The Amazing Race Canada 1 is the first installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Canada. It premiered on Monday, July 15, 2013 on CTV in Canada. The show is available on CTV's digital platforms, such as CTV.ca, the CTV mobile app, VOD, TSN, TSN2 and RDS.
The first season has top-tier sponsors, which includes Air Canada, BlackBerry, Interac, and Chevrolet Canada.
In conjunction with the sponsors, the winners received C$500,000 worth of cash and prizes: the opportunity to fly free for a year for two on Air Canada in Executive First Class, two pairs of 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays, 250,000 Canadian dollars, and The Amazing Race Canada 1.
On June 5, 2013, CTV announced Jon Montgomery as the host for the first season.
Development[]
Teams[]
Tim & Tim
Father & Son |
Jody & Cory
Brothers |
Vanessa & Celina
Sisters |
Jet & Dave
Best Friends |
Holly & Brett
Married Doctors |
Hal & Joanne
Married Fitness Icons |
Kristen & Darren
Dating |
Jamie & Pierre
Best Friends |
Treena & Tennille
Twin Sisters |
Episodes[]
| Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Where in the World Is Ogopogo?" | July 15, 2013 | 1 | Ontario → British Columbia | Kristen & Darren | Treena & Tennille | 1st Eliminated 9th Place |
3.50 |
| 2 | "Se Hou Leng" | July 22, 2013 | 2 | British Columbia | Holly & Brett | Jamie & Pierre | 2nd Eliminated 8th Place |
2.871 |
| 3 | "Hoodoos & Hoodonts" | July 29, 2013 | 3 | British Columbia → Alberta | Hal & Joanne | Tim & Tim | Non-Elimination Leg |
2.909 |
| 4 | "Grab a 'Nug" | August 5, 2013 | 4 | Alberta → Northwest Territories → Yukon | Jet & Dave | Kristen & Darren | 3rd Eliminated 7th Place |
2.425 |
| 5 | "Death by Lentils" | August 12, 2013 | 5 | Yukon → Saskatchewan | Jet & Dave | Hal & Joanne | 4th Eliminated 6th Place |
2.870 |
| 6 | "Check the Cannons!" | August 19, 2013 | 6 | Saskatchewan → Quebec | Jet & Dave | Tim & Tim | Non-Elimination Leg |
2.943 |
| 7 | "We Don't Have Time for the Bathroom" | August 26, 2013 | 7 | Quebec → Nunavut | Jody & Cory | Holly & Brett | 5th Eliminated 5th Place |
2.790 |
| 8 | "Clutch and Release" | September 2, 2013 | 8 | Nunavut → Nova Scotia | Jody & Cory | Vanessa & Celina | Ordered to Continue Racing |
2.789 |
| 9 | "Ah-mazing" | September 9, 2013 | 9 | Nova Scotia → Newfoundland and Labrador | Jody & Cory | Jet & Dave | 6th Eliminated 4th Place |
2.870 |
| 10 | "The Family Race Off" | September 16, 2013 | 10 | Newfoundland and Labrador → Ontario | Tim & Tim | Vanessa & Celina | 3rd Place | 3.056 |
| Jody & Cory | 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 | Average | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim & Tim | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2⊂ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.90 | 6-6 |
| 2 | Jody & Cory | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.20 | 6-6 |
| 3 | Vanessa & Celina | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4ϵ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.80 | 6-6 |
| 4 | Jet & Dave | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.00 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Holly & Brett | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5⋑ | 2 | 5 | 3.29 | 4-4 | |||
| 6 | Hal & Joanne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6⊃⋐ | 3.00 | 3-3 | |||||
| 7 | Kristen & Darren | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 2-3 | ||||||
| 8 | Jamie & Pierre | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 2-1 | ||||||||
| 9 | Treena & Tennille | 9 | 9.00 | 1-1 | |||||||||
| Notes | [1] | [2][3] | [4] | [5] | |||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- First time teams were allowed to use the U-Turn multiple times.
- First time that the Fast Forward was not used in the inaugural season of a new version.
- Second time that a team did not use their Express Pass before being eliminated.
- First time that a team completed two Speed Bumps in a single season.
- Second time a Double U-turn was not used by any team.
- First time that a Final Three to have featured Family Teams in a standard format, and the first Family Team to do so on a two-person race.
- First person to race with Parkinson's disease.
- First Parent/Child Team team to win.
Canada[]
- First season to stay in one country and not travel internationally.
- First season to feature only nine teams.
- First season to feature the Double Express Pass for which the awarded team must give the second pass to another team before the end of a designated leg.
- First season to have the Double U-Turn which allows two teams to U-Turn two different teams.
- first season to implement the non-elimination penalty for the last team to arrive at the non-elimination leg required to perform a Speed Bump task sometime during the next leg.
Reception[]
- Jessice Liese at Rob Has A Website (07/11/2013): "The Amazing Race: Celebrating Everything Canadian"
- Nick Patch at The Chronicle Herald (07/11/2013): "Competitors talk ahead of first season of Amazing Race Canada"
- Debra Yeo at The Star (07/31/2013): "The Amazing Race Canada races to ratings record"
- Etan Vlessing at Hollywood Reporter (09/18/2013): "Amazing Race Canada Outpaces Rival U.S. Reality Series With Debut Season"
References[]
| The Amazing Race Season Index | |
|---|---|
| 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 · 36 |
| 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 · 10 |
| Central Europe | Cancelled |
| China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
| China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| Finland | 1 · 2 |
| 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 |