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A tweak, not a rewrite.
A casting concept that turns the starting line into eleven separate front doors — and the route into a feed.
Hometown starts, three first-time stops.
The race stocked its spring outing with social-media personalities, each paired with a relative or friend. Eleven teams started from their own US hometowns — arrivals announced across their feeds — into a twelve-leg route through Mexico, Colombia, Switzerland, France, Armenia, Georgia, the UAE, Indonesia, and China before a Santa Barbara wine-country finish, with first-ever stops in Colombia, Armenia, and Georgia. CBS held the Friday hour, and the casting concept reshapes the on-camera energy from the first front door.
The #25 slot.
Slot #25 of 38 in the Amazing Race Editor's Canon. Season 28 stocked its field with social-media personalities, each paired with a relative or friend, and the canon places it where the concept lands. Eleven teams launched from their own US hometowns — arrivals announced across their feeds — into a route through Mexico, Colombia, Switzerland, France, Armenia, Georgia, the UAE, Indonesia, and China before a Santa Barbara finish, with first-ever stops in Colombia, Armenia, and Georgia. CBS held the Friday hour. The casting reshapes the on-camera energy from the first front door. The canon places it twenty-fifth because the concept is a casting tweak rather than a format argument.
3 moments, no spoilers.
- Ep 1 · hometown starts
Teams launch from their own US hometowns rather than a shared starting line, with arrivals announced via social media.
- Route · first Colombia stop
The route reaches Colombia, Armenia, and Georgia for the first time, plus Mexico, Switzerland, the UAE, Indonesia, and China.
- Casting · the influencer field
Each racer brings an online following. Watch how that changes the on-camera energy versus a standard field.