Season 35.
The largest field the franchise had ever run — thirteen teams across roughly 23,800 miles, three continents, and nine countries, broadcast in feature-length 90-minute episodes.
Thirteen teams, three continents, and the move to 90-minute episodes: the biggest field the race had ever sent out, given room to breathe.
A rhythm worth tracking.
The largest field the franchise had ever run. Thirteen teams covered roughly 23,800 miles across three continents and nine countries, from a Los Angeles start through Thailand, Vietnam, and India, then Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ireland before a Greater Seattle finish. The season moved to feature-length 90-minute episodes, which gives each leg more room than the standard hour. Commercial flights, the Express Pass, and the U-Turn returned, joined by a new Blind U-Turn vote that sharpens the strategic layer.
The #35 slot.
Slot #35 of 37 in the The Amazing Race Editor's Canon. The neighbors below frame what we ranked above and below it.
4 moments, no spoilers.
- Format · the 90-minute hour
The season moved to feature-length episodes, giving the editing room more space per leg than the standard hour allowed.
- Casting · the record field
Thirteen teams of two, the largest field in show history at the time. Watch how the bigger cast fills the opening legs.
- Format · familiar tools return
Commercial flights, the Express Pass, and the U-Turn return, with a new Blind U-Turn vote added to the strategic toolkit.
- Route · Asia to Europe
Los Angeles through Thailand, Vietnam, India, then Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ireland before a Greater Seattle finish.