The Amazing Race 28 is the twenty-eighth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on February 12, 2016 on CBS. Filming began on November 15, 2015 when teams' first clue box location being live-streamed by Phil in Mexico City.[2]
Development
Filming for The Amazing Race 28 began on November 15, 2015, with the first country revealed via live-stream. Similar to The Amazing Race 26, in which all teams were dating, this season's 11 teams have at least one Internet celebrity per team.[3]
Teams
Dana & Matt
Engaged Choreographers |
Sheri & Cole
Mother/Son |
Tyler & Korey
Best Friends |
Burnie & Ashley
Dating Gamers |
Brodie & Kurt
Pro Frisbee Players |
Zach & Rachel
Newlyweds |
Scott & Blair
Father/Daughter |
Erin & Joslyn
Best Friends |
Brittany & Jessica
Instagram Models |
Darius & Cameron
Brothers |
Marty & Hagan
Mother/Daughter |
Episodes
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
Ratings/Share (18-49) | |
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1 | "I Should've Been a Boy Scout" | February 12, 2016 | 1 | United States → Mexico | Dana & Matt | Scott & Blair | Non-Elimination Leg |
6.09[4] | 1.3/5[4] |
2 | "You Look Like Gollum" | February 19, 2016 | 2 | Mexico → Colombia | Tyler & Korey | Marty & Hagan | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
5.82[5] | 1.1/4[5] |
3 | "Bros Being Jocks" | February 26, 2016 | 3 | Colombia | Brodie & Kurt | Darius & Cameron | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
5.69[6] | 1.1/4[6] |
4 | "Get It Trending" | March 4, 2016 | 4 | Colombia → Switzerland → France | Brodie & Kurt | Brittany & Jessica | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
5.79[7] | 1.1/4[7] |
5 | "We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today" | March 11, 2016 | 5 | France | Tyler & Korey | Erin & Joslyn | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
5.45[8] | 1.0/4[8] |
6 | "Let the Good Times Roll" | April 1, 2016 | 6 | France → Armenia | Brodie & Kurt | Sheri & Cole | Ordered to Continue Racing |
5.83[9] | 1.1/5[9] |
7 | "Welcome to Bloody Fingers 101" | April 8, 2016 | 7 | Armenia → Georgia | Zach & Rachel | Scott & Blair | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
5.51[10] | 1.1/5[10] |
8 | "I Have a Wedgie and a Half" | April 15, 2016 | 8 | Georgia → United Arab Emirates | Brodie & Kurt | Sheri & Cole | Non-Elimination Leg |
5.47[11] | 1.0/4[11] |
9 | "Salt That Sand!" | April 22, 2016 | 9 | United Arab Emirates → Indonesia | Tyler & Korey | Zach & Rachel | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
5.43[12] | 1.0/4[12] |
10 | "Monkey Dance!" | April 29, 2016 | 10 | Indonesia | Tyler & Korey | Brodie & Kurt | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
5.44[13] | 0.9/4[13] |
11 | "That's Money, Honey" | May 6, 2016 | 11 | Indonesia → China | Tyler & Korey | Burnie & Ashley | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
5.19[14] | 0.9/4[14] |
12 | "The Only First That Matters" | May 13, 2016 | 12 | China → United States | Dana & Matt | Tyler & Korey | 3rd Place | 5.93[15] | 1.1/4[15] |
Sheri & Cole | 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dana & Matt | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.17 | 7-7 |
2 | Sheri & Cole | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.58 | 7-7 |
3 | Tyler & Korey | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1⊂ | 1 | 3 | 2.42 | 7-7 |
4 | Burnie & Ashley | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2⋐ | 4 | 3.27 | 6-6 | |
5 | Brodie & Kurt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1ϵ | 5 | 5⊃ | 2.60 | 6-5 | ||
6 | Zach & Rachel | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4.67 | 6-4 | |||
7 | Scott & Blair | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7.43 | 4-3 | |||||
8 | Erin & Joslyn | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7.20 | 3-2 | |||||||
9 | Brittany & Jessica | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7.00 | 3-1 | ||||||||
10 | Darius & Cameron | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8.00 | 2-1 | |||||||||
11 | Marty & Hagan | 8 | 11 | 9.50 | 1-1 | ||||||||||
Notes | [1] | [2] | [3][4] | [5] | |||||||||||
Legend:
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Notes:
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Trivia
Franchise Records
- First time visit to Armenia.[17]
- First time the teams started the race in their houses.
- First time a contestant named "Tyler" competed in, but didn't win the race.
US
- Second time visit to Mexico (after Season 3).
- First time visits to Colombia [18] and Georgia.[19]
- First season since Season 20 to visit more than 1 new sovereign country.
- First time since Season 25 to move the Express Pass away from the first leg.
Reception
- Brian C. Poole at Thunder Alley (11/12/2015): "Amazing Race Internet Pandering"
- Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (02/01/2016): "The Psychological Concerns and Issues For Social Media Contestants To Overcome on The Amazing Race"
- David A. Bindley at realityblurred (02/10/2016): "Why The Amazing Race 28's social media casting stunt is a #fail"
- Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (12/24/2016): "Ranking The Amazing Race in 2016– Part One: The Amazing Race 28"
References
- ↑ http://www.buddytv.com/articles/the-amazing-race/cbs-sets-person-of-interest-se-59282.aspx
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/PhilKeoghanOfficial/videos/vb.182810645084635/1072699659429058/?type=2&theater
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/photos/1005177/meet-the-cast-of-the-amazing-race-season-28/96416/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-feb-12-2016/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-feb-19-2016/
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-feb-26-2016/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-march-4-2016/
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-march-11-2016/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-april-1-2016/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-april-8-2016/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-april-15-2016/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-april-22-2016/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-april-29-2016/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-may-6-2016/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/friday-final-ratings-may-13-2016/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/J0FdXFmaoAU?t=54m40s
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/amazing_race/news/1005018/which-three-new-locations-will-the-season-28-amazing-racers-explore-/
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com.co/farandula/el-reality-amazing-race-desde-cartagena-211792
- ↑ http://rustavi2.com/ka/news/32962
External links
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
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