Earlier this month, we reported CBS has renewed The Amazing Race for the 2017-2018 season. Recently, executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri spoke with The Wrap about the future of the TV series.
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 current season (29) airs its finale on June 1st.
In the interview, van Munster said he wasn’t afraid season 29 would be the end for The Amazing Race:
Not at all. We never looked at it that way. Never. I doubt even if the show ended that it wouldn’t be picked up 5 years from now. It is truly an evergreen. It would be a difficult show to sell now because so much is manipulated (now) but ours is not manipulated, it’s not touched, it’s the real thing.”
As for the next season, van Munster says they have a “rough idea” but will confer with CBS soon:
We’re not going to tell you that. (Both laughing). This is all going to be discussed within the next week with the network. We have a rough idea. But we just need to discuss with the network how we can do it.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of The Amazing Race? Are you glad it’s coming back for another season?
I love this show. Very glad it’s been renewed.
The Amazing Race lost its luster for me. It became less a show of location and more of one about bickering, backstabbing. I wasn’t as faithful a viewer as in the early years, but stopped watching all together when the YouTube ‘All Stars’ were teams. I didn’t come back this year, forced couple teams did not interest me. I likely never will watch again.
I’m a big fan of Amazing Race and Amazing Race Canada. It’s a great opportunity to see the “World”.
My FAVORITE SHOW ON TV BEST “REALITY” LOVE SEEING ALL THE SITES AND THE CHALLENGES ARE UNIQUE
I love the Amazing Race! So glad it was renewed.
Do not care never ever watch it
Watched every season. However, last season and this season I did not like. Doubt that I watched more than 2 shows from brginning to end, some weeks never watched. Unless real couples come back, I doubt I will bother watching next year
My husband and I watched every season until Season 28 when all the contestants were you tube “stars”. Just could not remain interested in this mentality. When the current Season 29 came around it also didn’t draw our interest. It was better when the couples were a bit more real.
LOVE the Amazing Race. I can’t afford to travel, and this way I get to see lots of the world, and it’s pretty fun to watch the competition.
Never cared anything about this program. Wouldn’t have mattered to me one way or the way had it been cancelled.
This is such great news!! Love it and so does family here and in Australia. I was concerned it would not be renewed and used this forum to protest possible cancellation. It is global, and real. Thank you for keeping the Amazing Race!
Hate it
We love the Amazing Race!!! One of the few reality shows I can tolerate!!
Keep it coming! Love this show. Many of the reality shows are fake. I know it is entertainment but this one is fun to watch to see the world and all the challenges.
CANCELL IT AND ALL YOUR BULL* FREAKIN6 REALITY SHOWS. Y’ALL CAN CERTAINLY DO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS CRAP!!!!!
Hey Zingo…. how about using English? Oh, and check out all the really awful shows that are on tv right now…. LOTS of total junk! But The Amazing Race is not crap, it’s very interesting, especially if you can’t afford to travel!