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The Amazing Race 33
Season 33
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Region 1 DVD cover
Presented by Phil Keoghan
No. of teams11
Winner Kim & Penn Holderness
No. of legs11
Distance traveled22,000 mi (35,000 km)
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network CBS
Original releaseJanuary 5 (2022-01-05) 
March 2, 2022 (2022-03-02)
Additional information
Filming datesOriginal:
February 22 (2020-02-22) 
February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)
Resumption:
September 19 –
October 6, 2021 (2021-10-06)
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 33 is the thirty-third season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race . Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around Europe to win US$1,000,000. Though filming started in February 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused production to be placed on hold for over a year and a half. The race resumed in September 2021 with most of the original teams and a modified route. This season visited two continents and seven countries and traveled over 22,000 miles (35,000 km) during eleven legs. Starting from the racers homes in the United States, racers traveled through England and Scotland before production was suspended. After reuniting in St. Gallen, racers traveled through Switzerland, France, Greece, and Portugal before returning to the United States and finishing in Greater Los Angeles. An element of the show that returned for this season was having teams start from their homes instead of a centralized location. The season premiered on CBS on January 5, 2022, and the season finale aired on March 2, 2022. [1]

Married internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness were the winners of this season, [2] while flight attendants Raquel Moore and Cayla Platt finished in second place, and best friends Ryan Ferguson and Dusty Harris finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

The 33rd season of The Amazing Race started filming on February 22, 2020, with teams being informed to travel to Trafalgar Square in London. Trafalgar Square, London 2 - Jun 2009.jpg
The 33rd season of The Amazing Race started filming on February 22, 2020, with teams being informed to travel to Trafalgar Square in London.

In January 2020, during the winter press tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California, Amazing Race co-creators and executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, who were promoting their new National Geographic show Race to the Center of the Earth , confirmed to Andy Dehnart of Reality Blurred that they would be filming a thirty-third season of The Amazing Race later in the year. [3]

Filming began on February 22, 2020 as usual, after host Phil Keoghan finished filming the first season of Tough as Nails . [4] [5] This season of The Amazing Race started with Keoghan contacting teams at their homes, instructing them to travel to London, and it was expected to conclude in mid-March. [6] [7] [8] However, filming was suspended on February 28 after three legs had been completed in England and Scotland with the contestants and production crew sent home as a precaution due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic. [9] [7] [10] According to van Munster, he contacted CBS after he and his crew arrived in Sweden to film in Lapland, where the fourth leg was to take place, to halt the season due to the dangers of the emerging pandemic. [11] [12] In addition to Sweden, the remainder of the original racecourse prior to production shutdown would have visited Austria, Italy, Vietnam, Thailand, South America, and a first-time visit to Nepal. [11] [13] [14]

COVID-19 shutdown

After the season was suspended, Phil Keoghan stated that the show intended to resume filming where it had left off, [15] [16] but he also acknowledged that filming could not resume until viral transmissions declined. [17] Kelly Kahl, the President of CBS Entertainment, stated that the show would film "as soon as we can safely get back into production" with the producers working to "plot out a race that sticks to countries that are safe" but acknowledged the difficulties of "literally [having] to navigate some international waters." [18] Kahl also stated that he wasn't aware of any contestants that had dropped out of the season. [19] Keoghan stated a year later that he could not guarantee that every team would be able to return once filming restarted. [20] In April 2021, Mitch Graham, SVP of Alternative Programming, stated that production looked at the option of going to COVID-light countries but that it was unlikely as it would not lead to the same experience of traveling the globe. [21] The following month, the creators of the show stated that they have plans to resume filming the season once they can assure team safety with mass vaccinations in target travel locations. [22] [23] Kahl stated that he hoped to have the season air in the midseason of the 2021–22 television season provided that enough countries open up in the coming months to film the remaining legs. [24] In an interview with Gold Derby in June 2021, Keoghan stated that a plan to film safely had been established. [25]

Resumption of filming

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When production resumed in September 2021, teams flew on charter planes to travel between countries for the remaining legs.

