The Amazing Race season 34: next episode, eliminations and everything we know about the reality series
The Amazing Race is back for your enjoyment. The reality competition show first aired in 2001 and, over 20 years later, contestants are still signing up in search of the $1 million prize.
The race is split into legs, where contestants receive clues and must navigate around foreign countries to complete physically and mentally challenging tasks. If they’re the last one to make it to their final destination for that leg, they could be eliminated. New for this season, CBS has announced that there is not going to be any non-elimination legs of the competition; though there are megalegs that may span two episodes before eliminating a team. If they can persevere, the final team will earn the seven-figure sum in the end.
The Amazing Race season 33 was unique compared to the dozens before it. Filming was shut down early on in production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there was a positive that came out of the way the show now works.
"... I think one of the best things that came out of all of this is we literally got our own plane — a plane that says The Amazing Race on it. And that was for all of us. For years, we’ve all been talking about wouldn’t it be great if we didn’t have to line up in airports and wouldn’t it be great if we didn’t have to go through all these crazy security procedures. To get on a plane that was a bit of a game changer, I’ve got to be honest with you," Phil told Entertainment Weekly.
We’re ready to break out our passports (figuratively, of course) for a new season. Here is everything we know about The Amazing Race season 34.
When is next The Amazing Race season 34 episode?
The next leg of The Amazing Race season 34 continues on Wednesday, October 19, at 10 pm ET/PT on CBS. This latest episode, "The Amazing Race of Arabia," marks a first for the reality series in its 20-plus year history: staging a challenge in the Kingdom of Jordan.
Here is what to expect with this latest leg of The Amazing Race:
"For the first time in Amazing Race history, teams travel to the Kingdom of Jordan. They will ride a train and experience a scene reminiscent of the 1963 Oscar-winning film Lawrence of Arabia, search the Wadi Rum desert and visit the ancient city of Petra."
The Amazing Race shares CBS Wednesday nights with Survivor season 43 and the new reality series The Real Love Boat.
Episodes stream live on Paramount Plus for Premier tier subscribers and are available on-demand via Paramount Plus the day after airing for all subscribers.
The Amazing Race does not air in the UK at this time, though they have a similar show, Race Across the World.
The Amazing Race season 34 eliminations
You can see the full slate of 12 teams that began The Amazing Race season 34 below, but here are the teams that came in last in each leg and were eliminated from the competition:
Week 1: Aastha and Nina
Week 2: Tim and Rex
Week 3: N/A (part one of a two-episode "megaleg")
Week 4: Rich and Dom
The Amazing Race season 34 cast
Twelve teams of two are set to compete on The Amazing Race season 34 and its million dollar prize. Here are the teams that fans are rooting for on their globe-trotting adventures, which includes a pair of long-lost twins, a former NFL head coach and a couple that met on another CBS reality series, Big Brother:
Aastha Lal & Nina Duong (ELIMINATED)
Engaged couple from Marina Del Ray, Calif.
Abby Garrett & Will Freeman
Childhood sweethearts from Birmingham, Ala.
Aubrey Ares & David Hernandez
Ballroom dancers from Los Angeles
Derek Xiao & Claire Rehfuss
Big Brother stars from Los Angeles
Emily Bushnell & Molly Sinert
Long-lost twins from Ardmore, Pa., and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Glenda and Lumumba Roberts
Newlyweds from Norcross, Ga.
Luis Colon & Michelle Burgos
Married couple from Miami
Linton & Sharik Atkinson
Father and daughter from Brooklyn, N.Y.
Marcus & Michael Craig
Military brothers from Richmond Hill, Ga., and Alamogordo, N.M.
Quinton Peron & Mattie Lynch
Former Rams cheerleaders from Pasadena and Vista, Calif.
Tim Mann & Rex Ryan (ELIMINATED)
Golf buddies from Brentwood, Tenn. (Ryan is a former NFL head coach)
Rich Kuo & Dom Jones (ELIMINATED)
Motivational speakers from Huntington Beach, Calif.
The Amazing Race season 34 locations
For the first time, The Amazing Race season 34 is going to begin outside of the US, in Munich, Germany. Here are all the locations that CBS has announced:
Munich, Germany
Austria
Petra, Jordan
Italy
France
Spain
Iceland
Nashville
The Amazing Race season 34 host
Phil Keoghan is back as the host for season 34 of The Amazing Race. The New Zealand-born TV presenter has hosted the show since the very beginning and he’s also an executive producer.
The Amazing Race season 34 trailer
Here is a preview for what's in store on The Amazing Race season 34.
How to watch The Amazing Race
You can watch the new episodes of The Amazing Race season 34 every Wednesday live on CBS, which as one of the four major US networks is available on all traditional cable subscriptions, as well as many live TV streaming services, including FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV. The episodes are available on-demand the following day on Paramount Plus.
To go back and watch older seasons, you can stream them on Hulu, Prime Video, Paramount Plus or Vudu.
The Amazing Race is not currently available to watch in the UK.
