The Amazing Race 15 is the fifteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on September 27, 2009 and ended on December 6, 2009 on CBS television.
Production[]
Applications were originally due by February 24, 2009, but the deadline was later extended. Semi-finalist interviews were held between March 20 and March 29, 2009. Following this, finalists were invited to Los Angeles between April 23 and April 30, 2009, for final interviews with the producers. From there, 12 teams were selected as contestants and to date, this is the final season, which featured the 12 teams of two concept, and this was the first season since The Amazing Race 4 to have 12 teams.
Filming began on July 18, 2009 at Los Angeles International Airport where it spotted and ended on August 7, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This season traveled a total of 25,000 miles (40,000 km) across 9 countries and three continents.[1][2]
Teams[]
Meghan & Cheyne
Dating |
Sam & Dan
Brothers |
Brian & Ericka
Married |
Flight Time & Big Easy
Harlem Globetrotters |
Gary & Matt
Father/Son |
Maria & Tiffany
Professional Poker Players |
Mika & Canaan
Newly Dating |
Lance & Keri
Engaged |
Zev & Justin
Friends |
Marcy & Ron
Dating |
Garrett & Jessica
Dating On and Off |
Eric & Lisa
Married Yoga Teachers |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
Ratings/Share (18-49) | |
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1 | "They Thought Godzilla Was Walking Down the Street" | September 27, 2009 | 1 | United States → Japan | Meghan & Cheyne | Eric & Lisa | 1st Eliminated 12th Place |
10.40[3] | 3.4/8[3] |
Maria & Tiffany | Non-Elimination Leg | ||||||||
2 | Japan → Vietnam | Gary & Matt | Garrett & Jessica | 2nd Eliminated 11th Place | |||||
2 | "It's Like Being Dropped on Planet Mars" | October 4, 2009 | 3 | Vietnam | Flight Time & Big Easy | Marcy & Ron | 3rd Eliminated 10th Place |
9.95[4] | 2.8/7[4] |
3 | "Sean Penn Cambodia Here We Come" | October 11, 2009 | 4 | Vietnam → Cambodia | Sam & Dan | Zev & Justin | 4th Eliminated 9th Place |
10.52[5] | 3.2/8[5] |
4 | "I'm Like Ricky Bobby" | October 18, 2009 | 5 | Cambodia → United Arab Emirates | Meghan & Cheyne | Lance & Keri | 5th Eliminated 8th Place |
10.92[6] | 3.1/7[7] |
5 | "Do It for the Hood! Do It for the Suburbs!" | October 25, 2009 | 6 | United Arab Emirates | Meghan & Cheyne | Mika & Canaan | 6th Eliminated 7th Place |
11.22[8] | 3.4/9[8] |
6 | "This Is Not My Finest Hour" | November 1, 2009 | 7 | United Arab Emirates → Netherlands | Sam & Dan | Maria & Tiffany | Quit 6th Place |
11.22[9] | 3.3/8[9] |
7 | "This Is the Worst Thing I've Ever Done in My Life" | November 8, 2009 | 8 | Netherlands → Sweden | Flight Time & Big Easy | Gary & Matt | Non-Elimination Leg |
11.62[10] | 3.5/8[10] |
8 | "We're Not Meant for the Swamp" | November 15, 2009 | 9 | Sweden → Estonia | Meghan & Cheyne | Gary & Matt | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
11.39[11] | 3.2/8[12] |
9 | "We're Not Working with Anybody, Ever, Anymore!" | November 22, 2009 | 10 | Estonia → Czech Republic | Meghan & Cheyne | Brian & Ericka | Non-Elimination Leg |
12.19[13] | 3.7/9[13] |
10 | "It Starts with an "F", That's All I'm Saying" | November 29, 2009 | 11 | Czech Republic | Meghan & Cheyne | Flight Time & Big Easy | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
11.61[14] | 2.4/8[14] |
11 | "Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound" | December 6, 2009 | 12 | Czech Republic → United States | Meghan & Cheyne | Brian & Ericka | 3rd Place | 12.32[15] | 3.7/9[15] |
Sam & Dan | 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 | Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Meghan & Cheyne | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1► | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.00 | 5-6 |
2 | Sam & Dan | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 | 6-6 |
3 | Brian & Ericka | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4.25 | 6-6 |
4 | Flight Time & Big Easy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.09 | 5-6 | |
5 | Gary & Matt | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.22 | 4-5 | |||
6 | Maria & Tiffany | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6.57 | 2-5 | |||||
7 | Mika & Canaan | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.67 | 1-5 | ||||||
8 | Lance & Keri | 3 | 4 | 9⊂ | 6 | 8 | 6.00 | 3-2 | |||||||
9 | Zev & Justin | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6.00 | 2-2 | ||||||||
10 | Marcy & Ron | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7.67 | 1-2 | |||||||||
11 | Garrett & Jessica | 8 | 11 | 9.50 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
12 | Eric & Lisa | 12 | 12.00 | 0-0 | |||||||||||
Notes | [1][2][3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7][8] | [9][10] | |||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- First season to feature a Switchback task.
- First time visit to Estonia.
- Most number of couples in love, 7 (tied with The Amazing Race 6),
- Least number of all-females teams in standard format: 1 (tied with The Amazing Race 29, The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013, The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014, The Amazing Race: Ecuador, and The Amazing Race: China Rush 3).
- Zev Glassenberg is the first autistic contestant, having been previously diagnosed by Asperger syndrome.
- Marcy & Ron are the oldest dating couple.
- First team to be eliminated at the Starting Line.
- Thus, the eliminated team ran the shortest distance in the history of the race.
US[]
- First time visit to the Czech Republic.
- First season to have the first leg end in a Non-Elimination Leg. (Eric & Lisa were eliminated in the first leg but not at the Pit Stop. Instead they were eliminated at the starting line. No one was eliminated in the first Pit Stop.)
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Andy Dehnart (July 23, 2009). Amazing Race 15 cast includes Miss America 2004, Harlem Globetrotters, pro poker players Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle. reality blurred.
- ↑ SHOOTING STARS: 'Dance' fever spreads to Planet Hollywood stage. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-wins-premiere-week-in-viewers-and-adults-25-54/28842/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-wins-three-rivers-runs-dry/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-dominates-the-week-in-viewers-and-key-demos/30355/
- ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-yet-again-sunday-night-football-house-greys-win-week-with-adults-18-49-ncis-leads-with-total-viewers/30987/
- ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-football-boosts-both-nbc-doesnt-help-three-rivers/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-hour-of-comedy-power/31700/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/ncis-rebroadcast-is-the-weeks-top-scripted-program/32468/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-first-in-viewers-for-sixth-time-in-seven-weeks-the-big-bang-theory-is-no-1-comedy/33250/
- ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-greys-anatomy-ncis-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/33957/
- ↑ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-football-wins-for-nbc-housewives-three-rivers-cold-case-all-up/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-american-music-awards-greys-anatomy-the-big-bang-theory-house-and-ncis-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/34542/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-wins-thanksgiving-week-in-viewers-and-adults-25-54/34939/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/season-finale-of-the-amazing-race-15-posts-largest-audience-of-the-season/35460/
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |