The Amazing Race 36 is the thirty-sixth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. It premiered on March 13, 2024 and ended on May 15, 2024 on CBS.
Production[]
Applications were due on May 28, 2022. Casting began on June 13, 2022,[4][5] and closed on September 16, 2022.[6]
Filming began on October 25, 2022 and concluded on November 17, 2022. This season traveled a total of 11,711 miles (18,847 km), across eight countries on two continents. Much like The Amazing Race 33 and The Amazing Race 34, this season used an Amazing Race-branded Global Crossing Airlines Airbus 320 charter airplane due to the then-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, retaining the safety protocols enacted by production as a response to the pandemic.[7]
Though billed as the thirty-sixth season, it was the 35th season to be filmed and produced under the original working title The Amazing Race 35. This marks the first time the show has aired seasons out of order. On May 10, 2023, CBS announced that season 35 would air 90-minute episodes instead of the standard 60-minute episodes due to the ongoing 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[8] Due to the expansion to 90-minutes, production decided to film its predecessor, The Amazing Race 35 – the 36th season to be filmed – in June 2023, which was designed with a route and format intended to fill the extended timeslot instead of trying to re-edit this season's already-finished 60-minute episodes to pad for time, clarifying that the premiere of this season had been postponed indefinitely, but would air at a later date.[9]
However, on November 13, 2023, it was announced that this season would continue to air 90-minute episodes beside Survivor 46, much like the previous season. Thus, the decision was ultimately made to re-edit this season's original 60-minute episodes to accommodate for the additional 30-minute runtime.[2][9][10]
Expedia was the only official sponsor of the season and would provide the prizes awarded to first place teams on certain legs.
Twists/Changes[]
- Expanded Cast: As with the previous season, the Race featured 13 teams.
- Roadblock Limits: This season featured 14 Roadblocks, leaving for a maximum Roadblock split of 7-7.
- COVID Protocols: The Race retained the safety protocols seen in The Amazing Race 33 and The Amazing Race 34 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Chartered Flights: Teams would be transported by production on charter flights instead of traveling on commercial flights.
- Departure Groups: To account for the lack of commercial travel, teams were released from the Pit Start in a location in the general area of the upcoming leg in staggered groups of one to four teams — depending on the number of teams racing in that leg — 15 minutes apart in the order they placed in the previous leg. In the final leg, the final three teams would be released from the Pit Start simultaneously.
- Megaleg: Teams were informed at the start of the sixth leg that they would encounter a Megaleg. After completing the first set of tasks, they would receive a clue that would order them to continue racing.
- Rules and Penalties: The following rule and penalty were revealed on this season:
- A team that is separated from their camera and sound crew would be held by production at the next Route Marker until their crew arrives or for an appropriate time that production deems is sufficient.
Teams[]
Ricky & Cesar
Boyfriends |
Juan & Shane
Military Pilots |
Rod & Leticia
Married |
Amber & Vinny
Dating Nurses |
Yvonne & Melissa
Girlfriends |
Angie & Danny
Mother/Son |
Sunny & Bizzy
Firefighter Moms |
Derek & Shelisa
Grandparents |
Kishori & Karishma
Cousins |
Michelle & Sean
Married Aerobics Instructors |
Anthony & Bailey
Twins |
Chris & Mary
Father/Daughter |
Maya & Rohan
Siblings |
Episodes[]
| Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
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| 1 | "You Can't Drive While You're Crying" | March 13, 2024 | 1 | Mexico | Rod & Leticia | Maya & Rohan | 1st Eliminated 13th place |
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| 2 | "Trust But Verify" | March 20, 2024 | 2 | Mexico | Rod & Leticia | Chris & Mary | 2nd Eliminated 12th place |
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| 3 | "It's Not Over Til Phil Sings" | March 27, 2024 | 3 | Mexico → Colombia | Ricky & Cesar | Anthony & Bailey | 3rd Eliminated 11th place |
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| 4 | "Those Who Wander Are Not Lost" | April 3, 2024 | 4 | Colombia | Ricky & Cesar | Michelle & Sean | 4th Eliminated 10th place |
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| 5 | "Save the Stress for Later" | April 10, 2024 | 5 | Colombia → Chile | Ricky & Cesar | Kishori & Karishma | 5th Eliminated 9th place |
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| 6 | "Our Alliance Strikes Again" | April 17, 2024 | 6 | Chile → Argentina | Juan & Shane | Derek & Shelisa | Ordered to Continue Racing |
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| Argentina | Juan & Shane | Derek & Shelisa | 6th Eliminated 8th place | ||||||
| 7 | "Walk and Chew Gum Baby" | April 24, 2024 | 7 | Argentina → Uruguay | Ricky & Cesar | Sunny & Bizzy | 7th Eliminated 7th place |
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| 8 | "That's What Being Strong Will Do" | May 1, 2024 | 8 | Uruguay → Barbados | Ricky & Cesar | Angie & Danny | 8th Eliminated 6th place |
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| 9 | "My Precious Cacao" | May 8, 2024 | 9 | Barbados → Dominican Republic | Ricky & Cesar | Yvonne & Melissa | 9th Eliminated 5th place |
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| 10 | "The Longest Minute of Your Life" | May 15, 2024 | 10 | Dominican Republic | Rod & Leticia | Amber & Vinny | 10th Eliminated 4th place |
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| Dominican Republic → United States | Ricky & Cesar | Rod & Leticia | 3rd place | ||||||
| Juan & Shane | 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 | Average | 
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| 1 | Ricky & Cesar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.45 | 7-7 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Juan & Shane | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.18 | 7-7 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rod & Leticia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 7-7 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Amber & Vinny | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 5-7 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Yvonne & Melissa | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5.56 | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Angie & Danny | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5.25 | 4-5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sunny & Bizzy | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.71 | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Derek & Shelisa | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5.17 | 4-3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Kishori & Karishma | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9.20 | 2-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Michelle & Sean | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9.00 | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Anthony & Bailey | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9.00 | 2-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Chris & Mary | 11 | 12 | 11.50 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Maya & Rohan | 13 | 13.00 | 0-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- First season to visit Barbados.
