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The Amazing Race 19 is the nineteenth season of the reality television show, The Amazing Race. Applications were due on January 4, 2011.

Production[]

Applications for the 19th season were due on January 4, 2011. Semi-finalist interviews and the final casting interviews took place in Los Angeles in March 2011.

This season traveled a little over 35,000 miles (56,000 kilometers) to 20 cities across four continents. Filming started on June 18, 2011, with teams seen leaving Los Angeles International Airport and heading to Taiwan[1], with the Starting Line was located at the Hsi Lai Temple in the foothills of Hacienda Heights, California. Film crews were also spotted in Denmark and were suspected to be there for The Amazing Race franchise visiting Denmark.[2] Filming concluded on July 10, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.

There were plans for a leg in Laos for this season, however the leg was cancelled due to heavy floods triggered by monsoon. However, a monsoon caused heavy flooding in the country and forced the production team to construct an additional leg in Thailand instead of going to Laos. Laos eventually visited in The Amazing Race 31.[3]

Teams[]

Ernie & Cindy
 1st place 
Ernie & Cindy
Engaged
Jeremy & Sandy
 2nd place 
Jeremy & Sandy
Dating
Amani & Marcus
 3rd place 
Amani & Marcus
Married
Andy & Tommy
 4th place 
Andy & Tommy
Pro Snowboarders
Bill & Cathi
 5th place 
Bill & Cathi
Grandparents
Laurence & Zac
 6th place 
Laurence & Zac
Father/Son Adventurers
Justin & Jennifer
 7th place 
Justin & Jennifer
Siblings
Liz & Marie
 8th place 
Liz & Marie
Twins
Kaylani & Lisa
 9th place 
Kaylani & Lisa
Former Vegas Showgirls
Ethan & Jenna
 10th place 
Ethan & Jenna
Dating
Ron & Bill
 11th place 
Ron & Bill
Domestic Partners

Episodes[]

Episode Air Date Leg Destination First Place Last Place Finish Viewership
(millions)
Ratings/Share
(18-49)
1 "Kindness of Strangers" September 25, 2011 1 United States → Taiwan Ernie & Cindy Bill & Cathi Non-Elimination
Leg
10.18[4] 3.0/7[4]
2 "The Sprint of Our Life" October 2, 2011 2 Taiwan → Indonesia Andy & Tommy Ron & Bill 1st Eliminated
11th Place
10.87[5] 3.2/7[5]
Ethan & Jenna 2nd Eliminated
10th Place
3 "Don't Lay Down on Me Now!" October 9, 2011 3 Indonesia Andy & Tommy Kaylani & Lisa 3rd Eliminated
9th Place
9.60[6] 2.7/7[6]
4 "This Is Gonna Be a Fine Mess" October 16, 2011 4 Indonesia → Thailand Andy & Tommy Liz & Marie Non-Elimination
Leg
9.21[7] 2.7/6[7]
5 "I Feel Like I'm in the Circus" October 23, 2011 5 Thailand Amani & Marcus Liz & Marie 4th Eliminated
8th Place
9.60[8] 3.7/8[8]
6 "We Love Your Country Already; It Is Very Spacious" October 30, 2011 6 Thailand → Malawi Andy & Tommy Amani & Marcus Non-Elimination
Leg
11.01[9] 3.0/7[9]
7 "Move Goat" November 6, 2011 7 Malawi Andy & Tommy Justin & Jennifer 5th Eliminated
7th Place
9.73[10] 2.7/6[10]
8 "Super Shady" November 13, 2011 8 Malawi → Denmark Ernie & Cindy Laurence & Zac 6th Eliminated
6th Place
10.27[11] 2.7/6[11]
9 "It's Speedo Time" November 20, 2011 9 Denmark → Germany → Belgium Amani & Marcus Bill & Cathi Ordered to
Continue Racing
10.24[12] 2.8/7[12]
10 "Release the Brake!" November 27, 2011 10 Belgium Andy & Tommy Bill & Cathi 7th Eliminated
5th Place
10.15[13] 2.9/6[13]
11 "We Are Charlie Chaplin" December 4, 2011 11 Belgium → Netherlands → Panama Jeremy & Sandy Andy & Tommy 8th Eliminated
4th Place
9.58[14] 2.7/6[14]
12 "Go Out and Get It Done" December 11, 2011 12 Panama → United States Ernie & Cindy Amani & Marcus 3rd Place 11.97[15] 3.3/7[15]
Jeremy & Sandy 2nd Place

Leaderboard[]

This chart shows each teams ranking per leg according to their official check in at the Pit Stop. However, time penalties issued before the start of the next leg due to improperly performed tasks are not reflected here.

