The Amazing Race

Teams of two travel across the globe racing for a $2 million prize in this ultimate-adventure reality show.
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Sundays, 8 PM ET, CBS

Current Season: 22 - Total Episodes: 41
Highest Rated: Ep 10, Season 18

“Beacon Of Hope”

by Scott Von Doviak May 5, 2013 -

A suitably suspense-free finale for a reality-competition show past its prime.

B+

"Take Down That Million"

by Scott Von Doviak December 9, 2012 -

The race comes to a most unlikely conclusion.

“Funky Monkey”

by Scott Von Doviak October 21, 2012 -

After another boring leg, the race will go on without us.

“There’s No Crying In Baseball”

by Scott Von Doviak October 14, 2012 -

The Double U-Turn provides some welcome manufactured drama.

Ep. 11, Season 22
“Beacon Of Hope”
Ep. 11, Season 21
"Take Down That Million"
Ep. 4, Season 21
“Funky Monkey”
Ep. 3, Season 21
“There’s No Crying In Baseball”

Features Reviews

Season

newest oldest

"Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm In A Race."
Episode 12

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B-

"This Is Where It Ends (Brazil And Florida)"
Episode 11-12

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B+
"Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen (Switzerland)"
Episode 10

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A-
"We're Good American People (Switzerland)"
Episode 9

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C+
"I Cannot Deal With Your Psycho Behavior (Austria)"
Episode 8

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B-
"You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win (Varanasi, India)"
Episode 7

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B
"I Feel Like A Monkey In A Circus Parade (Kolkata, India)"
Episode 6

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C
"Don't Ruin The Basketball Game (Kunming, China)"
Episode 5

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B+
"This Is The Most Stupid Day Ever (Lijiang, China)"
Episode 4

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B
"We Had A Lot Of Evil Spirits, Apparently (Japan)"
Episode 3

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B-
"I Never Looked So Foolish In My Whole Entire Life (Outback)"
Episode 2

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B+
"Head Down And Hold On (Australia)"
Episode 1

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A-

“Go Out And Get It Done”
Episode 12

A lackluster trip around the globe reaches its conclusion.
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B
“We Are Charlie Chaplin”
Episode 11

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B
“Release The Brake!”
Episode 10

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C
“It’s Speedo Time”
Episode 9

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A-
“Super Shady”
Episode 8

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B+
“Move Goat”
Episode 7

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C-
“We Love Your Country Already, It Is Very Spacious”
Episode 6

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C
“I Feel Like I’m In The Circus”
Episode 5

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B+
“This Is Gonna Be A Fine Mess”
Episode 4

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C
“Don’t Lay Down On Me Now”
Episode 3

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C+
“The Sprint Of Our Lives”
Episode 2

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B-
“The Kindness Of Strangers”
Episode 1

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B

“It's A Great Place To Become Millionaires”
Episode 11

The 20th season comes to a surprisingly entertaining conclusion.
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B+
“I Need Hair To Be Pretty”
Episode 10

Would you shave your head for a million dollars?
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C
“Bollywood Travolta”
Episode 9

One team’s struggles prove hard to watch.
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C
“Let Them Drink Their Haterade”
Episode 8

The dreaded Double U-Turn is back.
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B
“I Didn’t Make Her Cry”
Episode 7

Tensions boil over on a feisty trip to Tanzania.
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B+
“This Is Wicked Strange (Baku, Azerbaijan)”
Episode 6

In which teams must scrape hot crude oil off of hairy, half-naked men.
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B+
“Uglier Than A Mud Rail Fence”
Episode 5

Weird beards, witches, and product-placed gnomes abound. Also yelling. Lots of yelling.
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B-
“Taste Your Salami”
Episode 4

Turin! City of car museums and 14 different varieties of salami!
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B
“Bust Me Right In The Head With It”
Episode 3

Teams must construct mountains of melons in the most grueling leg of the race in some time.
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B
“You Know I’m Not As Smart As You”
Episode 2

Reality show competitors attempting to do simple math: always good comedy.
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B
“Tears Of A Clown”
Episode 1

The venerable reality competition launches its 20th season with a strange ending.
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B+

"Take Down That Million"
Episode 11

The race comes to a most unlikely conclusion.
-
B+
“Funky Monkey”
Episode 4

After another boring leg, the race will go on without us.
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D
“There’s No Crying In Baseball”
Episode 3

The Double U-Turn provides some welcome manufactured drama.
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B
“Long Hair, Don’t Care”
Episode 2

Bad racing is rewarded, and the viewer is punished.
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D
“Double Your Money”
Episode 1

The race is off to an even more hectic start than usual.
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B

“Beacon Of Hope”
Episode 11

A suitably suspense-free finale for a reality-competition show past its prime.
-
C

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The best TV series of 2012: The ballots
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