- First English language version of the Race to start in Latin America.
- Most number of interracial teams, with 7.
- Lowest number of teams who won a leg, 3 (tied with The Amazing Race 13, The Amazing Race 20, The Amazing Race Asia 2, The Amazing Race: China Rush 1, The Amazing Race Norge 1, and Amazing Race Suomi 2).
- Second season to have a racer born after the premiere of The Amazing Race 1 by air date, but first by film date, since this season was filmed before The Amazing Race Australia 7.
- First season not to feature a Scramble since its introduction in The Amazing Race 34.
- First team to win the race with a racing average above 1.50.
US[]
- Due to being the 35th season filmed, this season's episode titles have their production code number listed "3501" onwards.
- First season to visit Dominican Republic.
- First season since The Amazing Race 31 to visit more than one new sovereign country.
- First season to take place entirely in the Americas in standard format, second overall after The Amazing Race: Family Edition, with mostly Hispanophone countries in Latin America.
- First season not to travel to Europe in standard format since The Amazing Race 2, third overall including The Amazing Race: Family Edition.
- Second consecutive season to feature 13 teams by air date, but first by film date, since this season was filmed before The Amazing Race 35 despite airing after it.
- First season to have contestants born in the 2000s and 21st century.
- This season has the most number of Hispanic-American contestants, with 6.
- First season to feature a gay team and a lesbian team in one season.
- Playa El Salado in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is the southernmost Starting Line location in the American version.
- This season's visit to Uruguay breaks the record for the largest gap between one country's visit in a season and its previous visit (31 seasons since its last visit in The Amazing Race 5) until Hungary in The Amazing Race: European Adventure at 32 seasons.
- First season where the final three teams were the only teams to win a leg.
- Ricky & Cesar with 7 wins, Rod & Leticia with 3 wins, and Juan & Shane with 1 win.
- Season with the most Roadblocks, with 14 (tied with The Amazing Race 21 and The Amazing Race 28).
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Reception[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IN THE PENULTIMATE LEG, THE FINAL FOUR TEAMS COMPETE FOR THE CHANCE TO MAKE THE FINAL THREE AND ONE RACER RECEIVES THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME AFTER THEIR ELIMINATION, ON THE 36TH SEASON FINALE OF “THE AMAZING RACE,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 15
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://ew.com/tv/survivor-amazing-race-premiere-dates-90-minute-episodes-2024/
- ↑ Former Kansas City Chiefs player, wife become first members of 'The Amazing Race' 2024 cast
- ↑ It's time to travel the world again! Apply for the #AmazingRace today! | Amazing Race Twitter
- ↑ Okay I can say it now!!! I begin casting for The Amazing Race on June 13th let’s do it @RebeccaCasting and @JesseTannenbaum | Alex Stern Twitter
- ↑ TAR35 casting has officially closed. (Reddit)
- ↑ Bloom, Mike (December 21, 2022). Everything We Know About 'The Amazing Race' Season 35 (Including When It Filmed). Parade. Retrieved on January 11, 2025.
- ↑ Ross, Dalton (May 10, 2023). Survivor and The Amazing Race moving to 90-minute episodes this fall. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on May 13, 2023.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Schneider, Michael (August 30, 2023). ‘The Amazing Race’ Team Breaks Down Fall Surprises: Expanding to 13 Teams, Swapping Seasons and More (EXCLUSIVE). Retrieved on August 30, 2023.
- ↑ https://parade.com/tv/survivor-46-the-amazing-race-36-spring-premiere-date-cbs
- ↑ Bloom, Mike (May 2, 2024). 'The Amazing Race 36's Angie and Danny Butler Reveal the Producers Nearly Saved Them from Elimination. Parade. Retrieved on May 7, 2024.
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