It’s finally here. Variety joined the producers and contestants — including host Phil Keoghan — on a private charter to Puerto Vallerta to kick off “The Amazing Race” back in October 2022. There, embedded with the producers, we got to see some of the show’s hallmarks up close: The race starting line, on the beach in front of the Westin hotel; challenges involving Lucha Libre wrestlers and rodeo lassos; teammates already screaming at one another; camera operators — the true heroes of this production — keeping tabs on one another; and Keoghan doing his well-rehearsed standups introducing the country the show is visiting.
In an exciting first episode, we even got to see a medical emergency on one of the first tasks! (I hope they’re Ok. I think they are.) A lot more of that to come soon. But why did it take so long for this season to air? Read all...
In an exciting first episode, we even got to see a medical emergency on one of the first tasks! (I hope they’re Ok. I think they are.) A lot more of that to come soon. But why did it take so long for this season to air? Read all...
- 2/28/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The teams competing on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 36 (Photo Credit: CBS)
Firefighters, Air Force pilots, students, and a retired NFL player are among the 13 teams of racers competing on season 36 of CBS’s The Amazing Race. The new season, once again hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres on March 13, 2024 at 9:30pm Et/Pt.
New 90-minute season 36 episodes air on Wednesdays.
“This season of The Amazing Race features a cast of adventurous thrill-seekers. We always want to challenge our cast and surprise our viewers, so we are excited to travel to two new countries along the route,” stated executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri. “The 90-minute episodes are returning, which really allows us to delve into the countries on the route and get to know our amazing cast. We are ready for a global adventure like never before.”
Season 36 will begin in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. “[…]The 13 new teams must...
Firefighters, Air Force pilots, students, and a retired NFL player are among the 13 teams of racers competing on season 36 of CBS’s The Amazing Race. The new season, once again hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres on March 13, 2024 at 9:30pm Et/Pt.
New 90-minute season 36 episodes air on Wednesdays.
“This season of The Amazing Race features a cast of adventurous thrill-seekers. We always want to challenge our cast and surprise our viewers, so we are excited to travel to two new countries along the route,” stated executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri. “The 90-minute episodes are returning, which really allows us to delve into the countries on the route and get to know our amazing cast. We are ready for a global adventure like never before.”
Season 36 will begin in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. “[…]The 13 new teams must...
- 2/21/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
A former NFL player, Air Force pilots and a food stylist are among those racing for $1 million on “The Amazing Race 36.”
The 13-team cast, announced Wednesday, also includes a pair of nurse anesthetists, firefighters, twin brothers and retired police officers. The youngest contestant is 20-year-old student Maya Mody, who’s racing with her brother, Rohan, and the oldest is 60-year-old receptionist Chris Foster, who’s teamed up with his daughter, Mary Cardona-Foster. Meet the cast above or click here.
The most high-profile cast member is Rod Gardner, a former wide receiver who played six seasons in the NFL and is racing with his wife, Leticia. The couple’s casting was revealed earlier this month ahead of the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers as Gardner spent his final season with the Chiefs in 2006. Drafted by Washington in 2001, Gardner also played for Carolina and Green Bay.
The 13-team cast, announced Wednesday, also includes a pair of nurse anesthetists, firefighters, twin brothers and retired police officers. The youngest contestant is 20-year-old student Maya Mody, who’s racing with her brother, Rohan, and the oldest is 60-year-old receptionist Chris Foster, who’s teamed up with his daughter, Mary Cardona-Foster. Meet the cast above or click here.
The most high-profile cast member is Rod Gardner, a former wide receiver who played six seasons in the NFL and is racing with his wife, Leticia. The couple’s casting was revealed earlier this month ahead of the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers as Gardner spent his final season with the Chiefs in 2006. Drafted by Washington in 2001, Gardner also played for Carolina and Green Bay.
- 2/21/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Amazing Race has traveled around the globe many times over since it premiered back in 2001. The CBS competition series challenges teams to follow clues and complete challenges as they hop from country to country. Teams who fail to complete a leg or come in last are knocked out of the competition, while the team that completes the final leg first goes home with a $1 million prize.
Over 30+ seasons, The Amazing Race has visited more than 90 countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe, and every continent except Antarctica. But the show loves some places more than others. Recently, the team at SuperCasinoSites analyzed the show’s filming locations and came up with a list of the most-visited countries on the show.
‘The Amazing Race’ has made 21 pit stops in China Freddy Holliday and Kendra Bentley arrive at the South Gate of the Xi’an Wall, China in ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 6. | Tony Esparza...
Over 30+ seasons, The Amazing Race has visited more than 90 countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe, and every continent except Antarctica. But the show loves some places more than others. Recently, the team at SuperCasinoSites analyzed the show’s filming locations and came up with a list of the most-visited countries on the show.
‘The Amazing Race’ has made 21 pit stops in China Freddy Holliday and Kendra Bentley arrive at the South Gate of the Xi’an Wall, China in ‘The Amazing Race’ Season 6. | Tony Esparza...
- 11/22/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
They add the “welcome” to the mat at every Pit Stop on The Amazing Race. As each ’round-the-world Race team hustles to the end of a competition leg, host Phil Keoghan awaits — with a greeter representing that country at his side (above: Thailand). We’ve seen an Aussie surfer, the mayor of Les Baux de Provence in France and, in India, a man who played the flute with his nose! So, where does the series get these memorable sidekicks? (Credit: CBS) “The process of choosing greeters is not a perfect science, but there is a process,” says Elise Doganieri, co-creator of the show with Bertram van Munster. No. 1, obviously, is to find someone from the country Race is filming in. “The second part of the selection could be cultural,” she says. “We sometimes dress the greeter in historical and traditional clothing.” In the November 15 episode, that’s a raincoat of...
- 11/15/2023
- TV Insider
CBS’s The Amazing Race has visited over 90 countries from its first season to the current one, season 35. Fans love watching the cast race around the world, but there are a few countries the show is unlikely ever to visit. Here are the countries that fans shouldn’t expect to see featured in The Amazing Race, according to the co-creator and executive producer.
‘The Amazing Race’ won’t head to these countries anytime soon, co-creator says
The Amazing Race takes contestants (and fans) around the world. The appeal of the first season, which aired in 2001, is that we could watch contestants race from one country to the next and see new cultures, activities, and ways of living before the same information was easily accessed online. As a child, I remember the awe that The Amazing Race would bring me and my family as we gathered around a small TV and...
‘The Amazing Race’ won’t head to these countries anytime soon, co-creator says
The Amazing Race takes contestants (and fans) around the world. The appeal of the first season, which aired in 2001, is that we could watch contestants race from one country to the next and see new cultures, activities, and ways of living before the same information was easily accessed online. As a child, I remember the awe that The Amazing Race would bring me and my family as we gathered around a small TV and...
- 10/18/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
CBS’s The Amazing Race Season 35 feels like a return to form. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic threw a wrench into how the show happened. While the creators and producers worked hard to adjust to the challenges that the pandemic created, there was only so much they could do. Thankfully, it’s 2023, and we love how the game’s played thus far. The producers also spoke about how contestants in the new season headed to a country the show’s never visited.
‘The Amazing Race’ Season 35 visits Slovenia for the first time in show history
Those who’ve previously watched The Amazing Race are familiar with some of the most popular countries the show visits. The series has visited over 80 countries, and we often see competitors racing to China, India, France, Italy, and Thailand — and, of course, all across the U.S. Competitors have been asked to raise across every continent except Antarctica,...
‘The Amazing Race’ Season 35 visits Slovenia for the first time in show history
Those who’ve previously watched The Amazing Race are familiar with some of the most popular countries the show visits. The series has visited over 80 countries, and we often see competitors racing to China, India, France, Italy, and Thailand — and, of course, all across the U.S. Competitors have been asked to raise across every continent except Antarctica,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
CBS’s The Amazing Race Season 35 is finally here. Fans can gear up to watch host Phil Keoghan guide newly partnered teams to race worldwide for the $1 million prize. While recent seasons of the show were adjusted for coronavirus (Covid-19), some fan-favorite aspects of pre-pandemic seasons will return. So, how can viewers catch The Amazing Race Season 35 premiere? Here’s what to know.
‘The Amazing Race’ Season 35 premiere date and time
The Amazing Race Season 35 premiere date is Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. Et. The new season premieres after Survivor Season 45 premieres at 8 p.m. Et.
Survivor and The Amazing Race will have 90-minute episodes throughout the entire season. This decision was likely made in light of the writer’s and actor’s strikes causing delays for other network TV shows. According to executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, the longer episodes “allow us to show more...
‘The Amazing Race’ Season 35 premiere date and time
The Amazing Race Season 35 premiere date is Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. Et. The new season premieres after Survivor Season 45 premieres at 8 p.m. Et.
Survivor and The Amazing Race will have 90-minute episodes throughout the entire season. This decision was likely made in light of the writer’s and actor’s strikes causing delays for other network TV shows. According to executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, the longer episodes “allow us to show more...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Don’t look down. Don’t look down.
I’ve never been good with heights. And no one would accuse me of being a thrill-seeker. And yet, here I am, 12 stories above downtown Los Angeles — about to walk on air. It’s the afternoon before the kickoff of production on “The Amazing Race” Season 35, and the show’s producers are testing out one of the latest edition’s first challenges: Contestants will have to walk a tightrope between two wings of the famed Biltmore Hotel, high above Pershing Square.
The Biltmore is celebrating its 100th birthday this year; I just want to make it to 50. And yet, I have agreed to don a helmet and get harnessed up to try the stunt myself. Unlike the “Amazing Race” players, however, I’m not doing this to win a million dollars. Wait, why am I doing this?
Somewhere in Los Angeles, there...
I’ve never been good with heights. And no one would accuse me of being a thrill-seeker. And yet, here I am, 12 stories above downtown Los Angeles — about to walk on air. It’s the afternoon before the kickoff of production on “The Amazing Race” Season 35, and the show’s producers are testing out one of the latest edition’s first challenges: Contestants will have to walk a tightrope between two wings of the famed Biltmore Hotel, high above Pershing Square.
The Biltmore is celebrating its 100th birthday this year; I just want to make it to 50. And yet, I have agreed to don a helmet and get harnessed up to try the stunt myself. Unlike the “Amazing Race” players, however, I’m not doing this to win a million dollars. Wait, why am I doing this?
Somewhere in Los Angeles, there...
- 9/20/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Amazing Race is returning later this month with its milestone 35th season, but CBS has season 36 filmed and ready to go.
When the network approached executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri and host Phil Keoghan about airing supersized episodes of the competition series (to fill more time on the schedule due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes), that presented a problem.
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When the network approached executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri and host Phil Keoghan about airing supersized episodes of the competition series (to fill more time on the schedule due to the ongoing actors and writers strikes), that presented a problem.
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- 9/5/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The 13 teams racing on ‘The Amazing Race’ season 35
CBS’s award-winning The Amazing Race is increasing the number of competitors for its upcoming 35th season. Season 35 will feature 13 teams attempting to outrace each other and claim the $1 million grand prize.
“We start this season of The Amazing Race with an international flight to Asia, bringing back the thrill of traveling around the globe to exotic places. And on top of that, our cast is fantastic! Their energy is palpable, and their enthusiasm even greater! This season’s big, 90-minute episodes allow us to show more of each city we travel to, especially the people and the culture, plus we get to know our contestants on a deeper level and their relationships with each other,” stated co-creators and executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri. “You will laugh, you will cry, you will shout at the TV in frustration and also scream with joy,...
CBS’s award-winning The Amazing Race is increasing the number of competitors for its upcoming 35th season. Season 35 will feature 13 teams attempting to outrace each other and claim the $1 million grand prize.
“We start this season of The Amazing Race with an international flight to Asia, bringing back the thrill of traveling around the globe to exotic places. And on top of that, our cast is fantastic! Their energy is palpable, and their enthusiasm even greater! This season’s big, 90-minute episodes allow us to show more of each city we travel to, especially the people and the culture, plus we get to know our contestants on a deeper level and their relationships with each other,” stated co-creators and executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri. “You will laugh, you will cry, you will shout at the TV in frustration and also scream with joy,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“The Amazing Race” executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, along with host/EP Phil Keoghan, had already shot a Season 35 of “The Amazing Race” last year, and it was mostly edited and ready to go. But then came a detour: Early this winter, CBS approached both “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” about expanding to weekly 90 minute episodes for fall 2023. Rather than retroactively try to pad an additional half hour on to those already-shot episodes, van Munster, Doganieri and Keoghan decided to hit the road again and take full advantage of filming supersized installments.
And that’s what they did, earlier this summer, with a new cast of contestants. Now, that just-completed race will instead serve as “The Amazing Race” Season 35, premiering September 27. The hour-long edition filmed in fall 2022 will still eventually be seen, but it has been pushed to become Season 36, running at a later date.
“When Bertram...
And that’s what they did, earlier this summer, with a new cast of contestants. Now, that just-completed race will instead serve as “The Amazing Race” Season 35, premiering September 27. The hour-long edition filmed in fall 2022 will still eventually be seen, but it has been pushed to become Season 36, running at a later date.
“When Bertram...
- 8/30/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Being on The Amazing Race is no doubt an exciting, once-in-a-lifetime experience for many people. However, no matter how happy they are to be filming the show, contestants are expected to keep it a secret for some time. In fact, they are encouraged to lie to their loved ones about it.
‘The Amazing Race’ contestants cannot say they were on the show until it is aired Contestants check their maps on The Amazing Race | Kit Karzen/CBS via Getty Images
A thrilling part of watching The Amazing Race is watching all the events unfold. As a result, every contestant has to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that controls what they can share with people around them and when they can share that information.
According to People, contestants can tell people like their families and employers that they are participating on The Amazing Race. However, there is a lot that they cannot share after filming.
‘The Amazing Race’ contestants cannot say they were on the show until it is aired Contestants check their maps on The Amazing Race | Kit Karzen/CBS via Getty Images
A thrilling part of watching The Amazing Race is watching all the events unfold. As a result, every contestant has to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that controls what they can share with people around them and when they can share that information.
According to People, contestants can tell people like their families and employers that they are participating on The Amazing Race. However, there is a lot that they cannot share after filming.
- 4/27/2023
- by Tram Anh Ton Nu
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic shut down television productions worldwide in 2020. But whereas a handful of shows were able to return to work a few months later, it was a little more complicated for The Amazing Race. The basis of the reality competition series is to race around the world for $1 million, so with travel restrictions, The Amazing Race producers had to restructure their rules to ensure the cast and crew’s safety.
Bertram van Munster and Phil Keoghan | Photo by Kit Karzen/CBS via Getty Images Covid-19 fundamentally changed the rules of the reality series
The cast and crew of The Amazing Race 33 had filmed three legs in early 2020 before Covid-19 forced them to pause production and return home to the United States. Filming wouldn’t restart until a year and a half later, in September 2021, and by the time it rolled around, the race looked a lot different.
The...
Bertram van Munster and Phil Keoghan | Photo by Kit Karzen/CBS via Getty Images Covid-19 fundamentally changed the rules of the reality series
The cast and crew of The Amazing Race 33 had filmed three legs in early 2020 before Covid-19 forced them to pause production and return home to the United States. Filming wouldn’t restart until a year and a half later, in September 2021, and by the time it rolled around, the race looked a lot different.
The...
- 3/30/2023
- by Sarah Little
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On The Amazing Race, teams of two travel the world and complete several challenges that often have to do with the history and culture of the countries they’re in. The teams who fall to the back of the pack are eliminated until three remain to race to the finish line. Over the years, CBS has put in place several Amazing Race travel rules to keep the competition fair, safe, challenging, and of course, entertaining. If these rules are broken, contestants face penalties or other consequences. Here are some examples.
Quinton Peron and Mattie Lynch following ‘The Amazing Race’ travel rules in season 34 | CBS ‘The Amazing Race’ teams are only allowed 1 pit stop in each leg
Each destination of the race, such as Germany, Austria, and Italy, is considered one “leg.” At the end of each leg is a “pit stop,” where teams meet host Phil Keoghan on a mat...
Quinton Peron and Mattie Lynch following ‘The Amazing Race’ travel rules in season 34 | CBS ‘The Amazing Race’ teams are only allowed 1 pit stop in each leg
Each destination of the race, such as Germany, Austria, and Italy, is considered one “leg.” At the end of each leg is a “pit stop,” where teams meet host Phil Keoghan on a mat...
- 3/11/2023
- by Elise Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys got underway at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles for a two-night gala to award the best in kid-friendly programming. JoJo Siwa hosted the Creative Arts ceremony on Night 1 and Jack McBrayer took over hosting duties on Night 2 with the rest of the categories.
On Night 1, it was Maya and the Three, Sneakerella and The Quest that took the most accolades with three trophies each.
Some of the first night’s highlights included a special performance by Xomg Pop!, the all-girl group created by Jess and Siwa. There was also an appearance from Martin P. Robinson, the legendary puppeteer who has been with Sesame Street since 1980, providing voices and puppeteering for Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Martians and more. He also built, designed and performed the Audrey II puppets for Little Shop of Horrors.
Night 2 of the...
On Night 1, it was Maya and the Three, Sneakerella and The Quest that took the most accolades with three trophies each.
Some of the first night’s highlights included a special performance by Xomg Pop!, the all-girl group created by Jess and Siwa. There was also an appearance from Martin P. Robinson, the legendary puppeteer who has been with Sesame Street since 1980, providing voices and puppeteering for Mr. Snuffleupagus, Telly Monster, Slimey the Worm, Martians and more. He also built, designed and performed the Audrey II puppets for Little Shop of Horrors.
Night 2 of the...
- 12/12/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
We waited more than a year for “The Amazing Race 33” after Covid-19 suspended production in 2020, but the wait for Season 34 was not as long. Here’s what you need to know about the current season of “The Amazing Race.”
When will Season 34 premiere?
It already did. Season 34 premiered Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10/9c on CBS. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, it moved up an hour to 9/8c, where it will air for the remainder of the season.
When will Season 34 end?
Season 34 will air its finale on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 9/8c on CBS. The final three teams are “Big Brother 23” couple Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss, married couple Luis Colon and Michelle Burgos, and long-lost twins Emily Bushnell and Molly Sinert.
Who is in the Season 34 cast?
Click here to meet the 12 teams.
Where will Season 34 visit?
Season 34’s stops included Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Iceland and Jordan, and CBS has revealed all...
When will Season 34 premiere?
It already did. Season 34 premiered Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10/9c on CBS. On Wednesday, Nov. 2, it moved up an hour to 9/8c, where it will air for the remainder of the season.
When will Season 34 end?
Season 34 will air its finale on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 9/8c on CBS. The final three teams are “Big Brother 23” couple Derek Xiao and Claire Rehfuss, married couple Luis Colon and Michelle Burgos, and long-lost twins Emily Bushnell and Molly Sinert.
Who is in the Season 34 cast?
Click here to meet the 12 teams.
Where will Season 34 visit?
Season 34’s stops included Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Iceland and Jordan, and CBS has revealed all...
- 12/7/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Season 34 ‘The Amazing Race’ teams
CBS’s The Amazing Race is switching the game up a little with the upcoming 34th season of the Emmy Award-winning reality competition series. The 12 new teams will kick off their adventures in Munich, Germany, marking the first time in the show’s history the racers haven’t begun their adventures in America. Season 34 will also be the first season without any non-elimination pit stops.
Among the contestants embarking on globe-trotting adventures are former NFL cheerleaders, motivational speakers, and long-lost twins. The 12 teams will be traveling to exotic locations including the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, Italy, Spain, Iceland, and Austria. The race will wrap up in Nashville with the presentation of the 1 million grand prize.
Phil Keoghan returns as host and will announce a special twist at the end of the first leg. Keoghan also executive produces along with Jerry Bruckheimer, series co-creator Bertram van Munster,...
CBS’s The Amazing Race is switching the game up a little with the upcoming 34th season of the Emmy Award-winning reality competition series. The 12 new teams will kick off their adventures in Munich, Germany, marking the first time in the show’s history the racers haven’t begun their adventures in America. Season 34 will also be the first season without any non-elimination pit stops.
Among the contestants embarking on globe-trotting adventures are former NFL cheerleaders, motivational speakers, and long-lost twins. The 12 teams will be traveling to exotic locations including the ancient city of Petra in Jordan, Italy, Spain, Iceland, and Austria. The race will wrap up in Nashville with the presentation of the 1 million grand prize.
Phil Keoghan returns as host and will announce a special twist at the end of the first leg. Keoghan also executive produces along with Jerry Bruckheimer, series co-creator Bertram van Munster,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
“The Amazing Race” still holds the record for most wins in the competition category, with 10 altogether starting in 2003, the year the category launched, to its most recent win in 2014. That means married producers Elise Doganieri and Bertram Van Munster together have 20 statues, which got us curious: Where do you put all that hardware? The duo invited us to their home to find out, and it turns out they’re very tastefully displayed on shelves in a living area.
“The first win, 2003, was so nerve-wracking, that I almost didn’t want to go on stage,” Van Munster says. “I was almost hop- ing we wouldn’t win so I didn’t have to go on stage. I was so nervous to walk up there. It was a blur, you looked and Steven Spielberg was sitting right there!”
Adds Doganieri: “We just didn’t think we’re going to win. So we were like,...
“The first win, 2003, was so nerve-wracking, that I almost didn’t want to go on stage,” Van Munster says. “I was almost hop- ing we wouldn’t win so I didn’t have to go on stage. I was so nervous to walk up there. It was a blur, you looked and Steven Spielberg was sitting right there!”
Adds Doganieri: “We just didn’t think we’re going to win. So we were like,...
- 8/20/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Emmy category for competition series should conceivably be the most dynamic one out there. Ditto for the structured and unstructured reality categories. Yet there’s a surprisingly stagnant nature to them.
Part of that is just the nature of ongoing reality TV. Shows that were hits 20 years ago… are still hits. Unlike scripted series, which mostly have short shelf lives, competition and reality shows are refreshing themselves virtually every season — and as a result, can conceivably go on forever.
But that’s why they’re not budging from the Emmy race. The competition race has had just four winners across 19 years, since it got its own category in 2003: CBS’ “The Amazing Race” (10 times), VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (four times), NBC’s “The Voice” (four times) and Bravo’s “Top Chef ” (once).
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is currently on a streak and is very likely heading to its fifth win.
Part of that is just the nature of ongoing reality TV. Shows that were hits 20 years ago… are still hits. Unlike scripted series, which mostly have short shelf lives, competition and reality shows are refreshing themselves virtually every season — and as a result, can conceivably go on forever.
But that’s why they’re not budging from the Emmy race. The competition race has had just four winners across 19 years, since it got its own category in 2003: CBS’ “The Amazing Race” (10 times), VH1’s “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (four times), NBC’s “The Voice” (four times) and Bravo’s “Top Chef ” (once).
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is currently on a streak and is very likely heading to its fifth win.
- 6/20/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
A new competition series at Disney+ called “The Quest” is putting the fate of a kingdom in the hands of its contestants.
“The Quest” is a hybrid competition series that will drop eight real-life teenagers into the fantasy world of Everealm, where they must save a kingdom by fulfilling an ancient prophecy.
According to the streamer, the series “combines the best elements of scripted and unscripted content.” to create an immersive competition series where fantasy and reality collide as the teens compete in challenges in a fully-realized world of adventure.”
Here’s the logline:
For thousands of years, Everealm has been a land of unrivaled beauty and powerful magic. Now, the realm is threatened by a powerful evil Sorceress. As a last hope, the noble Fates summon eight strangers known as Paladins from a world beyond to work together to fulfill an ancient prophecy and vanquish the Sorceress. The Paladins...
“The Quest” is a hybrid competition series that will drop eight real-life teenagers into the fantasy world of Everealm, where they must save a kingdom by fulfilling an ancient prophecy.
According to the streamer, the series “combines the best elements of scripted and unscripted content.” to create an immersive competition series where fantasy and reality collide as the teens compete in challenges in a fully-realized world of adventure.”
Here’s the logline:
For thousands of years, Everealm has been a land of unrivaled beauty and powerful magic. Now, the realm is threatened by a powerful evil Sorceress. As a last hope, the noble Fates summon eight strangers known as Paladins from a world beyond to work together to fulfill an ancient prophecy and vanquish the Sorceress. The Paladins...
- 4/2/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
For thousands of years, Everealm has been a land of unrivaled beauty and powerful magic. Now, the realm is threatened by a powerful evil Sorceress. So who you gonna call?
If you’re Disney+ (or the noble Fates of the series), you turn to eight teenage strangers known as the Paladins. They must face a series of challenges in order to restore balance to Everealm. That journey will be documented in the streamer’s new fantasy competition series, The Quest, which debuts on May 11. Castles, royals, ethereal fates and mystical creatures are on tap.
The Quest previously ran on ABC for one season in 2014, but will now feature more interactive elements. The series will be filmed at a castle outside of Vienna, Austria.
The series is executive produced by Court Five’s Mark Ordesky (The Lord of the Rings) and Jane Fleming, David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric from Queer Eye producer Scout Productions,...
If you’re Disney+ (or the noble Fates of the series), you turn to eight teenage strangers known as the Paladins. They must face a series of challenges in order to restore balance to Everealm. That journey will be documented in the streamer’s new fantasy competition series, The Quest, which debuts on May 11. Castles, royals, ethereal fates and mystical creatures are on tap.
The Quest previously ran on ABC for one season in 2014, but will now feature more interactive elements. The series will be filmed at a castle outside of Vienna, Austria.
The series is executive produced by Court Five’s Mark Ordesky (The Lord of the Rings) and Jane Fleming, David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric from Queer Eye producer Scout Productions,...
- 4/2/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, the creators of long-running CBS series The Amazing Race are among the investors in Northern Irish animation company Retinize.
Retinize is run by CEO Phil Morrow, who worked with van Munster and Doganieri on ABC competition series Take The Money and Run, which was exec produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
The company, which uses VR technologies to transform the 3D animation production process, has received $2.6M investment in a seed round led by Sure Valley Ventures.
Other investors include TechStart Ventures, Vgc Partners, Clarendon/Co-fund Ni and Adobe exec Ben Morrow.
The investment will be used to help the global rollout of its software product Animotive.
Phil Morrow said, “We are thrilled to have Sure Valley on board as our lead investor – they have a deep knowledge of the creative tech sector and what impressed us most was the time they took to really understand...
Retinize is run by CEO Phil Morrow, who worked with van Munster and Doganieri on ABC competition series Take The Money and Run, which was exec produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.
The company, which uses VR technologies to transform the 3D animation production process, has received $2.6M investment in a seed round led by Sure Valley Ventures.
Other investors include TechStart Ventures, Vgc Partners, Clarendon/Co-fund Ni and Adobe exec Ben Morrow.
The investment will be used to help the global rollout of its software product Animotive.
Phil Morrow said, “We are thrilled to have Sure Valley on board as our lead investor – they have a deep knowledge of the creative tech sector and what impressed us most was the time they took to really understand...
- 3/16/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has renewed four of its most popular unscripted series for the 2022-2023 broadcast season.
“Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Tough As Nails” and “Secret Celebrity Renovation” will all return with new seasons next year, the network announced Wednesday.
The announcement was made hours before the premiere of the 42nd season of “Survivor,” which airs 8 p.m. Et. Originally broadcast in 2000, “Survivor” sees contestants stranded on an island where they must provide themselves with water, shelter and food, and compete against each other to be crowned the sole survivor.
Jeff Probst hosts and executive produces the series, along with Mark Burnett, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen. The show is produced by S.E.G. Holdco. The show has remained consistently popular in its over 20 years on air, scoring 7.59 million viewers during its last season after a Covid-related hiatus. The show is the most streamed reality series on Paramount+, and...
“Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Tough As Nails” and “Secret Celebrity Renovation” will all return with new seasons next year, the network announced Wednesday.
The announcement was made hours before the premiere of the 42nd season of “Survivor,” which airs 8 p.m. Et. Originally broadcast in 2000, “Survivor” sees contestants stranded on an island where they must provide themselves with water, shelter and food, and compete against each other to be crowned the sole survivor.
Jeff Probst hosts and executive produces the series, along with Mark Burnett, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen. The show is produced by S.E.G. Holdco. The show has remained consistently popular in its over 20 years on air, scoring 7.59 million viewers during its last season after a Covid-related hiatus. The show is the most streamed reality series on Paramount+, and...
- 3/9/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has renewed a slew of unscripted series.
Survivor, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails and Secret Celebrity Renovation are all coming back.
They join scripted renewals including Bob ♥ Abishola, CSI: Vegas, Ghosts, The Neighborhood and Young Sheldon.
Survivor has been picked up for its 43rd and 44th season, The Amazing Race returns for its 34rd season, Tough as Nails is back for Season 4 and Secret Celebrity Renovation has been renewed for its second season.
It comes as Survivor’s two-hour season premiere kicks off tonight – Wednesday, March 9. The show, which the network said is CBS’ most-streamed reality series on Paramount+, is hosted by Jeff Probst, who exec produces alongside Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen. It is produced by S.E.G. Holdco.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The Amazing Race is hosted by Phil Keoghan, who exec produces alongside Jerry Bruckheimer,...
Survivor, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails and Secret Celebrity Renovation are all coming back.
They join scripted renewals including Bob ♥ Abishola, CSI: Vegas, Ghosts, The Neighborhood and Young Sheldon.
Survivor has been picked up for its 43rd and 44th season, The Amazing Race returns for its 34rd season, Tough as Nails is back for Season 4 and Secret Celebrity Renovation has been renewed for its second season.
It comes as Survivor’s two-hour season premiere kicks off tonight – Wednesday, March 9. The show, which the network said is CBS’ most-streamed reality series on Paramount+, is hosted by Jeff Probst, who exec produces alongside Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst, Matt VanWagenen, Kahaia Pearson and Jesse Jensen. It is produced by S.E.G. Holdco.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The Amazing Race is hosted by Phil Keoghan, who exec produces alongside Jerry Bruckheimer,...
- 3/9/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The co-creator of The Amazing Race could find himself in a mad dash for the courthouse due to a fraud lawsuit filed Monday.
Ex-CBS and Warner Bros executive Leigh Collier is alleging that Bertram van Munster formed and then dissolved production company New Media Collective with her.
That’s the most innocuous part.
More ruinously, Collier is also claiming that the Emmy-winning producer went on to re-create the entity behind her back. Quoting a New Media Collective press release’s boasts of having “closed over $62 million in production deals,” Collier is legally nettled, to say the least.
“In or around 2014 Plaintiff pioneered the concept for a new media production company whereby a network of local, physical production companies would effectively be rolled-up under the auspices of a single entity to develop and create programming in local and often untapped markets for global use,” the former CBS TV VP,...
Ex-CBS and Warner Bros executive Leigh Collier is alleging that Bertram van Munster formed and then dissolved production company New Media Collective with her.
That’s the most innocuous part.
More ruinously, Collier is also claiming that the Emmy-winning producer went on to re-create the entity behind her back. Quoting a New Media Collective press release’s boasts of having “closed over $62 million in production deals,” Collier is legally nettled, to say the least.
“In or around 2014 Plaintiff pioneered the concept for a new media production company whereby a network of local, physical production companies would effectively be rolled-up under the auspices of a single entity to develop and create programming in local and often untapped markets for global use,” the former CBS TV VP,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Nat Geo is not planning any more races to the center of the Earth: The Disney-owned broadcaster has canceled Race To The Center of the Earth after one season.
The big-budget adventure competition series, which comes from Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri, creators of The Amazing Race, premiered on the linear cable network in March 2021 and later streamed via Disney+ from May.
The seven-part series pitted four teams of three against one another in a sprint across the globe for a $1M prize. Each group will start from a different corner of the Earth – South America, Russia, Canada and Southeast Asia – racing to win the bounty. They faced untamed jungles, frozen arctic, arid deserts, bustling cities, treacherous mountains and vast oceans to reach the location where all four routes intersect and the first team to arrive at the buoy claims it all.
The cast was made up of teams...
The big-budget adventure competition series, which comes from Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri, creators of The Amazing Race, premiered on the linear cable network in March 2021 and later streamed via Disney+ from May.
The seven-part series pitted four teams of three against one another in a sprint across the globe for a $1M prize. Each group will start from a different corner of the Earth – South America, Russia, Canada and Southeast Asia – racing to win the bounty. They faced untamed jungles, frozen arctic, arid deserts, bustling cities, treacherous mountains and vast oceans to reach the location where all four routes intersect and the first team to arrive at the buoy claims it all.
The cast was made up of teams...
- 1/20/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Amazing Race” returns for its 33rd edition on Wednesday, January 5, at 8 p.m. Et, kicking off with a disclaimer from host Phil Keoghan about this most unusual season. Variety has an exclusive first look at the opening five minutes of the two-hour premiere episode, set to air next week on CBS.
“It’s so good to be back,” Keoghan says at the start of the episode. “We know how much you have missed ‘The Amazing Race,’ and believe me, we have missed making it for you. Tonight’s episode was filmed before the outbreak of Covid-19, which prompted us to suspend shooting at the end of the third leg. I am excited to tell you that after a long break, we did finish shooting this season and once again, the world is waiting for you.”
The show then opens in the pre-pandemic times, with 11 teams at their homes across the country,...
“It’s so good to be back,” Keoghan says at the start of the episode. “We know how much you have missed ‘The Amazing Race,’ and believe me, we have missed making it for you. Tonight’s episode was filmed before the outbreak of Covid-19, which prompted us to suspend shooting at the end of the third leg. I am excited to tell you that after a long break, we did finish shooting this season and once again, the world is waiting for you.”
The show then opens in the pre-pandemic times, with 11 teams at their homes across the country,...
- 12/29/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
“The Amazing Race” was able to finish production on its upcoming 33rd season with a Covid-safe plan after production was halted last year, but it’s too soon to say what any future seasons will look like or when they’ll happen.
“It’s a waiting game right now,” co-creator and executive producer Bertram van Munster said last week during a virtual panel for the show at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. “We’re being very, very careful.”
Season 33 got three episodes in the can in February 2020 when production was suspended. Producers spent nine months drafting a plan for the production restart, which included axing public transportation completely — cast and crew traveled by a chartered jet — and staying in Europe for the remaining legs. Nine of the 11 teams were left at the time of the production suspension, but only seven were able to return. Production resumed in September,...
“It’s a waiting game right now,” co-creator and executive producer Bertram van Munster said last week during a virtual panel for the show at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. “We’re being very, very careful.”
Season 33 got three episodes in the can in February 2020 when production was suspended. Producers spent nine months drafting a plan for the production restart, which included axing public transportation completely — cast and crew traveled by a chartered jet — and staying in Europe for the remaining legs. Nine of the 11 teams were left at the time of the production suspension, but only seven were able to return. Production resumed in September,...
- 12/16/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
A “Love Island” couple, flight attendants and singing police officers are among the 11 new teams on “The Amazing Race 33,” which returns Jan. 5 after the longest real-life pit stop ever.
The new cast, announced Friday, includes “Love Island” Season 1 alums Caro Viehweg and Ray Gantt, who broke up before Season 33 was even finished filming after it was stalled by the pandemic. Other teams include internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness of the Holderness Family, and Taylor and Isaiah Green-Jones of that viral wedding flash mob two years ago. Meet the cast in the gallery above or click here.
Season 33 was “The Amazing Race’s” longest (in terms of time) and most complicated one yet. After starting production in February 2020, the show got three legs in the can before production was halted due to Covid-19. Production resumed a year and a half later in September 2021 with the fourth leg in Switzerland, followed by stops in France,...
The new cast, announced Friday, includes “Love Island” Season 1 alums Caro Viehweg and Ray Gantt, who broke up before Season 33 was even finished filming after it was stalled by the pandemic. Other teams include internet personalities Kim and Penn Holderness of the Holderness Family, and Taylor and Isaiah Green-Jones of that viral wedding flash mob two years ago. Meet the cast in the gallery above or click here.
Season 33 was “The Amazing Race’s” longest (in terms of time) and most complicated one yet. After starting production in February 2020, the show got three legs in the can before production was halted due to Covid-19. Production resumed a year and a half later in September 2021 with the fourth leg in Switzerland, followed by stops in France,...
- 12/10/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Today at CBS’ Winter TCA press conference, The Amazing Race set 11 new teams for its 33rd season, kicking off with a two-hour premiere on January 5 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, which will air on CBS and be available for live and on-demand streaming on Paramount+.
The teams will include Akbar Cook Sr. (45) and Sheridan Cook (44), married educators from Martinsville, NJ; Anthony Sadler (29) and Spencer Stone (29), childhood friends from Sacramento, CA; Arun (56) and Natalie Kumar (28), a father and daughter from Detroit, Mi; Caro Viehweg (23) and Ray Gantt (25), a couple from Los Angeles and Toms River, NJ, respectively; Connie (37) and Sam Greiner (39), a married couple from Charlotte, Nc; Kim (45) and Penn (47) Holderness, internet personalities from Raleigh, Nc; Marienela “Lulu” (37) and Marissa “Lala” (37) Gonzales, twins and radio hosts from North Bergen, NJ; Michael Norwood (36) and Armonde “Moe” Badger (42), singing police officers from Buffalo, NY; Raquel Moore (31) and Cayla Platt (30), flight attendants from Chicago,...
