The Amazing Race Australia is a reality game show based on the American CBSseries, The Amazing Race. Australia's Seven Network has purchased the international format rights to the highly successful reality adventure series.[1]
Synopsis[]
"The US version of The Amazing Race has had a huge following on Seven and we are thrilled to be working with Disney on The Amazing Race: Australia which promises to capture the excitement of the original series.
"Audiences in Australia have shown an enormous appetite for high-quality, locally produced shows in recent years. The Amazing Race: Australia is another great milestone in our long-standing relationship with Channel Seven in bringing programs that resonate with viewers here."[2]
The Race[]
- This section cite the differences between the American version and Australia version only.
The Amazing Race Australia is quite similar to the American edition. The basic premise is the same, namely that teams must follow clues and complete tasks to check in to pit stops in a race around the world. However, some differences between the two versions exist.
Teams[]
- For a list of all teams, see Category:The Amazing Race (AU) teams.
Countries and Locales Visited[]
Africa | Asia | Europe | ||||||
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Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | |||
Morocco | 6 | Cambodia | 3, 7 | Croatia | 3 | |||
Malawi | 4 | China | 2 | Czech Republic | 1 | |||
Namibia | 3 | India | 2, 7 | Greece | 6 | |||
South Africa | 1 | Indonesia | 1 | France | 2 | |||
Zambia | 4 | Israel | 1 | Netherlands | 1 | |||
Zimbabwe | 4 | Malaysia | 7 | Poland | 1 | |||
Mongolia | 4 | Portugal | 3 | |||||
Philippines | 2 | Russia | 3 | |||||
Singapore | 1 | |||||||
South Korea | 4 | |||||||
Sri Lanka | 1 | |||||||
Thailand | 3, 4 | |||||||
Turkey | 2, 6 | |||||||
United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||||
Vietnam | 1, 4 | |||||||
Territory | Season(s) Visited | |||||||
Hong Kong | 1 | |||||||
Macau | 1 | |||||||
North America | Oceania | South America | ||||||
Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | |||
Belize | 6 | Australia | All Seasons | Argentina | 3 | |||
Canada | 2 | New Zealand | 3 | Colombia | 6 | |||
Cuba | 2 | |||||||
Mexico | 6 | |||||||
United States of America | 3 |
Seasons[]
Season | Number of Teams | Destinations | Filming Dates | Season Run | Network | Winners | Unique Distinctions |
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The Amazing Race Australia 1 |
11 | Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macau, South Africa, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Israel, Sri Lanka, Singapore | November 5, 2010 - November 29, 2010 | May 16, 2011 - August 1, 2011 | Seven Network | Tyler Atkins & Nathan Jouliffe |
None |
The Amazing Race Australia 2 |
11 | Australia, Philippines, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, France, Cuba, Canada, China | November 18, 2011 - December 13, 2011 | May 30, 2012 - August 13, 2012 | Shane Haw & Andrew Thoday |
Introduced the Salvage Pass and Must-Vote U-Turn; first reality show to film in Cuba | |
The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand |
10 | Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia, Thailand, Namibia, Russia, Portugal, Croatia, Argentina, United States | March 7, 2014 - March 30, 2014 | August 4, 2014 - September 25, 2014 | Daniel Little & Ryan Thomas |
Featured five Australian Teams and five New Zealand teams raced against each other. Introduced unique Starting Line task where said two nations battled against each other. | |
The Amazing Race Australia 4 |
11 | South Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Thailand, Australia | August 20, 2019 - September 12, 2019 | October 28, 2019 - December 3, 2019 | Network Ten | Tim Sattler & Rod Jones |
None |
The Amazing Race Australia 5 |
161 | Australia only | October 6, 2020 - November 14, 2020 | February 1, 2021 - March 28, 2021 | Brendon Crawley & Jackson Dening |
Raced within only Australia due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Introduced the First Class Pass and Salvage and Sabotage Non-Elimination penalty. | |
The Amazing Race Australia 6 |
202 | Australia, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Colombia, Belize, Mexico | March 4, 2022 - April 16, 2022 | August 29, 2022 - October 9, 2022 | Heath Curry and Toni Hilland |
Featured two separate starting lines | |
The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition |
11 | India, Malaysia, Cambodia | June 8, 2023 - July 1, 2023 | October 4, 2023 - November 9, 2023 | Darren McMullen & Tristan Dougan Emma Watkins & Hayley Watkins Alli Simpson & Angie Simpson |
Featured teams of celebrities with their charity First time in The Amazing Race franchise to have joint-winners placing both at the same time | |
Notes:
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Social Media Profiles[]
- Official Site of The Amazing Race Australia
- The Amazing Race Australia's Facebook: /AmazingRaceAU
- The Amazing Race Australia's Twitter: @amazingrace_au
- The Amazing Race Australia's Instagram: /amazingraceau
References[]
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 |