In September 2021, Thom Sherman, the Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment, announced at the Television Critics Association that the show was in pre-production and would return for the 2021–22 television season. [26] In order to restart the season, production chartered an Amazing Race-branded Titan Airways Boeing 757 for subsequent travel by teams and crew, which included four COVID testing teams, to reduce infection risk. [7] To account for common travel on the chartered jet, teams were released from the charter plane in a number of groups, with those who had checked in at the previous Pit Stop earlier able to start the next leg earlier. [27] Keoghan said that the use of a chartered jet was something they had considered previously as it would have eliminated problems with airports, and in this season, they at times did not inform the racers where their next destination was until they landed. [28] New tasks were developed with social distancing in mind, with preference for outdoor activities rather than crowded indoor ones. Teams were still made to rely on either their own driving or using public transportation where production affirmed that drivers took COVID precautions. [29]

Racers traveled to Switzerland and resumed racing on September 19, 2021, after 1 year, 6 months, and 22 days (nearly nineteen months). [30] [31] [7] The remaining legs after Scotland were altered to have travel proceed through locations with the lowest COVID-19 rates: Zürich, Lugano, Corsica, Halkidiki, Thessaloniki, and Lisbon before returning to Los Angeles. [7] [32] [33] However, four teams were unable to return after production resumed due to extenuating circumstances: Anthony was unable to return due to work; Caro & Ray had broken up during the hiatus and Caro's work visa had expired, meaning she was unable to return to the United States due to travel restrictions against non-U.S. citizens; Connie and Sam were expecting a child when the restart was planned; and Taylor was on bereavement following the death of his brother from COVID-19 which had occurred shortly before the planned restart. [34] [35] Two teams that had been originally eliminated before the production shutdown, Michael & Moe and Arun & Natalia, were brought back to the competition. [33] [36] Filming of the season wrapped in October. [37] [38]

Casting

This season saw Jesse Tannenbaum, who was recently promoted to casting director of Survivor starting with Island of the Idols , become the show's new casting director, a role he previously held during season 29 and season 30, [39] after Lynne Spillman's contract with CBS expired in 2018. [40] [41] The cast was announced by CBS on December 10, 2021. [7]

Cast

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Anthony Sadler
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Spencer Stone
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Ryan W. Ferguson

The cast included Love Island season 1 couple Caro Viehweg and Ray Gantt; [42] married internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness; [43] Buffalo Singing Cops duo Michael Norwood and Moe Badger; [44] 2015 Thalys train attack heroes Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone; and Ryan Ferguson, who spent ten years in prison after being wrongfully convicted. [45]

ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus
Michael NorwoodReturned to competitionEliminated 1st
(in London, England)
Moe Badger
Arun KumarEliminated 2nd
(in Glasgow, Scotland)
Natalia Kumar
Taylor Green-Jones38Married Fort Worth, Texas Unable to return
to competition
Isaiah Green-Jones31 Portland, Oregon
Caro Viehweg23Dating Los Angeles, California
Ray Gantt25 Lakewood, New Jersey
Connie Greiner37Married Newport News, Virginia
Sam Greiner39 Charlotte, North Carolina
Anthony Sadler 29Childhood Friends Sacramento, California
Spencer Stone 29
Michael Norwood 36Singing Police Officers Buffalo, New York Eliminated 3rd
(in Altstätten, Switzerland)
Moe Badger42
Akbar Cook Sr.45Married Educators Newark, New Jersey Eliminated 4th
(in Giuncaggio, France)
Sheri Cook44 Havana, Florida
Lulu Gonzalez37Twins & Radio Hosts North Bergen, New Jersey Eliminated 5th
(in Nea Kallikrateia, Greece)
Lala Gonzalez37
Arun Kumar56Father & Daughter Detroit, Michigan Eliminated 6th
(in Cabo Espichel, Portugal)
Natalia Kumar28
Ryan Ferguson 37Best Friends Manhattan, New York Third place
Dusty Harris38 Columbia, Missouri
Raquel Moore31Flight Attendants Chicago, Illinois Runners-up
Cayla Platt30 Gulf Breeze, Florida
Kim Holderness 45Married Sarasota, Florida Winners
Penn Holderness 47 Durham, North Carolina
Future appearances

In 2022, Caro Viehweg and Ray Gantt appeared on the fifth season of MTV's Ex on the Beach . [46] Cayla Platt competed on the first season of The Challenge: USA . [47] Dusty Harris competed on the second season of The Challenge: USA. [48] In 2023, Gantt competed on Love Island Games . [49] Lulu and Lala Gonzalez competed on Raid the Cage . [50]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order. Note that the race was suspended at the end of leg 3 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed a year-and-a-half later.

Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Kim & Penn4th5th1st2nd3rd1st1st1st2nd2nd1st
Raquel & Cayla3rd4th6th3rd4th2nd2nd2nd1st1st2nd
Ryan & Dusty2nd1st2nd1st1st3rd3rd3rd4th3rd3rd
Arun & Natalia9th3rd10th6th [lower-alpha 1] 6th4th5th4th3rd4th
Lulu & Lala10th10th [lower-alpha 2] 7th4th2nd5th4th5th [lower-alpha 3]
Akbar & Sheri6th8th9th5th5th6th
Michael & Moe11th7th [lower-alpha 1]
Anthony & Spencer1st7th3rd [lower-alpha 1]
Connie & Sam7th2nd4th [lower-alpha 1]
Caro & Ray5th6th5th [lower-alpha 1]
Taylor & Isaiah8th9th8th [lower-alpha 1]
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Anthony & Spencer, Caro & Ray, Connie & Sam, and Taylor & Isaiah were unable to return to The Amazing Race when filming resumed due to extenuating circumstances. As a result, Michael & Moe and Arun & Natalia re-entered the competition as replacement teams.
  2. This team arrived last at the Pit Stop, but were instructed to continue racing.
  3. Lulu & Lala initially arrived 1st, but had not completed the leg's final two tasks, having found the Pit Stop by chance. They were required go back and complete all remaining tasks before checking in. All of other teams checked in during this time, dropping Lulu & Lala to last.

Race summary

The route of The Amazing Race 33. The route stopped in Glasgow, Scotland, when filming was suspended, and restarted in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The Amazing Race 33 map.png
The route of The Amazing Race 33. The route stopped in Glasgow, Scotland, when filming was suspended, and restarted in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Destinations Legenda lotnisko.svg Air travel    Legenda kolej.svg Rail travel    BSicon BOOT.svg Water travel    Bus-logo.svg Bus travel
Maki-heliport-15.svg Helicopter travel    Maki-bicycle-15.svg Bicycle travel    Maki-aerialway-15.svg Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour icon.svg Detour    Roadblock icon.svg Roadblock    Speed Bump icon.svg Speed Bump    TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → England)

Beneath the blue whale skeleton in London's Natural History Museum, teams found the season's first Pit Stop. Whale skeleton (39940686951).jpg
Beneath the blue whale skeleton in London's Natural History Museum, teams found the season's first Pit Stop.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 2 (England)

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The Roadblock during the second leg in England was set in the Mail Rail.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional notes

Leg 3 (England → Scotland)

One Detour option in Glasgow had teams sing at the Britannia Music Hall. The Britannia Music Hall.jpg
One Detour option in Glasgow had teams sing at the Britannia Music Hall.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional notes

Leg 4 (Switzerland)

Teams gathered outside St. Gallen Cathedral to restart The Amazing Race 33. StiftskircheSt.Gallen.jpg
Teams gathered outside St. Gallen Cathedral to restart The Amazing Race 33.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 5 (Switzerland)

Parco Ciani in the lakeside city of Lugano served as the fifth Pit Stop. Villa Ciani Lugano.jpg
Parco Ciani in the lakeside city of Lugano served as the fifth Pit Stop.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 6 (Switzerland → France)

Once in Corsica, teams traveled to the commune of Corte. Corte, veduta dal belvedere, la cittadella 01.jpg
Once in Corsica, teams traveled to the commune of Corte.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 7 (France)

During their second leg in France, teams ate casu marzu by the Tour de Fautea. Tour de Fautea 01.jpg
During their second leg in France, teams ate casu marzu by the Tour de Fautea.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 8 (France → Greece)

The first Roadblock in Halkidiki had racers making dolmades. Greek dolmades.jpg
The first Roadblock in Halkidiki had racers making dolmades.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 9 (Greece)

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The White Tower of Thessaloniki was the location of this season's ninth Pit Stop.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note

Leg 10 (Greece → Portugal)

Teams encountered their second Roadblock in Portugal at the Santuario de Cabo Espichel. Cabo Espichel March 2015-10a.jpg
Teams encountered their second Roadblock in Portugal at the Santuário de Cabo Espichel.
Locations
Episode summary

Leg 11 (Portugal → United States)

The soccer stadium inside Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California was the finish line of The Amazing Race 33. DHSP29MAY2021.png
The soccer stadium inside Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California was the finish line of The Amazing Race 33.
Locations
Episode summary
QuestionAnswer
You were greeted at the pit stop with
these words
We have two ears and one tongue so
that we would listen more and talk less.
This mode of transportation
took you the rest of the way
Corte cars
You found this under a rockGold coin
It went this far up8000 ft elevation
It fell out as wellRed & yellow piñata candies
He greeted you with a smile and a drinkBonifacio Pit Stop greeter Stefan
Under this, he pointed the wayNapoleon Bonaparte with a bicorne
He joined you throughout the legTravelocity Roaming Gnome
You checked in hereParco Ciani
You painted thisSetúbal door
Something you had to eatSouvlaki
You took this to Number 10Setúbal rowboat
It's plated correctlyDolmades
Additional note

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 33 received mixed-to-positive reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wrote that "The Amazing Race 33 was a great season overall. Even with some very thin legs, it felt to me like a throwback to earlier seasons, especially with the post-restart season not having any U-Turns or Yields." [55] Sage Negron of Comic Book Resources wrote that "Season 33 ended up being one of the show's stronger outings." [56] Sandy Casanova of Hidden Remote called it "another amazing season". [57] Dustin Rowles of Pajiba called it "a strange and almost surreal season of The Amazing Race." [58] Denton Davidson of Gold Derby wrote that he "loved most of the cast, but the pandemic and changes it caused this race really hurt the season overall." [59] Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the season was "generally muted and limited challenge-wise" due to the pandemic. [60] In 2024, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant placed this season within the bottom 13 out of 36. [61]

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of The Amazing Race 33
No.TitleAir date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1–2"We're Back!" / "It Can't Be That Easy"January 5, 20220.74.400.41.581.15.97 [62] [63]
3"Who Has This One in the Bag?"January 12, 20220.53.490.51.981.05.48 [64] [63]
4"Ready to Restart the Race"January 19, 20220.73.66 [65]
5"Stairway to Hell"January 26, 20220.63.930.51.891.15.81 [66] [63]
6"Say Cheese"February 2, 20220.63.760.51.721.15.48 [67] [63]
7"Gently Down the Stream"February 9, 20220.62.970.41.751.04.72 [68] [63]
8"Souvlaki"February 16, 20220.53.170.41.740.94.91 [69] [63]
9"Rock Bottom"February 23, 20220.53.280.51.761.05.05 [70] [63]
10–11"No Room For Error" / "In the Hands of the Amazing Race Gods"March 2, 20220.73.970.31.731.05.71 [71] [63]
Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Wednesdays. Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris's count.