The teams will include Akbar Cook Sr. (45) and Sheridan Cook (44), married educators from Martinsville, NJ; Anthony Sadler (29) and Spencer Stone (29), childhood friends from Sacramento, CA; Arun (56) and Natalie Kumar (28), a father and daughter from Detroit, Mi; Caro Viehweg (23) and Ray Gantt (25), a couple from Los Angeles and Toms River, NJ, respectively; Connie (37) and Sam Greiner (39), a married couple from Charlotte, Nc; Kim (45) and Penn (47) Holderness, internet personalities from Raleigh, Nc; Marienela “Lulu” (37) and Marissa “Lala” (37) Gonzales, twins and radio hosts from North Bergen, NJ; Michael Norwood (36) and Armonde “Moe” Badger (42), singing police officers from Buffalo, NY; Raquel Moore (31) and Cayla Platt (30), flight attendants from Chicago,...
- 12/10/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When “The Amazing Race” Season 33 contestants hit the road in February 2020, executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri were already keeping an eye on reports of a coronavirus beginning to tear through the world. They had even mapped out alternate routes to shift the race to “Plan B” countries, and ultimately an option that would just go through South America, as parts of the world started going into lockdown.
But by Feb. 28, with just the first three legs of the competition in the can, even those alternative ideas no longer made sense. “I knew there was something really wrong here,” van Munster says. “We sent everybody home at that moment.”
With no real way to shoot “Amazing Race” in a bubble, the producers had to wait more than a year to call back the crew and contestants and resume production. Finally this fall, van Munster, Doganieri and their team...
But by Feb. 28, with just the first three legs of the competition in the can, even those alternative ideas no longer made sense. “I knew there was something really wrong here,” van Munster says. “We sent everybody home at that moment.”
With no real way to shoot “Amazing Race” in a bubble, the producers had to wait more than a year to call back the crew and contestants and resume production. Finally this fall, van Munster, Doganieri and their team...
- 12/9/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Like the Tokyo Olympics and Euro 2020 soccer championships, CSI’s revival tied to the series’ 20th anniversary was delayed by a year amid the pandemic. CBS’ CSI: Vegas, headlined by original stars William Petersen and Jorja Fox, premieres October 6, exactly 21 years to the day after the debut of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, a series that changed the procedural drama genre; created a blockbuster global drama franchise that has amassed $2 billion to date; and helped launch a production company, Jerry Bruckheimer Television, and build a studio, CBS Studios.
While the original series launched with little fanfare on the lower-profile Friday night, the return is being supported across the entire ViacomCBS portfolio with a campaign that includes a list of Anthony Zuiker’s Top 25 CSI episodes on Paramount+, curated by the series’ creator, a virtual scavenger hunt on Instagram, and plans for interactive game play. There is also a CSI: Ride-Along podcast in the works.
While the original series launched with little fanfare on the lower-profile Friday night, the return is being supported across the entire ViacomCBS portfolio with a campaign that includes a list of Anthony Zuiker’s Top 25 CSI episodes on Paramount+, curated by the series’ creator, a virtual scavenger hunt on Instagram, and plans for interactive game play. There is also a CSI: Ride-Along podcast in the works.
- 10/5/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s a good day for fans of the hit CBS competition series The Amazing Race, as it was announced that the show “will be back this season” after production was delayed due to the pandemic. The announcement was made by CBS Entertainment’s Senior Executive Vice President of Programming Thom Sherman during the network’s Television Critics Association press tour panel on September 9. The series, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, only filmed three episodes of the new season before production was shut down in February 2020. The previous season finished filming before the pandemic and premiered in October 2020. With things now back on track, Season 33 has officially begun pre-production. Show creators Bertram Van Munster, Elise Doganieri, and host Phil Keoghan have been eager to return to filming, with Keoghan stating that he was “champing at the bit” to begin again. “We’ve been talking to CBS and they want to get back,...
- 9/9/2021
- TV Insider
The Amazing Race is set to return to CBS this season.
This comes after the long-running reality series, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, faced a long production delay due to Covid.
“The Amazing Race will be back this season,” said Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment Thom Sherman during the network’s virtual TCA press tour.
Deadline understands that the series is currently in pre-production.
The 32nd season of the show, which was filmed before the pandemic, premiered in October 2020. But the 33rd season of the show was forced to halt production in February 2020, having only filmed three episodes of the series.
The team behind the show, including creators Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri and host Phil Keoghan, have all told Deadline over the last twelve months that they are keen to get back into production as soon as possible with Keoghan saying that he...
This comes after the long-running reality series, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, faced a long production delay due to Covid.
“The Amazing Race will be back this season,” said Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment Thom Sherman during the network’s virtual TCA press tour.
Deadline understands that the series is currently in pre-production.
The 32nd season of the show, which was filmed before the pandemic, premiered in October 2020. But the 33rd season of the show was forced to halt production in February 2020, having only filmed three episodes of the series.
The team behind the show, including creators Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri and host Phil Keoghan, have all told Deadline over the last twelve months that they are keen to get back into production as soon as possible with Keoghan saying that he...
- 9/9/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Six continents, 92 countries, more than 1 million miles. And none of it would have been possible if then-advertising exec Elise Doganieri didn't have what we're going to call her Legally Blonde moment while chatting with TV producer husband Bertram van Munster. He was bemoaning the lack of original ideas in the industry. Her response: "What? Like it's hard?" Okay, we might be paraphrasing. "I said, you know, 'What's going on with you people in television? Can't anybody come up with a good idea?'" recalls Doganieri, who sat down with E! News for an exclusive Zoom chat alongside van Munster, her...
- 9/5/2021
- E! Online
After 20 years and 32 seasons, CBS’ “The Amazing Race” remains one of the gold standards of reality competition TV, having won 10 Emmys in that series category since its inception, more than any other show. Production on “The Amazing Race” currently remains on hiatus, unfortunately, as the world continues to contend with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. But producers are eager to get the show, which halted mid-race in February 2020 — back up and running when it’s safe. And they have every intention of resuming the show’s 33rd season after pausing it midstream.
“The Amazing Race” originally premiered on Sept. 5, 2001 — six days before another major tragedy, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. As the world changed, so did travel, and that altered the way production of future seasons had to be handled — just as, once again, the impact of the pandemic will likely have a lasting impact on “Race” moving forward.
As host Phil Keoghan...
“The Amazing Race” originally premiered on Sept. 5, 2001 — six days before another major tragedy, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. As the world changed, so did travel, and that altered the way production of future seasons had to be handled — just as, once again, the impact of the pandemic will likely have a lasting impact on “Race” moving forward.
As host Phil Keoghan...
- 9/4/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Amazing Race is back in the Emmy conversation after Covid-related scheduling delays meant it didn’t compete last year.
The long-running CBS show has secured its 18th nomination in the Outstanding Competition Program category – essentially nominated every year since the category was created in 2003 apart from last year.
It will see it compete with VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, which has won for the past three years, as well as NBC’s The Voice, which won for the three years before that, as well as Netflix’s Nailed It! and Bravo’s Top Chef.
However, the move sees The Masked Singer, which secured its first Emmy nom last year, drop out of the race.
Season 32 of the Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri-created show was moved by CBS to fill its pandemic-hit schedule, meaning that it aired in October rather than the spring.
The category is still down...
The long-running CBS show has secured its 18th nomination in the Outstanding Competition Program category – essentially nominated every year since the category was created in 2003 apart from last year.
It will see it compete with VH1’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, which has won for the past three years, as well as NBC’s The Voice, which won for the three years before that, as well as Netflix’s Nailed It! and Bravo’s Top Chef.
However, the move sees The Masked Singer, which secured its first Emmy nom last year, drop out of the race.
Season 32 of the Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri-created show was moved by CBS to fill its pandemic-hit schedule, meaning that it aired in October rather than the spring.
The category is still down...
- 7/13/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Amazing Race has been on the air for 20 years, and this year the CBS reality adventure competition series hit a major milestone: 1 million miles travelled.
The 32nd season of the show, which premiered in October 2020, featured legs through the Amazon and across Kazakhstan as well as its first ever “mega-leg,” which saw contestants face two detours and two roadblocks in India.
Co-creator Elise Doganieri, speaking during Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted awards-season event, said it was like a “military operation.” “That was new and exciting and it really pushed the limits not only for the contestants but also for production,” she added.
Doganieri’s co-creator Bertram Van Munster added that these kinds of twists helped it feel “fresh” and “energetic.” “Elise and I have kept a very strong hand on the creative and logistics of this show and it has worked out for us,” he said.
Host Phil Keoghan said that this season,...
The 32nd season of the show, which premiered in October 2020, featured legs through the Amazon and across Kazakhstan as well as its first ever “mega-leg,” which saw contestants face two detours and two roadblocks in India.
Co-creator Elise Doganieri, speaking during Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted awards-season event, said it was like a “military operation.” “That was new and exciting and it really pushed the limits not only for the contestants but also for production,” she added.
Doganieri’s co-creator Bertram Van Munster added that these kinds of twists helped it feel “fresh” and “energetic.” “Elise and I have kept a very strong hand on the creative and logistics of this show and it has worked out for us,” he said.
Host Phil Keoghan said that this season,...
- 5/1/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nat Geo’s adventure competition format Race to the Center of the Earth is set to make it to Disney+ in May.
The seven-part series will land on sister streamer Disney+ on Friday May 14 in the U.S. All episodes of the show will air at once following their linear transmission.
Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri, who exec produce the show, told Deadline that they were excited with the digital opportunities. “It just gives us more places to see content. You can see it in the car, you can bring it on the plane, you can take it with you, wherever you are. It’s your schedule, not someone else’s schedule,” said Doganieri.
Race to the Center of the Earth pits four teams of three against one another in a sprint across the globe for a $1M prize. Each group will start from a different corner of the Earth – South America,...
The seven-part series will land on sister streamer Disney+ on Friday May 14 in the U.S. All episodes of the show will air at once following their linear transmission.
Bertram Van Munster and Elise Doganieri, who exec produce the show, told Deadline that they were excited with the digital opportunities. “It just gives us more places to see content. You can see it in the car, you can bring it on the plane, you can take it with you, wherever you are. It’s your schedule, not someone else’s schedule,” said Doganieri.
Race to the Center of the Earth pits four teams of three against one another in a sprint across the globe for a $1M prize. Each group will start from a different corner of the Earth – South America,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“For the finishing touch, God created the Dutch,” jokes Bertram van Munster, co-creator of The Amazing Race.
There’s certainly a few finishing touches on Van Munster’s latest project, Race to the Center of the Earth, a global adventure competition format that is currently airing on Nat Geo.
Van Munster produces the show as well as the long-running CBS reality format with his wife Elise Doganieri. The pair tell Deadline how they traversed the globe and also about plans to move into new areas of development.
Race to the Center of the Earth pits four teams of three against one another in a sprint across the globe for a $1M prize. Each group will start from a different corner of the Earth – South America, Russia, Canada and Southeast Asia – racing to win the bounty. They face untamed jungles, frozen arctic, arid deserts, bustling cities, treacherous mountains and vast oceans...
There’s certainly a few finishing touches on Van Munster’s latest project, Race to the Center of the Earth, a global adventure competition format that is currently airing on Nat Geo.
Van Munster produces the show as well as the long-running CBS reality format with his wife Elise Doganieri. The pair tell Deadline how they traversed the globe and also about plans to move into new areas of development.
Race to the Center of the Earth pits four teams of three against one another in a sprint across the globe for a $1M prize. Each group will start from a different corner of the Earth – South America, Russia, Canada and Southeast Asia – racing to win the bounty. They face untamed jungles, frozen arctic, arid deserts, bustling cities, treacherous mountains and vast oceans...
- 4/5/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
National Geographic is known for sweeping landscape cinematography of visually stunning and often remote locations of the world. Reality television producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri are known for following people as they perform intense physical and emotional challenges in global locations. Now, these powerhouses have partnered to deliver “Race to the Center of the Earth,” a new competition program (and the first of its kind for the cabler) that features four teams of three individuals as they navigate tough terrain to trek thousands of miles in hopes of winning $1 million.
Each of the four teams on “Race to the Center of the Earth” starts the competition in a different place: one in South America, one in Russia, one in Canada and one in Southeast Asia. Therefore, each one has a wholly unique climate to endure and course to travel. Some will climb mountains, some will trek through the desert,...
Each of the four teams on “Race to the Center of the Earth” starts the competition in a different place: one in South America, one in Russia, one in Canada and one in Southeast Asia. Therefore, each one has a wholly unique climate to endure and course to travel. Some will climb mountains, some will trek through the desert,...
- 3/29/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Nat Geo has set up its spring slate, and TheWrap can exclusively reveal the Disney-owned group’s premiere-date lineup and its first-look videos for Gal Gadot’s “Impact,” Gordon Ramsay’s “Uncharted” Season 3, “Breaking Bobby Bones” and “Race to the Center of the Earth.”
“Race to the Center of the Earth” will premiere on Monday, March 29 at 10 p.m., while Gadot’s “Impact” debuts a few weeks later on Monday, April 19. Gordan Ramsay’s “Uncharted” returns for its third season on Monday, May 31 at 9 p.m. (each episode will be available the day after it airs on Nat Geo on Disney+); following “Uncharted,” “Breaking Bobby Bones” will premiere that same night at 10 p.m.
“In the wake of this extraordinary and unprecedented year, we remain focused at National Geographic on telling stories that remind us that beauty and wonder still exist in our world,” said Courteney Monroe, Nat Geo’s president of content.
“Race to the Center of the Earth” will premiere on Monday, March 29 at 10 p.m., while Gadot’s “Impact” debuts a few weeks later on Monday, April 19. Gordan Ramsay’s “Uncharted” returns for its third season on Monday, May 31 at 9 p.m. (each episode will be available the day after it airs on Nat Geo on Disney+); following “Uncharted,” “Breaking Bobby Bones” will premiere that same night at 10 p.m.
“In the wake of this extraordinary and unprecedented year, we remain focused at National Geographic on telling stories that remind us that beauty and wonder still exist in our world,” said Courteney Monroe, Nat Geo’s president of content.
- 2/9/2021
- by Tony Maglio and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, NBC released a trailer for the fifth season of “This Is Us,” and HBO Max renewed “Craftopia” for a second season.
Casting
Kathleen Turner will reprise her role in the third and final season of Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method.” The actor returns in her role of Roz Volander, a skilled doctor who has a volatile relationship with Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas). In the upcoming season, Roz will join her daughter Mindy (Sarah Baker) in Los Angeles. Turner is represented by Buchwald and Culture Group.
Renewals
HBO Max has renewed its competition series “Craftopia” for a second season, set to debut in 2021. The eight-episode season, titled “Craftopia: Holiday Showdown” will feature new contestants and inventive challenges. The show is hosted and executive produced by crafting expert Lauren Riihimaki, and Rhett Bachner and Brien Meagher also executive produce for B17 Entertainment with Claire Kosloff signed on as showrunner.
Casting
Kathleen Turner will reprise her role in the third and final season of Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method.” The actor returns in her role of Roz Volander, a skilled doctor who has a volatile relationship with Sandy Kominsky (Michael Douglas). In the upcoming season, Roz will join her daughter Mindy (Sarah Baker) in Los Angeles. Turner is represented by Buchwald and Culture Group.
