Eleven teams left Santa Barbara into a twelve-leg spring route through Argentina, Paraguay, Italy, Germany, Tanzania, India, Azerbaijan, and Turkey before a Hawaiian finish line. CBS held the Sunday hour and the production ran the format in its established lane — the version the show had been making for a decade now. The casting leans on partner pairs and dating couples. Phil Keoghan paces an outing that is competent across the legs without reaching for novelty.
Slot #28 of 38 in the The Amazing Race Editor's Canon. The seasons on either side show what I ranked it against.