“The Amazing Race” just got bigger. For the CBS reality hit’s Season 37, for the first time it will kick off with 14 teams — having previously expanded to 13 teams the past two seasons. (For most of its run, “The Amazing Race” capped things at 11 teams.)
The expansion to 14 teams comes as part of what CBS is dubbing a “season of surprises” for “The Amazing Race,” which “game-changing twists” each episode. Besides the show’s staple “fast foward” and “U-turn” game play, other elements will make a comeback. And new this season will be a “fork in the road,” as experienced during the very first leg in Hong Kong. According to the description, “when teams arrive at the fork in the road, they will have to choose which direction and route they want to take to the pit stop, creating two parallel races where two teams will be eliminated.”
Co-creators/exec producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, shared some details about this season’s challenges, including a stop in Osaka, Japan, where they will perform with a taiko drum group, and skydive over Dubai. New for the first time will be a stop in Bulgaria, where they will perform a traditional folk dance.
“Adding a new city this season, teams will visit the medieval village of Strasbourg, France, which will feel like stepping into a fairytale,” the producers said. “For our season of surprises, there is no end to the drama, twists and turns until we see who the winners are.”
Phil Keoghan continues as host of “The Amazing Race,” which is bacj on Wednesday, March 5, at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS (and Paramount+ either live for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers or on demand the next day for Paramount+ Essential subscribers).
Here are the Season 37 teams competing on “The Amazing Race”:
Married nurse anesthetists
Philadelphia CBS
Friends
Dallas and Denver CBS
Married Vegas performers
Las Vegas CBS
Married Vegas performers
Las Vegas CBS
Dating nurses
Leland, N.C. CBS
Father and daughter
Chicago and Sommerville, Mass. CBS
Siblings
Los Gatos, Calif. CBS
Sisters
Waco, Texas CBS
Married parents
Pomona, Calif. CBS
Best friends
Watertown, Tenn., and Bartlett, Tenn. CBS
Mother and daughter
Chandler, Ariz., and Englewood, Colo. CBS
Brothers
Brooklyn, N.Y. CBS
Jeff “Pops” Bailey (65, lumberjack) and Jeff Bailey (36, lumberjack)
Father and son
St. Louis, Mo.
Scott Thompson (47, physician assistant) and Lori Thompson (49, stay-at-home mom)
Married parents of eight sons
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Jonathan Littman, Phil Keoghan, Mark Vertullo and Patrick Cariaga are executive producers of “The Amazing Race,” which comes from World Race Productions in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television, ABC Studios and Amazing Race Productions.
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