Season 36.
The all-Americas season: roughly 11,711 miles across two continents and eight countries, run on a chartered Global Crossing Airlines A320 rather than commercial flights, with no non-elimination legs.
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.
A rhythm worth tracking.
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 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 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.