Place Team Leg 1 Leg 2 Leg 3 Leg 4 Leg 5 Leg 6 Leg 7 Leg 8 Leg 9 Leg 10 Leg 11 Leg 12 Average Roadblock
1 Ernie & Cindy 1 4 5 5 3 5 2ϵ 1 2 3 2 1 2.83 7-6
2 Jeremy & Sandy 2 6 3 3 7 3 6 5 3 2 1 2 3.58 6-7
3 Amani & Marcus 5 9 6 6 1 7 4 4 1 4 3 3 4.42 6-7
4 Andy & Tommy 7 1 1 1 5 1 1 3 4 1 4 2.64 6-6
5 Bill & Cathi 11 7 7 7 2 6 3 2 5 5 5.50 6-5
6 Laurence & Zac 6 2 2 4 6 4 5 6 4.38 4-5
7 Justin & Jennifer 3 8 4 2 4 2 7 4.29 4-4
8 Liz & Marie 10 5 8 8 8 7.80 2-4
9 Kaylani & Lisa 9H 3 9 7.00 1-2
10 Ethan & Jenna 4 10 7.00 2-0
11 Ron & Bill 8 11 9.50 1-1
Notes [1] [2][3] [4] [5] [6] [7][8] [9]
Legend:
     The team finished in first place
     The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race
     The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg
     The team that won The Amazing Race
     The team that crossed the Finish Line second
     The team that crossed the Finish Line third
ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg
The team used the U-Turn
Recipient of the U-Turn
The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn"
Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist
H This team was penalized with a "Hazard"

Notes:
1: Kaylani performed the Hazard task.
2: Eight of the 11 teams arrived at the Pit Stop without donating all of their money at the 'Aisyiyah Orphanage, and had to go back and donate the rest of their money before being allowed to check in. The initial placements for all teams are as follows (the three boldfaced teams were not turned back): 1st: Ernie & Cindy; 2nd: Liz & Marie; 3rd: Bill & Cathi; 4th: Andy & Tommy; 5th: Jeremy & Sandy; 6th: Justin & Jennifer; 7th: Amani & Marcus; 8th: Laurence & Zac; 9th: Ethan & Jenna; 10th: Kaylani & Lisa; 11th: Ron & Bill
3: Leg 2 was a Double Elimination Leg. The last two teams to be checked in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated.
4: Laurence & Zac initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for using more than the allowed number of buckets at the Grass Fed Detour. During this time, Andy & Tommy checked in for a 1st place finish, dropping Laurence & Zac to 2nd.
5: Leg 5 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to perform the second one.
6: Justin & Jennifer and Bill & Cathi initially arrived in 1st and 3rd, respectively, but did not pay the truck drivers who helped them to the Pit Stop. They were required to turn back and pay their drivers, ultimately dropping them to 2nd and 6th, respectively.
7: Ernie & Cindy used the Express Pass to bypass the Dugout Detour in Leg 7.
8: Laurence & Zac used their U-Turn power on Amani & Marcus. However, Amani & Marcus had already passed them and were not affected by the U-Turn.
9: Leg 9 had no mandatory rest period between legs, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The team who checked in last on this leg did not face a Speed Bump in the next leg.

Trivia[]

Franchise[]

  • First time visits to Malawi, Denmark, and Belgium.
  • First season to penalize a team with a Hazard.
  • First season to have a Double Elimination Leg.
  • First season to have tablets used on the U-Turn boards, removing the usage of the "Courtesy Of" photos.
  • First season to have U-Turns on back-to-back legs.
  • Third season to not have a Fast Forward seen throughout the race course (after The Amazing Race 14, in which the Fast Forward went unaired, and The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business, in which no Fast Forward was available).

US[]

Season[]

External links[]

  1. Viewers enraged by 'Killing' finale
  2. Helikopter over Hillerød optog amerikansk tv-program (Helicopter over Hillerød recorded American television program)
  3. https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/bertram-van-munster
  4. 4.0 4.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-csimiami-the-simpsons-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down/105018/
  5. 5.0 5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-pan-am-adjusted-up-unscrambled-amazing-race-the-good-wife/105907/
  6. 6.0 6.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/tv-ratings-sunday-pan-am-keeps-diving-desperate-housewives-ties-series-low-as-of-course-football-wins/106620/
  7. 7.0 7.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-amazing-race-the-x-factor-adjusted-up-vikings-bears-averages-16-57-million/107561/
  8. 8.0 8.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=29598
  9. 9.0 9.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-pan-am-adjusted-down-unscrambled-cbs-shows-sunday-night-football/109135/
  10. 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-family-guy-adjusted-up-pan-am-down-cbs-sunday-night-football/109878/
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=29832
  12. 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-csimiami-amazing-race-family-guy-adjusted-up-60-minutes-adjusted-down/111472/
  13. 13.0 13.1 https://www.cbspressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/releases/view?id=29956
  14. 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-once-upon-a-time-housewives-family-guy-csi-miami-adjusted-up-pan-am-60-minutes-adjusted-down/
  15. 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/sdsdskdh279882992z1/sunday-final-ratings-no-adjustments-for-once-upon-a-time-giantscowboys-unscrambled-cbs/

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