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The Amazing Race 23 is the twenty-third installment of the reality television series, The Amazing Race. CBS announced the season premiere will be Sunday, September 29, 2013. Teams were officially announced on August 28, 2013.

Development

Filming began on June 9, 2013 and finished on July 2, 2013. This season traveled a total of 35,000 mi (56,000 km) across 9 (all previously visited) countries in four continents.

Travelocity was the official sponsor during this season and provided prizes on every leg (except the finale) throughout the race to winning teams.

New graphics were credited for the opening credits.[1]

Teams

 1st place 
Jason & Amy
Dating
 2nd place 
Tim & Marie
Exes
 3rd place 
Nicole & Travis
Married ER doctors
 ELIMINATED 
Leo & Jamal
Cousins
 ELIMINATED 
Ally & Ashley
NHL ice crew
 ELIMINATED 
Nicky & Kim
Baseball wives
 ELIMINATED 
Tim & Danny
Best friends
 ELIMINATED 
Brandon & Adam
Childhood friends
 ELIMINATED 
Chester & Ephraim
Former NFL teammates
 ELIMINATED 
Rowan & Shane
Theater performers
 ELIMINATED 
Hoskote & Naina
Father/daughter

Episodes

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)
Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 "We're Not in Oklahoma No More" September 29, 2013 1 United States → Chile Tim & Marie Hoskote & Naina 1st Eliminated
11th Place
8.62[2] 2.0/5[2]
2 "Zip It, Bingo" October 6, 2013 2 Chile Chester & Ephraim Rowan & Shane 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
9.74[3] 2.4/6[3]
3 "King Arthur Style" October 13, 2013 3 Chile → Portugal Nicole & Travis Chester & Ephraim 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
8.08[4] 1.9/5[4]
4 "Beards in the Wind" October 20, 2013 4 Portugal → Norway Brandon & Adam Nicky & Kim Ordered to
Continue Racing
8.87[5] 1.9/5[5]
5 "Get Our Groove On" October 27, 2013 5 Norway → Poland Tim & Marie Brandon & Adam 4th Eliminated
8th Place
8.11[6] 1.8/4[6]
6 "Choir Boy at Heart" November 3, 2013 6 Poland → Austria Nicole & Travis Tim & Danny 5th Eliminated
7th Place
9.38[7] 2.1/5[7]
7 "Speed Dating Is the Worst" November 10, 2013 7 Austria → United Arab Emirates Leo & Jamal Nicky & Kim Non-Eliminated
Leg
9.12[8] 2.2/5[8]
8 "One Hot Camel" November 17, 2013 8 United Arab Emirates Nicole & Travis Nicky & Kim 6th Eliminated
6th Place
9.12[9] 2.0/5[9]
9 "Part Like the Red Sea" November 24, 2013 9 United Arab Emirates → Indonesia Leo & Jamal Ally & Ashley 7th Eliminated
5th Place
7.97[10] 1.6/4[10]
10 "Cobra in My Teeth" December 1, 2013 10 Indonesia Jason & Amy Leo & Jamal Non-Elimination
Leg
10.29[11] 2.1/4[11]
11 "Amazing Crazy Race" December 8, 2013 11 Indonesia → Japan Tim & Marie Leo & Jamal 8th Eliminated
4th Place
9.21[12] 2.1/5[12]
12 Japan → United States Jason & Amy Nicole & Travis 3rd Place
Tim & Marie 2nd Place

Leaderboard

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 Roadblock
1 Jason & Amy 8 5 2 2 2 5 2 2 3 1 2 1 2.92 6-7
2 Tim & Marie 1 8 8 5 1Ï” 4 4 3⋐ 2 2 1 2 3.42 6-7
3 Nicole & Travis 2 4 1 3 3 1 3 1ϔ⊂ 4 3 3 3 2.58 7-6
4 Leo & Jamal 7 2 6 4 6⊃⋐ 3 1 4⊃ 1 4 4 3.73 6-6
5 Ally & Ashley 6 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 6.11 4-6
6 Nicky & Kim 5 9 3 8 4 2 6 6⋑ 5.38 5-4
7 Tim & Danny 9 6 4 6 5⊂ 7 6.17 3-4
8 Brandon & Adam 10 3 5 1 8⋑ 5.40 2-4
9 Chester & Ephraim 4 1 9 4.67 2-1
10 Rowan & Shane 3 10 6.50 2-1
11 Hoskote & Naina 11 11.00 1-1
Notes [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
Ï” The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg
⊂ The team used the U-Turn
⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn
⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn"
⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist

Notes:
1: Nicole & Travis initially arrived first at the Pit Stop, but received a 30-minute penalty for travelling by taxi to the Pit Stop, when the clue instructed them to travel by foot. During their penalty, Tim & Marie checked-in first, dropping them to second.
2: Leo & Jamal initially arrived first at the Pit Stop. However, Phil refused to check them in after they failed to pay their taxi driver properly. By the time they paid it and returned to the mat, Chester & Ephraim had already checked-in the Pit Stop at first place, dropping Leo & Jamal to second.
3: Due to trouble with connecting flights and delays, Chester & Ephraim had fallen so far behind that all other teams had already checked into the Pit Stop by the time they finally arrived in Lisbon. Before they could go for their first clue, Phil greeted them personally at the airport to eliminate them.
4: Leg 4 had no mandatory rest period between legs, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The team who checked in last on this leg did not face a Speed Bump in the next leg.
5: Tim & Marie used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour.
6: Nicole & Travis used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour.
7: Leo & Jamal departed the Pit Start two minutes later than their schedule due to oversleep.

Trivia

Franchise

US

  • Second season where no new countries were visited (after Season 23).
  • Second season to feature an Indian-American team (after Season 10).
  • Fifth season where all the final three teams are co-ed teams (after Seasons 5, 6, 7, & 19).
  • This season's visit to Portugal made the country have the largest gap (at the time of airing in 2013) between one country's visit in a season and its previous season's visit, which was in Season 3 (20 seasons), but since has been broken three times.
    • It was eventually beaten by Namibia, which had its first visit in Season 2, and its second visit in Season 26 (24 seasons).
      • This would be broken by Zambia in Season 27 which had its previous sole visit in Season 1 (26 seasons).
      • In addition, Mexico had its second visit in Season 28 after its first visit in Season 3 (25 seasons).

External links

  1. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/amazing-race-season-23-first-637550
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-revenge-adjusted-down/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-the-simpsons-adjusted-up-final-nfl-ratings-unscrambled-cbs/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-the-amazing-race-revenge-betrayal-adjusted-down/
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down-final-football-numbers/
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-amazing-race-adjusted-up-revenge-betrayal-60-minutes-adjusted-down-final-sports-numbers/
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-amazing-race-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-final-nfl-numbers/
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-revenge-the-simpsons-adjusted-down-plus-unscrambled-cbs-football-numbers/
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-mentalist-adjusted-up-no-adjustment-for-once-upon-a-time-or-almost-human/
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-the-amazing-race-american-dad-americas-funniest-home-videos-adjusted-down/
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-amazing-race-the-mentalist-adjusted-up/
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-the-simpsons-family-guy-revenge-once-upon-a-time-betrayal-60-minutes-adjusted-down/

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Central Europe Cancelled
China 1 · 2 · 3 · 4
China Rush 1 · 2 · 3
Finland 1
France 1
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