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.
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[1] | 3.4/8[1] |
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[2] | 2.8/7[2] |
3 | "Sean Penn Cambodia Here We Come" | October 11, 2009 | 4 | Vietnam → Cambodia | Sam & Dan | Zev & Justin | 4th Eliminated 9th Place |
10.52[3] | 3.2/8[3] |
4 | "I'm Like Ricky Bobby" | October 18, 2009 | 5 | Cambodia → United Arab Emirates | Meghan & Cheyne | Lance & Keri | 5th Eliminated 8th Place |
10.92[4] | 3.1/7[5] |
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[6] | 3.4/9[6] |
6 | "This Is Not My Finest Hour" | November 1, 2009 | 7 | United Arab Emirates → Netherlands | Sam & Dan | Maria & Tiffany | Quit 6th Place |
11.22[7] | 3.3/8[7] |
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[8] | 3.5/8[8] |
8 | "We're Not Meant for the Swamp" | November 15, 2009 | 9 | Sweden → Estonia | Meghan & Cheyne | Gary & Matt | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
11.39[9] | 3.2/8[10] |
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[11] | 3.7/9[11] |
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[12] | 2.4/8[12] |
11 | "Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound" | December 6, 2009 | 12 | Czech Republic → United States | Meghan & Cheyne | Brian & Ericka | 3rd Place | 12.32[13] | 3.7/9[13] |
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 | ![]() |
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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] | |||||||||
Legend:
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Notes:
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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 and The Amazing Race: All-Stars (2007)).
- Least number of all-females teams in standard format: 1 (tied with The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013, The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014, 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-wins-premiere-week-in-viewers-and-adults-25-54/28842/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-wins-three-rivers-runs-dry/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-hour-of-comedy-power/31700/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/ncis-rebroadcast-is-the-weeks-top-scripted-program/32468/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 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/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/cbs-wins-thanksgiving-week-in-viewers-and-adults-25-54/34939/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
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 |