The Amazing Race 37

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The Amazing Race 37
Season 37
Presented by Phil Keoghan
No. of teams14
Release
Original network CBS
Additional information
Filming datesMay 18 (2024-05-18) –
June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14)
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 37 (also promoted as The Amazing Race: Season of Surprises [1] ) is the upcoming thirty-seventh season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race . Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it will feature fourteen teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world to win US$1,000,000. Starting in Los Angeles, teams traveled through Hong Kong, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, France, and Portugal before returning to the United States and finishing in Miami. Each leg of this season includes a twist in the form of an obstacle or a unique task. New elements introduced this season include the Fork in the Road. Elements of the show that returned for this season include the double elimination leg and the Fast Forward. The season is scheduled to premiere on CBS on March 5, 2025.

Production

Development and filming

Teams began their race around the world at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. The Sphere Academy Museum 2021.jpg
Teams began their race around the world at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

On May 2, 2024, the show was renewed for a thirty-seventh season with CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach teasing a potential new twist for the show. [2] In an interview before the finale of the thirty-sixth season, Phil Keoghan stated, "We know the audience loves the airports; we know the audience loves mixing things up. We know that the audience loves going to new places, like Slovenia in Season 35. We got so much great feedback about Slovenia, so expect to see some new destinations, and also trying some new things." [3]

Filming for this season began on May 18, 2024, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles with teams then flying to Hong Kong. [4] On May 21, teams left Hong Kong for Osaka, Japan. [4] On June 10, a leg was filmed in Sabrosa, Portugal. [5] Filming concluded in mid-June in Miami. [6] This season also included visits to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Strasbourg, France as well as a first-time visit to Bulgaria. [7]

In August 2024, Keoghan stated in an interview, "We wanted to do a season where there were a few surprise elements, so I guess that's what I would say would summarize what we did. There's just some things that come of left field for the contestants and I think the viewers will find it fun. Not necessarily new twists but just surprises." [8]

This season was dubbed the "Season of Surprises" by CBS, where every episode features a "game-changing twist". [7] These twists include longstanding staples of the show including the Fast Forward (last seen in season 29) and U-Turn as well as a new twist called the "Fork in the Road" during the first leg in Hong Kong, where teams have to choose one of two race routes to the Pit Stop and two teams are eliminated at the end of the leg. [9]

Casting

Casting for the season began on December 4, 2023. [10]

Release

Broadcast

In May 2024, CBS announced that the thirty-seventh season would air in 2025 on Wednesday nights alongside Survivor 48 with 90-minute episodes. [11] On November 13, 2024, CBS announced that the season's premiere date as March 5, 2025. [12]

Marketing

The first episode of this season was screened at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta during a panel with Phil Keoghan, Han & Holden, and Nick & Mike on February 5, 2025. [13] [14]

Cast

Scott and Lori Thompson were revealed early on January 9, 2025, during the cast announcement for the second season of Raid the Cage . [15] [16] The full cast was revealed on February 5, 2025. [17]

ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus
Alyssa Borden31Married Nurse Anesthetists Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Participating
Josiah Borden32
Bernie Gutierrez31Friends Dallas, Texas Participating
Carrigain Scadden33 Denver, Colorado
Brett Hamby36Married Vegas Performers Las Vegas, Nevada Participating
Mark Romain37
Carson McCalley28Best Friends & Gamers Brooklyn, New York Participating
Jack Dodge27
Courtney Ramsey33Dating Nurses Leland, North Carolina Participating
Jasmin Carey34
Ernest Cato59Father & Daughter Chicago, Illinois Participating
Bridget Cato28 Somerville, Massachusetts
Han Nguyen26Siblings Los Gatos, California Participating
Holden Nguyen22
Jackye Clayton51Sisters Waco, Texas Participating
Lauren McKinney61
Jonathan Towns42Married Parents Pomona, California Participating
Ana Towns35
Mark Crawford63Best Friends Watertown, Tennessee Participating
Larry Graham59 Bartlett, Tennessee
Melinda Papadeas66Mother & Daughter Chandler, Arizona Participating
Erika Papadeas32 Englewood, Colorado
Nick Fiorito32Brothers Brooklyn, New York Participating
Mike Fiorito28
Jeff "Pops" Bailey65Father & Son St. Louis, Missouri Participating
Jeff Bailey36
Scott Thompson47Married Parents of Eight Sons Salt Lake City, Utah Participating
Lori Thompson49

