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The most self-contained outing yet.
A charter plane, no non-elimination legs, and a route that never leaves the Americas — the most self-contained outing the modern franchise has run.
Charter flights, all-Americas route.
The all-Americas season. Thirteen teams covered 11,711 miles across two continents and eight countries, from a Puerto Vallarta start through Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Barbados, and the Dominican Republic before a Philadelphia finish, with the franchise's first visits to Barbados and the Dominican Republic. Teams flew on a chartered Global Crossing Airlines A320 rather than commercial flights, and the season ran no non-elimination legs. The 90-minute episodes restored footage the standard hour would have left on the cutting-room floor.
The #36 slot.
Slot #36 of 38 in the Amazing Race Editor's Canon. Season 36 is the most self-contained outing the modern franchise has run. Thirteen teams covered roughly 11,711 miles across two continents and eight countries — Puerto Vallarta through Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Barbados, and the Dominican Republic before a Philadelphia finish, with first franchise visits to Barbados and the Dominican Republic. A chartered Global Crossing Airlines A320 replaced commercial flights, the season ran no non-elimination legs, and the 90-minute cut restored footage the standard hour would lose. The canon places it thirty-sixth because the structural set is competent but quieter than the modern entries above it.
4 moments, no spoilers.
- Format · the charter plane
Teams traveled on a chartered Global Crossing Airlines A320 instead of commercial flights, which reshapes the airport-queue strategy the format usually leans on.
- Format · no non-elimination legs
Every leg in the season carries stakes — there are no non-elimination legs to absorb a bad run.
- Format · the longer cut
The 90-minute episodes were re-edited to restore footage the standard hour would have cut, widening the per-team coverage.
- Route · first-time stops
Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Barbados, and the Dominican Republic — the franchise's first visits to Barbados and the Dominican Republic.