poland → Malaysia | Dustin & Kandice | Uchenna & Joyce | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
9.29 | 2.9/8 |
10 | "We Are Trying to Make Love, Not War" | April 15, 2007 | 10 | Malaysia → Hong Kong | Oswald & Danny | Eric & Danielle | Non-Elimination Leg |
9.04 | 3.0/8 |
11 | "Good Doing Business with You" | April 22, 2007 | 11 | Hong Kong → Macau | Dustin & Kandice | Oswald & Danny | Non-Elimination Leg |
8.69 | 2.8/8 |
12 | "Oh My God, the Teletubbies Go to War" | April 29, 2007 | 12 | Macau → Guam | Dustin & Kandice | Oswald & Danny | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
9.43 | 3.1/9 |
13 | "Low to the Ground, That's My Technique" | May 6, 2007 | 13 | Guam → United States | Eric & Danielle | Charla & Mirna | 3rd Place | 10.31 | 3.3/9 |
Dustin & Kandice | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
This chart shows each teams ranking per leg according to their official check in at the Pit Stop. However, time penalties issued before the start of the next leg due to improperly performed tasks are not reflected here.
Place | Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Leg 11 | Leg 12 | Leg 13 | Average | |
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1 | Eric & Danielle | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5^ | 3< | 4 | 3< | 2 | 1 | 3.62 | 6-6 |
2 | Dustin & Kandice | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3~ | 1> | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.92 | 6-6 |
3 | Charla & Mirna | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4~ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.15 | 6-6 |
4 | Oswald & Danny | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1►+ | 4 | 1► | 4> | 4 | 2.67 | 4-5 | |
5 | Uchenna & Joyce | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1►+ | 5 | 4.33 | 3-4 | ||||
6 | Joe & Bill | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6^ | 5.25 | 3-4 | |||||
7 | Teri & Ian | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.83 | 2-3 | |||||||
8 | Rob & Amber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.75 | 1-2 | |||||||||
9 | David & Mary | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
10 | Kevin & Drew | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 1-0 | |||||||||||
11 | John Vito & Jill | 11 | 11.00 | 0-0 | ||||||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2] | [3] | [4][5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [3] | ||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- First season to feature a composite team, two racers from one team competed with different teams in the original season.
- First time visits to Ecuador, Mozambique, Poland, Macau, and Guam.
- First time none of the all-female teams had been eliminated from the race.
- First season where no matching same-gender teams had been eliminated from the race.
- First time that two all-female teams reached the final three.
- First time a tie was allowed at the Pit Stop mat since its ban starting in The Amazing Race 5, due to the Intersection.
- Unlike in The Amazing Race 4, only one team could get the prize for winning the leg.
- Least amount male of contestants in the final three, 1 (tied with The Amazing Race 17, HaMerotz LaMillion 3 and The Amazing Race Asia 5).
- For the first time since its introduction in The Amazing Race 6, no Superleg occurred.
- Amber and Dustin are the first two racers to race under two different last names.
US[]
- First season not to feature a parent-child team.
- Last season in which there were thirteen legs.
- First season to have two pure LGBT teams.
- Last season to implement the Marked for Elimination penalty.
- Last season to feature the Yield until The Amazing Race 32.
- Last season to have a mid-point country or US state before reaching the final destination in the finale leg.
- All three teams who were the sole representatives from their original season reached the final four.
- First season to have all teams win a leg in their Amazing Race careers.
- First season to have Elimination Station videos, released after every episode corresponding the teams who have got eliminated in the first half of the race in the Sequesterville.
Reception[]
Casting Reveal News[]
- Julie Chen on Early Show (01/16/2007): "Latest Amazing Race For All-Stars Only"
- Gary Levin at USA Today (01/16/2007): "The Race is on, All-Star style"
- Christopher Rocchio at Reality TV World (01/17/2007): "The Amazing Race All-Stars teams glad to give the race another try"
Pre-Season Previews[]
- Eric Goldman at IGN.com (01/17/2007): "The Amazing Race: All-Stars: Phil Speaks Out"
- Jenn Brasler at Reality News Online (01/17/2007): "The Amazing Race: All-Stars - Reunited and It Feels So Good"
- Whitney Pastorek and Josh Wolk at EW.com (01/18/2007): "Interview: Bertram Van Munster on Amazing Race: All-Stars
- Rachel Jaffe at The Trades (02/11/2007): "A Dose of Reality: The Amazing Race: All-Stars - Preview"
- Live Q&A at Washington Post (02/16/2007): "The Amazing Race: New Season"
- Angel Cohn at TV Guide (02/16/2007): "Ready, Set… It's The Amazing Race: All-Stars Preview!" with Phil Keoghan
References[]
- ↑ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Amazing-Race-1-Seasons-10-and-11/18267
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110402173705/http://realitytvmagazine.sheknows.com/2006/02/27/amazing-race-all-stars-edition-phil-keoghan-doesn%E2%80%99t-think-it-would-be-successful/
- ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/11/22/the-amazing-race-all-stars-confirmed
- ↑ http://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/faves-to-rerun-race-1117954363/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080706180742/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/amazing_race10/shows/ep06/fans/rotr/
- ↑ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/exclusive-interview-adamtroy-c-2677.aspx
- ↑ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/interview-uchenna-and-joyce-agu-discuss-their-all-stars-race-4976.php
- ↑ http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/mini-dvd-markets-amazing-race-all-stars-10232
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/12/spotvault-amazing-race-cbs-spring-2007.html
External links[]
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