The Amazing Race 29 is the twenty-ninth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race.
Production[]
In March 2016, CBS renewed The Amazing Race for the 2016–17 TV season, but was left out of the fall television season for the first time since 2003. The show's Friday timeslot was occupied by MacGyver. It was announced on November 2016 that the season was to start airing on April 21, 2017, with a two-hour season premiere[2] in its regular timeslot of Fridays 8 pm., but was bumped up to March 30, 2017 due to low ratings for Training Day.[3] As a result, the season also moved to the a timeslot of Thursdays, 10 pm, and this was the first time since The Amazing Race 4 on Thursday slot.
Filming began on June 10, 2016[4] and ended on July 2, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, with travelling around 5 continents and 9 countries.[5]
This season also introduced a few alterations to the show's rules. While the traditional limit on Roadblock performances were still enforced since The Amazing Race 6, there was an additional requirement for this season wherein team members could not perform more than four Roadblocks before the ninth leg. Additionally, there was no limit on how many times a team could use the U-Turn on this season.[6]
Casting[]
Unlike previous seasons, casting calls were sought to single applicants that were open to compete in additions to pairs of applicants, as they would be all completely strangers rather than standard two pairing teams. As such, the teams were determined by first impressions and a school-yard pick after a pre-race challenge.[7][8]
Notable contestant includes Winter X Games snowboarder Matt Ladley.
Teams[]
Brooke & Scott
#TeamBrookeandScott |
Tara & Joey
#TeamMomandDad |
London & Logan
#TeamLoLo |
Matt & Redmond
#TheBoys |
Becca & Floyd
#TeamFun |
Liz & Michael
#TeamLizAndMike |
Vanck & Ashton
#TeamVanckandAshton |
Shamir & Sara
#TheSandSExpress |
Seth & Olive
#TeamAmerica |
Jessie & Francesca
#SwoleSisters |
Kevin & Jenn
#LongHairDontCare |
Episodes[]
Episode | Air Date | Leg | Destination[9] | First Place | Last Place | Finish | Viewership (millions) |
Ratings/Share (18-49) | |
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1 | "We're Coming for You, Phil!" | March 30, 2017 | 1 | United States → Panama | Seth & Olive | Kevin & Jenn | 1st Eliminated 11th Place |
4.30[10] | 0.9/3[10] |
2 | "Scared Spitless" | April 6, 2017 | 2 | Panama → Brazil | Liz & Michael | Jessie & Francesca | 2nd Eliminated 10th Place |
3.99[11] | 0.9/4[11] |
3 | "Bucket List Type Stuff" | April 13, 2017 | 3 | Brazil → Tanzania | Liz & Michael | Seth & Olive | 3rd Eliminated 9th Place |
4.18[12] | 0.8/3[12] |
4 | "Another One Bites the Dust" | April 20, 2017 | 4 | Tanzania | Tara & Joey | Shamir & Sara | 4th Eliminated 8th Place |
4.40[13] | 0.9/4[13] |
5 | "Have Faith in Me, Broski" | 5 | Tanzania → Norway | Tara & Joey | Liz & Michael | Ordered to Continue Racing |
3.84[13] | 0.8/3[13] | |
6 | "Double U-Turn Ahead" | April 27, 2017 | 6 | Norway → Italy | Becca & Floyd | Vanck & Ashton | 5th Eliminated 7th Place |
3.80[14] | 0.7/3[14] |
7 | "Have Fun and Get It Done" | May 4, 2017 | 7 | Italy | Matt & Redmond | Liz & Michael | Non-Elimination Leg |
4.01[15] | 0.9/4[15] |
8 | "Good Job, Donkey" | May 11, 2017 | 8 | Italy → Greece | Tara & Joey | Liz & Michael | 6th Eliminated 6th Place |
4.04[16] | 0.9/3[16] |
9 | "I Thought We Were Playing It Nice" | May 18, 2017 | 9 | Greece → Vietnam | Becca & Floyd | Tara & Joey | Non-Elimination Leg |
4.42[17] | 0.9/4[17] |
10 | "Riding a Bike Is Like Riding a Bike" | 10 | Vietnam | Matt & Redmond | Becca & Floyd | 7th Eliminated 5th Place |
3.86[17] | 0.8/3[17] | |
11 | "As Easy as Stacking Cups" | May 25, 2017 | 11 | Vietnam → South Korea | Brooke & Scott | Matt & Redmond | 8th Eliminated 4th Place |
3.63[18] | 0.6/3[18] |
12 | "We're Going to Victory Lane" | June 1, 2017 | 12 | South Korea → United States | Brooke & Scott | London & Logan | 3rd Place | 3.88[19] | 0.7/3[19] |
Tara & Joey | 2nd Place |
Leaderboard[]
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brooke & Scott | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3⊂ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.08 | 5-6 |
2 | Tara & Joey | 6 | 7 | 2⊂ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1⋐ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.08 | 5-6 |
3 | London & Logan | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4.83 | 6-5 |