No.Air dateEpisodeViewers
(millions)
Rank
(Week)
Ref
1-2January 5, 2022"We're Back!" / "It Can't Be That Easy"1.487 [72]
3January 12, 2022"Who Has This One in the Bag?"1.289 [73]
4January 19, 2022"Ready to Restart the Race"1.495 [74]
5January 26, 2022"Stairway to Hell"1.358 [75]
6February 2, 2022"Say Cheese"1.208 [76]
7February 9, 2022"Gently Down the Stream"1.249 [77]
8February 16, 2022"Souvlaki"1.285 [78]
9February 23, 2022"Rock Bottom"1.2811 [79]
10-11March 2, 2022"No Room For Error" / "In the Hands of the Amazing Race Gods"1.348 [80]

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The Amazing Race 31 is the thirty-first season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each consisting of former contestants from CBS's flagship reality shows, Big Brother, Survivor, and The Amazing Race, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 25,000 miles (40,000 km). Starting in Hermosa Beach, California, racers traveled through Japan, Laos, Vietnam, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Switzerland, Croatia, the Netherlands, and England before returning to the United States and finishing in Detroit. A new twist introduced in this season was the U-Turn Vote. The season premiered on CBS on April 17, 2019, and the season finale aired on June 26, 2019.

<i>The Amazing Race 32</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 32 is the thirty-second season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and eleven countries and traveled over 33,000 miles (53,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, India, Cambodia, and the Philippines before returning to the United States and finishing in New Orleans. New twists introduced in this season include an elimination during a no-rest leg, a Double Switchback, and the City Sprint. Elements of the show that returned for this season were the Yield and double-length legs, which were renamed Mega Legs. The season premiered on CBS on October 14, 2020, and the season finale aired on December 16, 2020.

The Amazing Race Canada 8 is the eighth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two Chevrolet Silverado ZR2s. This season visited five provinces and travelled over 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, racers travelled through Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and New Brunswick before finishing in Vancouver. New twists introduced in this season include the On Ramp, which was a task that gave teams the chance to reenter The Amazing Race Canada; the Pass, which forced a team to stop racing until another team passed them; a double elimination leg; and four teams racing in the final leg. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on CTV in July 2020; however, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced production to postpone the season for two years due to travel restrictions between selected Canadian provinces, it premiered on July 5, 2022 with a preseason special etalk Presents: The Amazing Race Canada airing on July 1. The season finale aired on September 20, 2022.

<i>The Amazing Race 34</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 34 is the thirty-fourth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured twelve teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the Euro-Mediterranean region to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and eight countries and traveled over 11,000 miles (18,000 km) during ten legs. Starting in Munich, racers traveled through Germany, Austria, Italy, Jordan, France, Spain, and Iceland before returning to the United States and finishing in Nashville. Much like the previous season, this season also used a chartered plane rather than commercial airlines to facilitate travel between countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New twists introduced in this season include the Scramble, where teams could perform the first leg's tasks in any order, and eliminating a team in every leg. The season premiered on CBS on September 21, 2022, and concluded on December 7, 2022.

The Amazing Race 35 is the thirty-fifth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured thirteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. This season visited three continents and nine countries and traveled over 23,800 miles (38,300 km) during twelve legs. Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Thailand, Vietnam, India, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ireland before returning to the United States and finishing in Greater Seattle. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the use of commercial flights, the Express Pass, and the U-Turn. In addition, the U-Turn Vote returned with a private vote rather than a public vote, and the U-Turn was a Blind U-Turn. Unlike past seasons, the 35th season featured 90-minute-long episodes. The season aired on Wednesday nights on CBS beginning on September 27, 2023 and concluding on December 13, 2023.

The Amazing Race 36 is the thirty-sixth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it features thirteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the Americas to win US$1,000,000. This season visited two continents and eight countries and traveled over 11,711 miles (18,847 km) during eleven legs. Starting in Puerto Vallarta, racers traveled through Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Barbados, and the Dominican Republic before returning to the United States and finishing in Philadelphia. Filmed during the waning days of the COVID-19 pandemic global health emergency and prior to the 35th aired season, this season features chartered air travel rather than commercial air travel and other accommodations for the safety of the racers. The season premiered on CBS on March 13, 2024 and concluded on May 15, 2024.

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