The Amazing Race Canada is a Canadian reality game show based on the American TV series, The Amazing Race. The series premiere aired on July 15, 2013.
About
The Amazing Race Canada is based on The Amazing Race, the Emmy award-winning, hit show. The program is produced in association with ABC Studios.
The Amazing Race Canada is the twelfth (12th) international version to launch outside of the United States, joining Asia, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Israel, Latin America, Norway, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam as territories with an original The Amazing Race production.
Commissioned by CTV, The Amazing Race Canada was produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television. Executive Producers for Insight Productions are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby, and Supervising Producer is Mark Lysakowski.[1]
Public Reception
The first season ranked as the number one new show in Canada, and the number one show in Canada for the year, with an average audience of 3.5 million viewers. A season two is green-lit and is slated to air on Summer of 2014.
Overview of The Amazing Race Canada Seasons
| Season | Premiere Date | Finale | Winners | Final City | Teams | Unique Distinctions |
| 1 | July 15, 2013 | September 16, 2013 | Tim Hague, Sr. & Tim Hague, Jr. | Toronto, Ontario | 9 | First Father & Son To Win in Franchise |
| 2 | July 8, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | Mickey Henry & Pete Schmalz | Ottawa, Ontario | 11 | |
| 3 | July 8, 2015 | September 23, 2015 | Gino Montani & Jesse Montani | Vancouver, British Columbia | 12 | |
| 4 | June 28, 2016 | September 13, 2016 | Steph LeClair & Kristen McKenzie | Montreal, Quebec | 10 | First All-Female Team To Win in TAR Canada |
| 5 | July 4, 2017 | September 12, 2017 | Sam Lambert & Paul Mitskopoulos | Quebec City, Quebec | 10 |
Countries and Locales Visited
| Continents | Countries |
|---|---|
| North America | Canada, Cuba, Panama |
| Asia |
China, India, Vietnam, Thailand |
| Europe |
France |
| South America | Argentina, Chile |
Countries highlighted in Orange have not been visited in The Amazing Race (US) at the time of visit in the Canadian Edition.
Gallery
Reception
- Michael Harmstone & Logan Saunders at RTV Warriors (09/21/2016): "Amazing Race Canada Is Supposed To Be Good and Fun"
Social Media Profiles
- Official CTV.ca show website
The Amazing Race Canada's Twitter: @AmazingRaceCDA
- The Amazing Race Canada's Facebook: /AmazingRaceCDA
- The Amazing Race Canada's Instagram: /amazingracecda
References
| The Amazing Race Season Index | |
|---|---|
| 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 |