The Amazing Race
The world is waiting for you.
Created by Elise Doganieri, Bertram van Munster
On CBS
A high-energy, globe-trotting competition that pairs genuine physical and mental challenge with the warmth of team dynamics and the visual spectacle of world travel.
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
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Questions people ask
Is The Amazing Race sad? No. Less sad than 92% of series.
Is The Amazing Race violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Does The Amazing Race leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The Amazing Race easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Is The Amazing Race scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like The Amazing Race, and what each one shares →
Like The Amazing Race
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Amazing Race
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Amazing Race, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Amazing Race, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Amazing Race, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