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3456789101112
Alyssa & Josiah
Bernie & Carrigian
Brett & Mark
Carson & Jack
Courtney & Jasmin
Ernest & Bridget
Han & Holden
Jackye & Lauren
Jonathan & Ana
Mark & Larry
Melinda & Erika
Nick & Mike
Pops & Jeff
Scott & Lori

Race summary

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    Fast Forward icon.svg Fast Forward    Indonesian Road Sign 19i.png Fork in the Road    U-Turn icon.svg U-Turn    TAR-pitstop-icon.png Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Hong Kong)

In the very first leg of this season, teams raced to the Tian Tan Buddha in Lantau Island, Hong Kong for a clue. Ngong Ping - ovedc - 16.JPG
In the very first leg of this season, teams raced to the Tian Tan Buddha in Lantau Island, Hong Kong for a clue.
Locations

Leg 2 (Hong Kong → Japan)

Locations

Future legs

References

  1. ↑ "MEET THE 14 TEAMS THAT WILL COMPETE ON ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING RACES AROUND THE WORLD ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE AMAZING RACE," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 ON CBS!" (Press release). Paramount Press Express. CBS Productions. February 5, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2024). "CBS 2024-25 Schedule: 'Tracker' Shifts, 'NCIS: Origins' & 'Georgie & Mandy' Succeed 'Hawai'i' & 'Young Sheldon', 'The Amazing Race' Held". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ Bloom, Mike (May 14, 2024). "Phil Keoghan Breaks Down 'The Amazing Race 36's Most Talked-About Moments". Parade . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Andy Dehnart (May 21, 2024). "Amazing Race 37 is filming now, with a record number of teams". reality blurred. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "AVISO | PROIBIDO ESTACIONAR". Sabrosa (in Portuguese). June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Filming in Miami: June 6, 2024". Miami Today. June 4, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Schneider, Michael (February 5, 2025). "'The Amazing Race' Reveals Largest Cast Ever, New Game Play Twists and Locations for Season 37". Variety . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ Eng, Joyce (August 6, 2024). "'The Amazing Race's' Phil Keoghan: Expanding to 90-minute episodes was 'a risk that paid off' [Exclusive Video Interview]". Gold Derby . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  9. ↑ Bloom, Mike (February 5, 2025). "A Season of Surprises! Meet the Full Cast of 'The Amazing Race 37'". Parade . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  10. ↑ Alex Stiner [@AlexSternGirl] (December 4, 2023). "The Amazing Race casting team starts today!!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 3, 2024– via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (May 2, 2024). "CBS Sets Fall (and Spring) Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ Cobb, Kayla (November 13, 2024). "CBS Sets Winter Premiere Dates for 'Survivor 48,' 'The Amazing Race'". The Wrap . Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  13. ↑ "The Amazing Race". Savannah College of Art and Design . Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  14. ↑ @philiminator (February 5, 2025). "In #Atlanta today @scadtvfest for a special #worldpremiere screening of @theamazingrace season 37… a season of Surprises AND 14 teams!!! #theworldiswaitingforyou March 5th @cbstv" – via Instagram.
  15. ↑ "TWO TEAMS OF TWO FACE OFF TO GRAB-AND-GO PRIZES BEFORE TIME RUNS OUT, ON "RAID THE CAGE," AIRING WEDNESDAYS AT 9:00 PM" (Press release). Paramount Press Express. CBS Productions. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ "'The Amazing Race' vs. 'Survivor'". The Futon Critic . Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  17. ↑ Ross, Dalton (February 5, 2025). "The Amazing Race cast for season 37 revealed". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 5, 2025.
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