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HOME > The Amazing Race > The Amazing Race 4'Amazing Race 4' may start as early as May 29
By Wade Paulsen, 05/02/2003
The strange story of scheduling for The Amazing Race 4 keeps getting stranger. We previously reported that the Asian network AXN had posted that the show would air in the summer of 2003, but we also carried a lengthy analysis from reality TV expert Paul Decker, who expected the show to be held until fall.
Then, Canadian network CTV reports on its Web site that The Amazing Race 4 will begin airing on Thursday, May 29.
Finally, Time Magazine reports, in a feature on Race executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, that "The Amazing Race, the closest a reality show has ever got to being a critical darling, returns to CBS this summer despite middling ratings." So, AXN, Matt Roush, CTV and Time are all reporting the same "rumor," which would mean that Decker's analysis, while logical, may be incorrect. We contacted Decker, who was busy making his Kentucky Derby selections, and asked for his opinion regarding these latest developments. "The Thursday-at-8 slot has normally been reserved for Big Brother during the summer, so if Race is going to air on Thursday, it would have to fill the 9 PM or 10 PM EDT slot. The show currently in the 9 PM slot is CSI, which, like Race, is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The Thursday at 10 slot is occupied by Without a Trace, also from Bruckheimer. It is certainly possible that Bruckheimer has asked, for reasons of his own, to pull one of those shows off the summer rerun schedule. Nevertheless, if Race runs during the summer, it won't be on the fall schedule, which would generally be seen as a huge loss to both Bruckheimer and CBS." "If Race is reduced to a summer fill-in, then CBS would have a hard time continuing to bill itself as the leader in quality reality programming, with only Survivor in prime time during most of the year. And, if Race continues to struggle against summer competition, it could be on its last legs." Decker's analysis sounds good to us, but it sounded good before and yet it may well be wrong. Uh, to put it politely, we know his Kentucky Derby pick but aren't reporting it until his track record is a little more established.... Discuss this news story on our message boards DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORY Reality TV World has launched a trial program offering Facebook Comments on our stories to provide an enhanced user experience to our readers. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.Get more Reality TV World! Follow us on Twitter, friend us on Facebook or subscribe to our RSS feed. |
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