Renewals
HBO Max has renewed its competition series “Craftopia” for a second season, set to debut in 2021. The eight-episode season, titled “Craftopia: Holiday Showdown” will feature new contestants and inventive challenges. The show is hosted and executive produced by crafting expert Lauren Riihimaki, and Rhett Bachner and Brien Meagher also executive produce for B17 Entertainment with Claire Kosloff signed on as showrunner.
- 10/14/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
One beloved reality show is ending for the season, and other will begin in its place.
CBS has announced that Survivor will conclude its current season with a three-hour finale on Wednesday, May 13, followed one week later by the two-hour season premiere of The Amazing Race, on May 20.
Additionally, Survivor's penultimate will also be expanded to two-hours, and is set to air Wednesday, May 6.
The Amazing Race will settle into its regular Wednesday time period on May 27.
"When Survivor wraps one of its best seasons ever in May, we're excited to schedule another signature reality series, The Amazing Race, to step seamlessly into the time period," said Noriko Kelley, Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS Entertainment.
On the 40th season finale of Survivor: Winners at War, following an epic 39-day battle, host Jeff Probst will crown one castaway the winner who will take home the $2 million prize, the largest in reality show history,...
CBS has announced that Survivor will conclude its current season with a three-hour finale on Wednesday, May 13, followed one week later by the two-hour season premiere of The Amazing Race, on May 20.
Additionally, Survivor's penultimate will also be expanded to two-hours, and is set to air Wednesday, May 6.
The Amazing Race will settle into its regular Wednesday time period on May 27.
"When Survivor wraps one of its best seasons ever in May, we're excited to schedule another signature reality series, The Amazing Race, to step seamlessly into the time period," said Noriko Kelley, Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS Entertainment.
On the 40th season finale of Survivor: Winners at War, following an epic 39-day battle, host Jeff Probst will crown one castaway the winner who will take home the $2 million prize, the largest in reality show history,...
- 4/13/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
CBS has revealed scheduling plans for the upcoming season of The Amazing Race and the season finale of Survivor.
The broadcaster will air a three-hour season finale of Survivor: Winners at War, which is the 40th season of the reality competition series.
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The show, which filmed last summer in Fiji, features 20 returning winners from past Survivor seasons competing for a $2 million prize. Following the 39-day battle, host Jeff Probst will crown the winner. During the finale, Probst will virtually connect by video with all 20 players to discuss the highlights of the season.
The broadcaster will air a three-hour season finale of Survivor: Winners at War, which is the 40th season of the reality competition series.
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The show, which filmed last summer in Fiji, features 20 returning winners from past Survivor seasons competing for a $2 million prize. Following the 39-day battle, host Jeff Probst will crown the winner. During the finale, Probst will virtually connect by video with all 20 players to discuss the highlights of the season.
- 4/13/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s been nearly a year since “The Amazing Race 31” debuted, but Season 32 still doesn’t have a premiere date yet. It’s not all bad news, though, since the 32nd installment is already in the can. Here’s everything we know so far about the Emmy-winning series as we wait for the next trip around the world.
It’s already been filmed
Season 32 was filmed from Nov. 9-Dec. 3, 2018. Phil Keoghan told us in June that he was in post-production, so that means they are totally done by now and the season is ready to go when it gets a date.
The season ends in Nola
The finish line is at the Superdome in New Orleans. The start line is once again in Los Angeles.
It will premiere in the next six months
While we don’t have a premiere date, we do have a timeframe because for the fourth consecutive year,...
It’s already been filmed
Season 32 was filmed from Nov. 9-Dec. 3, 2018. Phil Keoghan told us in June that he was in post-production, so that means they are totally done by now and the season is ready to go when it gets a date.
The season ends in Nola
The finish line is at the Superdome in New Orleans. The start line is once again in Los Angeles.
It will premiere in the next six months
While we don’t have a premiere date, we do have a timeframe because for the fourth consecutive year,...
- 2/21/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Updated, 2:30 Pm: HBO Max has named Dashaun Wesley as Mc/commentator of its upcoming voguing competition series Legendary. The Misery Index host and The Good Place alum Jameela Jamil will head up the judges’ panel alongside Megan Thee Stallion, Law Roach and Leiomy Maldonado.
Updated, Feb. 4, 12:35 Pm: HBO Max has set The Misery Index host and The Good Place alum Jameela Jamil as Mc and judge of its upcoming voguing competition series Legendary. Other judges will be Megan Thee Stallion, Law Roach and Leiomy Maldonado alongside a weekly rotating guest judge with commentary by Dashaun Wesley and DJ MikeQ.
Previously, September 16: HBO Max is making its first foray into unscripted programming with orders for two new series — voguing series Legendary and design competition show The Greatest Space (working title), from the producers behind Queer Eye and The Amazing Race. Both are set to launch on WarnerMedia’s...
Updated, Feb. 4, 12:35 Pm: HBO Max has set The Misery Index host and The Good Place alum Jameela Jamil as Mc and judge of its upcoming voguing competition series Legendary. Other judges will be Megan Thee Stallion, Law Roach and Leiomy Maldonado alongside a weekly rotating guest judge with commentary by Dashaun Wesley and DJ MikeQ.
Previously, September 16: HBO Max is making its first foray into unscripted programming with orders for two new series — voguing series Legendary and design competition show The Greatest Space (working title), from the producers behind Queer Eye and The Amazing Race. Both are set to launch on WarnerMedia’s...
- 2/5/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ is making a significant push into nonfiction territory. Led by its revival of “The Quest” — a fantasy reality-competition show starring teen participants — the company announced a slew of other nonfiction projects at the RealScreen Summit in New Orleans Wednesday.
ABC’s original “The Quest” series aired one season in 2014. In its original format, the show featured a scripted storyline and had contestants interact with actors, but the competitive challenges were unscripted. Like the original series, the Disney+ “Quest” show will be filmed at a castle near Vienna, Australia and mix scripted fantasy elements with unscripted competitions.
The original “Quest” series’ production team is coming back for the Disney+ revival: The upcoming series will be executive produced by Court Five’s Mark Ordesky (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Jane Fleming; Scout Productions’ David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric (“Queer Eye”); and New Media Collective’s Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri...
ABC’s original “The Quest” series aired one season in 2014. In its original format, the show featured a scripted storyline and had contestants interact with actors, but the competitive challenges were unscripted. Like the original series, the Disney+ “Quest” show will be filmed at a castle near Vienna, Australia and mix scripted fantasy elements with unscripted competitions.
The original “Quest” series’ production team is coming back for the Disney+ revival: The upcoming series will be executive produced by Court Five’s Mark Ordesky (“The Lord of the Rings”) and Jane Fleming; Scout Productions’ David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric (“Queer Eye”); and New Media Collective’s Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri...
- 1/29/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Disney+ is taking its subscribers (back) to Everealm with a reboot of ABC’s short-lived fantasy competition series The Quest, TVLine has learned.
Filmed at a castle outside Vienna, Austria, this new version of The Quest is described as “an innovative reality competition” in which “teen contestants will compete in an unfolding drama where they encounter mystical beings and magical encounters that rival their favorite books, games and movies. They will be embedded in a fully immersive, 360-degree world complete with seamless technology, creature design, practical effects and scripted characters who interact dynamically with them.”
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Filmed at a castle outside Vienna, Austria, this new version of The Quest is described as “an innovative reality competition” in which “teen contestants will compete in an unfolding drama where they encounter mystical beings and magical encounters that rival their favorite books, games and movies. They will be embedded in a fully immersive, 360-degree world complete with seamless technology, creature design, practical effects and scripted characters who interact dynamically with them.”
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- 1/29/2020
- TVLine.com
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