4 | Matt & Redmond | 3 | 3 | 4⋑ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2.55 | 6-5 | |
5 | Becca & Floyd | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3► | 1⋐ | 2 | 5⋑ | 1 | 5 | 3.40 | 4-4 | ||
6 | Liz & Michael | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4⊂ | 6 | 6⊃ | 4.75 | 4-3 | ||||
7 | Vanck & Ashton | 7 | 2 | 3⋐ | 6 | 4 | 7⊃ | 4.83 | 3-2 | ||||||
8 | Shamir & Sara | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7.25 | 2-1 | ||||||||
9 | Seth & Olive | 1 | 4 | 9⊃ | 4.67 | 1-1 | |||||||||
10 | Jessie & Francesca | 9 | 10 | 9.50 | 0-1 | ||||||||||
11 | Kevin & Jenn | 11 | 11.00 | 0-0 | |||||||||||
Notes | [1][2] | [3] | [4] | [5] | [6] | [7] | [8] | ||||||||
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Trivia[]
Franchise[]
- Least amount of all-male teams, 1 (tied with The Amazing Race 5, The Amazing Race 6, and The Amazing Race 12).
- Least amount of all-female teams, 1 (tied with The Amazing Race 15, The Amazing Race Vietnam 2013, The Amazing Race Vietnam 2014, The Amazing Race: Ecuador, and The Amazing Race: China Rush 3).
- The second season to not feature any family teams after The Amazing Race 26.
- This is also the first season to not feature any lovers in a standard format, second overall after The Amazing Race: Family Edition.
- This is also the third season to not feature any friend teams, second overall in a two-person season.
- This is also the first season to not feature any lovers in a standard format, second overall after The Amazing Race: Family Edition.
- Most number of co-ed teams: 9.
US[]
- First season in which the Express Pass was randomly given out in a challenge.
- First season in which teams are allowed to use multiple U-Turns.
- Second season to visit Greece, following The Amazing Race 9.
- Second season to visit Chicago, following The Amazing Race 6.
- Last season to feature the Express Pass until The Amazing Race 35.
Reception[]
- Simon Alvarez at The Inquistir (12/08/2016): "How Season 29 could make make TAR great again"
- Jessica Carter at CarterMatt.com (12/23/2016): "As The Amazing Race 29 wait continues, so let's profile five (early-season) teams who need to return"
- Joyce Eng at TV Guide Online (03/28/2017): "Keoghan Reveals Why It Was Time for an All-Strangers Season"
- Kevin Jacobsen at Inquisitr (04/11/2017): "Amazing Race ratings slipping, in danger of cancellation?"
- Ken Tucker at Yahoo! TV (05/04/2017): " Has The Amazing Race Lost Its Way For Good?"
- Michael Schneider at IndieWire (05/31/2017): "Host Phil Keoghan on Job Hazards: Too Much Sun and Sensory Overload"
- Andy Dehnart at realityblurred (06/01/2017): "Why Amazing Race 29 ends as a refreshed—and renewed—show"
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/the-amazing-race-and-survivor-game-changers-finale-dates-announced-by-cbs-21724.php
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/recommended/news/1006217/cbs-midseason-premieres-ransom-training-day-doubt/
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-sends-training-day-saturdays-amazing-race-returning-early-985336
- ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazing-races-phil-keoghan-close-903045
- ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-the-amazing-race-filming-in-chicago-20160703-story.html
- ↑ [The Amazing Race 29, episode 3, April 13, 2017, spoken by contestant Michael]
- ↑ DuBois, Lauren (June 1, 2016). 'The Amazing Race' Season 29 Update: Casting Process Continues With 'Price Is Right' Model? [VIDEO]. Enstarz.
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/news/the-amazing-race-29-cast/
- ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-amazing-race-29/episodes/969056/
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-march-30-2017/
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-april-6-2017/
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-april-13-2017/
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-april-20-2017/
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-april-27-2017/
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-may-4-2017/
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-may-11-2017/
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-may-18-2017/
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/thursday-final-ratings-may-25-2017/
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/tv-ratings-thursday-june-1-2017/
- ↑ https://youtu.be/3vKnV1ksyds?t=8m40s
- ↑ https://youtu.be/0GitMmCoN04?t=3m18s
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 |