The race continues and The Amazing Race isn’t ending anytime soon. Today, it was revealed that CBS has renewed the venerable TV series for season 30.
Hosted by Phil Keoghan, the long-running reality competition series follows teams of two as they travel around the world solving clues for a prize of $1,000,000.
The Amazing Race has been a staple of CBS’ programming lineup since it debuted in 2001. However, ratings have dropped significantly since then. Season 29 is currently averaging a 0.86 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.006 million viewers, putting it far behind the network’s highest-rated reality competition series, Survivor.
Despite lower ratings, it seems CBS isn’t ready to part with The Amazing Race just yet.
It’s worth noting that the 2016-17 season is the first time that CBS has aired just one cycle since 2008. At this point, we only know that CBS has committed to airing one cycle for 2017-18.
What do you think? Do you watch The Amazing Race? Are you glad it’s been renewed?
Love Amazing Race!!!
I’m from the Netherlands so I have to watch TAR online, but I love it. They will ALWAYS have 1 huge fan. I’m hoping they do an international version once, I would totally be down to join
Love the Amazing Race & wish it were back on Friday nights. They need to move Under Cover Boss to Saturday & return Amazing Race to Friday night.
Yes.myfavorite reality show
So glad they are renewing it. I have a feeling viewership is down because its only one season which also started late and the fact that it changed days and its at the 10 pm time slot Thursdays. I think it found a nice niche Friday nights and wished it stayed there. This is one of the few shows that you can watch with the family and also get an nice education on different countries and cultures, Hopefully, there are many more seasons to come.
Totally agree with you.
Love The Amazing Race! Definitely better than Big Brother and Undercover Boss. Wish CBS would go back to airing 2 cycles a season though. They should consider airing it on Wednesdays after Survivor.
Would Love to See 2cycles!! I go to the library to get the seanons i misded, Love it alot
Tommy C
So glad to hear the Amazing Race was renewed. Putting it on a week night at 10:00 p.m. isn’t a good time for family watching. That’s why the ratings are down.
Amazing I love this show
Great News!! My family and I have never missed a season of the Amazing Race. One of the best reality shows on tv! CBS, PLEASE put the show on at an earlier time and a different day than Friday and the ratings will go back up to normal. Thanks for re-newing TAR!!!
Some good news in the dismal landscape of American TV.
I like AMAZING RACE. It’s likely entering its final season unless contestant choices become all family friendly.
I don’t Agree with it not being Family Friendly!!! Unless you mean the time slot??
This is great news, my whole family watches the show. The garbage they have on TV, I could not imagine they would cancel Amazing Race. If they would put it back on Sunday nights at 8:00PM, viewership would increase. There is nothing good on the weekends.
This is wonderful news. Don’t think I’ve missed a seaso since it started. CBS really hurt the show, moving it to the new time slot, and not promoting it. Put it back where it was and the ratings will come back. And do 2 cycles next season!
I am so very, very happy to hear this wonderful news. This is my favorite prime time show and for my family as well. Some of us are over the age mentioned, but maybe all of us should be counted in the results. It is the most global TV show on, and a great learning must a tad, of what is beyond our borders. Thank you for renewing it
This is great news!! It is a much better show than Survivor & really better than Big Brother!
Love the show! So glad it’s renewed!
I have watched the amazing race for a long time and I love it I really hope that they take it off the air