Reality Showdown.
Eleven teams drawn from across CBS reality — five from The Amazing Race, three from Survivor, three from Big Brother — racing a single global route.
The first time the franchise opened its starting line to alumni of other shows — three games' worth of strategy in one field.
A rhythm worth tracking.
The race opened its starting line to other CBS competition shows for the first time: five Amazing Race teams against three Survivor and three Big Brother teams. Eleven teams left Hermosa Beach into a twelve-leg spring route through Japan, Laos, Vietnam, the UAE, Uganda, Switzerland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and England before a Detroit finish. CBS held the Wednesday hour. Phil Keoghan paces a season whose argument is the strategy clash — three games' worth of instincts tested on one road.
The #16 slot.
Slot #16 of 33 in the The Amazing Race Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.
3 moments, no spoilers.
- Ep 1 · the mixed field
Five Amazing Race teams line up against Survivor and Big Brother alumni. Watch how each show's instincts translate to the road.
- Casting · cross-franchise
The first race field built from three different competition shows. The strategy clash is the season's argument.
- Route · Uganda leg
The route runs through Japan, Laos, Vietnam, the UAE, Uganda, Switzerland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and England.