| The Amazing Race | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Created by | Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
| Presented by | Phil Keoghan |
| Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 209 |
| Production | |
| Executiveproducer(s) | Jerry Bruckheimer Bertram van Munster Jonathan Littman Hayma "Screech" Washington Elise Doganieri Amy Nabseth Chacon |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) (2001–2010) 1080i (HDTV) (2011–present) |
| Original run | September 5, 2001 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | International versions |
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday 9:00 pm | September 5, 2001 | December 13, 2001 | 2001–2002 | #73 | 8.80 |
| 2 | March 11, 2002 | May 15, 2002 | #49 | 10.30 | ||
| 3 | October 2, 2002 | December 18, 2002 | 2002–2003 | #71 | 8.98 | |
| 4 | Thursday 8:00 pm | May 29, 2003 | August 21, 2003 | 2003 | N/A | 8.32 |
| 5 | Tuesday 10:00 pm | July 6, 2004 | September 21, 2004 | 2004 | N/A | 10.73 |
| 6 | Tuesday 9:00 pm | November 16, 2004 | February 8, 2005 | 2004–2005 | #31 | 11.54 |
| 7 | March 1, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | #25 | 13.05 | ||
| 8 | September 27, 2005 | December 13, 2005 | 2005–2006 | #42 | 10.80 | |
| 9 | Tuesday 9:00 pm Tuesday 10:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 pm |
February 28, 2006 | May 17, 2006 | #56 | 9.10 | |
| 10 | Sunday 8:00 pm | September 17, 2006 | December 10, 2006 | 2006–2007 | #31 | 11.50 |
| 11 | February 18, 2007 | May 6, 2007 | #44 | 10.10 | ||
| 12 | November 4, 2007 | January 20, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #25 | 11.84 | |
| 13 | September 28, 2008 | December 7, 2008 | 2008–2009 | #27 | 11.14 | |
| 14 | February 15, 2009 | May 10, 2009 | #29 | 10.91 | ||
| 15 | September 27, 2009 | December 6, 2009 | 2009–2010 | #28 | 11.14 | |
| 16 | February 14, 2010 | May 9, 2010 | #29 | 10.40 | ||
| 17 | September 26, 2010 | December 12, 2010 | 2010–2011 | TBD | TBD | |
| 18 | February 20, 2011 | May 8, 2011 | TBD | TBD |
| Summary of Emmy Nominations and Wins | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Result | Record |
| 2003 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 1 for 1 |
| 2004 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 2 for 2 |
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 0 for 1 | |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 1 | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 1 | |||
| 2005 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 3 for 3 |
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Won | 1 for 2 | |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 0 for 2 | ||
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 2 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 1 | |||
| 2006 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 4 for 4 |
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Won | 2 for 3 | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 1 for 3 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 0 for 3 | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 2 | |||
| 2007 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 5 for 5 |
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Won | 3 for 4 | |
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 2 for 4 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 0 for 4 | ||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 3 | |||
| 2008 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 6 for 6 |
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 3 for 5 | |
| Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 1 | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 2 for 5 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 5 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 4 | |||
| 2009 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Won | 7 for 7 |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Phil Keoghan |
Nominated | 0 for 1 | ||
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 3 for 6 | |
| Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 2 | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 2 for 6 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 6 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 5 | |||
| 2010 | Primetime | Outstanding Reality-Competition Program | Nominated | 7 for 8 |
| Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Phil Keoghan |
Nominated | 0 for 2 | ||
| Creative Arts | Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated | 3 for 7 | |
| Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 3 | |||
| Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming | 2 for 7 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 7 | |||
| Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming | 0 for 6 | |||
| Total | 12 wins, 40 nominations | |||