Quick Info
Status: Returning Series
Network: 10
Type: Reality
Rating: 8.5/10
The Amazing Race Australia
Overview
Australian version of the American reality competition where teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations competing in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical.
This production, originally released in 2011, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Reality series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Reality genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 8.5 across its 9 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Reality.
- • Produced in Australia.
- • Original Language: English.
Starring Cast
Seasons
Season 1
12 Episodes • Aired 2011-05-16
No season overview provided for this season.
Season 2
12 Episodes • Aired 2012-05-30
No season overview provided for this season.
Australia vs. New Zealand
10 Episodes • Aired 2014-08-04
For the first time in The Amazing Race history two countries will be pitted against each other in The Amazing Race Australia vs. New Zealand! The Trans-Tasman rivalry will get a new playing field when ten teams of two – five from Australia and five from New Zealand – race through ten countries, six continents and almost 90,000kms in the true adventure of a lifetime. The last team to finish each leg faces the prospect of elimination, and the team that finishes first at the end will collect the grand prize of $250,000. What tactics will play out in the Race? Will teams bond under their national flag, or will ambition and personal pride triumph over patriotism?
Season 4
12 Episodes • Aired 2019-10-28
After a five year hiatus, The Amazing Race Australia is finally returning to our screens. Now, with a move in network from Seven to Channel 10, and a new show host, with former NRL player and television personality Beau Ryan taking the helm. Eleven Australian couples will be pushed to their limits in a series of bizarre challenges in the hopes of finishing first and taking home the $250,000 prize money.
Season 5
24 Episodes • Aired 2021-02-01
The Amazing Race follows 14 teams as they travel across the world working out challenges as fast as possible, competing for a $250,000 prize. But travel all across the world is shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic... So this year pairs of friends, exes, parents, cousins, brothers and twins are travelling around Australia instead.
