The Amazing Race 1 is the first installment of the reality competition series The Amazing Race, the second Chinese version of The Amazing Race franchise, after China Rush. It aired on Shenzhen TV from October 17, 2014 to December 19, 2014.
Development[]
The first season of The Amazing Race China was filmed from July 21, 2014 to November 23, 2014. The filming is not consecutive due to celebrities' schedule problems, differ from most international franchises.
A task originally arranged after the Detour of Leg 4 was cancelled due to terrible weather condition. The Pit Stop of Leg 8 was forcibly moved for the same reason. Previews on the official site originally cited Austria as the destination to be visited after Greece. However, during filming, this was changed to South Korea for unknown reasons.
Teams[]
Zhong Hanliang & Jackie
Siblings |
Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi
Married |
Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong
Classmates |
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang
Buddies |
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Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong
Friends |
Zhang Tielin & Yueliang
Father & Daughter |
Ying Cai'er & Liu Yun
Besties |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions)[1] |
Audience Share (%) |
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Episode 1 | October 17, 2014 | 1 | China → United States | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong | Non-Elimination Leg |
0.914 | 3.07 |
Episode 2 | October 24, 2014 | 2 | United States | Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong | 1st Eliminated |
0.822 | 2.86 |
Episode 3 | October 31, 2014 | 3 | United States → India | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | Ying Cai'er & Liu Yun | 2nd Eliminated 7th Place |
1.054 | 3.34 |
Episode 4 | November 7, 2014 | 4 | India | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | Non-Elimination Leg |
0.922 | 3.81 |
Episode 5 | November 14, 2014 | 5 | India → United Arab Emirates | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | Zhang Tielin & Yueliang | Non-Elimination Leg |
1.098 | 3.51 |
Episode 6 | November 21, 2014 | 6 | United Arab Emirates | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Zhang Tielin & Yueliang | 3rd Eliminated 6th Place |
0.853 | 2.72 |
Episode 7 | November 28, 2014 | 7 | United Arab Emirates → Greece | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | Non-Elimination Leg |
1.042 | 3.27 |
Episode 8 | December 5, 2014 | 8 | Greece | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | 4th Eliminated 5th Place |
0.789 | 2.49 |
Episode 9 | December 12, 2014 | 9 | Greece → South Korea | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | 5th Eliminated 5th Place |
1.137 | 3.54 |
Episode 10 | December 19, 2014 | 10 | South Korea → Hong Kong | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | 6th Eliminated 4th Place |
1.397 | 4.74 |
11 | Hong Kong → China | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong | 3rd Place | ||||
Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:
Place | Team | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6 | Leg 7 | Leg 8 | Leg 9 | Leg 10 | Leg 11 | Average | ||
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1 | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | 5 | 5 | 3⊂ | 1► | 2 | 1^ | 2 | 1 | 1ℝ | 2 | 1 | 2.18 | 7-7 | |
2 | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2~ | 1 | 2 | 3> | 1 | 2 | 1.73 | 7-7 | |
3 | Bai Jugang & Guan Xiaotong | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.80 | 4-3 | |||||||
4 | Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | 1 | 4 | 6⊃ϵ | 4 | 3 | 3+< | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.60 | 8-5 | ||
5 | Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5+ | 4 | 3 | 5< | 3.78 | 5-7 | |||
6 | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4^> | 5⊃ | 5 | 4.38 | 6-5 | ||||
7 | Zhang Tielin & Yueliang | 6 | 6 | 4ϵ | 3 | 6∇ | 6~ | 5.17 | 3-5 | ||||||
8 | Ying Cai'er & Liu Yun | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 3-2 | |||||||||
Notes | [1][2] | [3][4] | [5][6] | [7] | [8] | [9] | [10] | [11][12] | |||||||
Legend:
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Notes:
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Voting History[]
Teams on the seventh leg voted for who should receive the U-Turn. The team who has the most votes must complete the other option of the Detour they did not select.
Leg #: | 7 |
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U-Turned: | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong |
Vote: | 3-1-1 |
Zhong Hanliang & Jackie | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong |
Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong |
Jin Dachuan & Liu Chang | Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong |
Chen Xiaochun & Zheng Yijian | Li Xiaopeng & Li Anqi |
Chen Yiru & Zhou Weitong | Zhong Hanliang & Jackie |
Reception[]
- This is the first season to use an original composition in its opening titles, rather than reusing The Amazing Race (US)'s theme.
Trivia[]
- This is the first season to be filmed in separate filming periods such as many contestants were to have scheduling conflicts.
References[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |