- 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 teams who appeared on a previous season. The entire season was released on DVD (exclusively through Amazon.com) on March 1, 2013.[1]
Development
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, Kris & Jon, Linda & Karen, Lynn & Alex, and Dave & Lori. (Phil created a list of teams he believed should return. Those teams were Ken & Gerard, Kelly & Jon, Colin & Christie, Kris & Jon, Dave & Lori and the 10 other returning teams).[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 (aka "The Clowns") also came as a big surprise,[6] even to The Amazing Race 7 winners Uchenna & Joyce.[7] Despite Phil's efforts, Ken and 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 | 5-5 |
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 | 4-4 | |
5 | Uchenna & Joyce | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1►+ | 5 | 4.33 | 3-3 | ||||
6 | Joe & Bill | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6^ | 5.25 | 2-4 | |||||
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] | [6] | [7] | [8] | [3] | ||||||||
Legend:
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Trivia
Franchise
- 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. (2 female teams)
- 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.
- Unlike in The Amazing Race 4, only one team could get the prize for winning the leg.
US
- Last season in which there were thirteen legs.
- For the first time since its introduction in The Amazing Race 6, no Superleg occurred.
- Last season to implement the Marked for Elimination penalty.
- Last season to feature the Yield.
- 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 4.
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"
- Kelly Woo at AOL TV (01/16/2007): "Amazing Race: All-Star Teams Announced"
- 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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