The Amazing Race is an American adventure reality game show in which teams of two race around the world (except the Family edition which featured teams of four and was raced entirely in North America). The show premiered on CBS on September 5, 2001 and is hosted by Phil Keoghan, and aired semiannually between fall and late winter/early spring from 2001 until 2016, then annually from 2017 to 2022, before headed back to semiannually in the TV schedule since the 2023–24 television season.
As of May 15, 2024,[update] 418 episodes of The Amazing Race have aired, concluding the thirty-sixth season. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a thirty-seventh season for the 2024–25 TV season and is set to air in Spring 2025, continuing with 90-minute episodes.[1]
Since the second season, episode titles are taken from quotes made by the racers in each episode. Quotes were sometimes altered slightly for humorous effect.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | September 5, 2001 | December 13, 2001 | |
| 2 | 11 | March 11, 2002 | May 15, 2002 | |
| 3 | 11 | October 2, 2002 | December 18, 2002 | |
| 4 | 13 | May 29, 2003 | August 21, 2003 | |
| 5 | 12 | July 6, 2004 | September 21, 2004 | |
| 6 | 13 | November 16, 2004 | February 8, 2005 | |
| 7 | 12 | March 1, 2005 | May 10, 2005 | |
| 8 | 11 | September 27, 2005 | December 13, 2005 | |
| 9 | 12 | February 28, 2006 | May 17, 2006 | |
| 10 | 13 | September 17, 2006 | December 10, 2006 | |
| 11 | 12 | February 18, 2007 | May 6, 2007 | |
| 12 | 11 | November 4, 2007 | January 20, 2008 | |
| 13 | 11 | September 28, 2008 | December 7, 2008 | |
| 14 | 12 | February 15, 2009 | May 10, 2009 | |
| 15 | 11 | September 27, 2009 | December 6, 2009 | |
| 16 | 12 | February 14, 2010 | May 9, 2010 | |
| 17 | 12 | September 26, 2010 | December 12, 2010 | |
| 18 | 11 | February 20, 2011 | May 8, 2011 | |
| 19 | 12 | September 25, 2011 | December 11, 2011 | |
| 20 | 11 | February 19, 2012 | May 6, 2012 | |
| 21 | 11 | September 30, 2012 | December 9, 2012 | |
| 22 | 11 | February 17, 2013 | May 5, 2013 | |
| 23 | 11 | September 29, 2013 | December 8, 2013 | |
| 24 | 12 | February 23, 2014 | May 18, 2014 | |
| 25 | 12 | September 26, 2014 | December 19, 2014 | |
| 26 | 12 | February 25, 2015 | May 15, 2015 | |
| 27 | 12 | September 25, 2015 | December 11, 2015 | |
| 28 | 12 | February 12, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | |
| 29 | 12 | March 30, 2017 | June 1, 2017 | |
| 30 | 8 | January 3, 2018 | February 21, 2018 | |
| 31 | 11 | April 17, 2019 | June 26, 2019 | |
| 32 | 12 | October 14, 2020 | December 16, 2020 | |
| 33 | 11 | January 5, 2022 | March 2, 2022 | |
| 34 | 12 | September 21, 2022 | December 7, 2022 | |
| 35 | 12 | September 27, 2023 | December 13, 2023 | |
| 36 | 10 | March 13, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | |