The Amazing Race 1
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The Amazing Race (now referred to as The Amazing Race 1) was the first installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. It was broadcast for the first time on September 5, 2001, and ended on December 13, 2001, on American television.Lawyers and best friends Rob Frisbee and Brennan Swain were the winners of the inaugural Race.
The complete season set, featuring commentary from four of the teams, was released on DVD in September 2005.
Production
Development and filming
The first season of The Amazing Race traveled miles in 39 days, spanning 4 continents and 9 different countries. The season was hit with multiple filming delays, including an airport strike in Rome and a sandstorm in Tunisia, the latter of which forced teams to begin leg 6 in Gabès, rather than the original Saharan desert Pit Stop.Other aspects of filming were unique to the first season of the series. Host Phil Keoghan handed out clues at the beginning of some legs and only greeted the last-place team at each Pit Stop; all other teams were greeted and informed of their placements by local representatives. Each leg's Pit Stop mat featured a localized design; subsequent seasons have used a single mat design throughout the entire race.
During Leg 5, Paul and Amie got lost in the Sahara desert after trying numerous routes; they found the desert oasis Pit Stop by luck, unknowingly skipping the roadblock and final route marker.
Amazing Race courses are planned so that the final three teams will all reach the finish line. However, Joe and Bill were so far behind that they could not catch up and did not finish the race. When they were still completing Leg 12 (which aired alongside Leg 13 in final episode), Team Guido was required to have villagers bounce one teammate upwards by the use of an Alaskan tapestry. According to the DVD commentary, the tapestry broke under the weight the day before, so a trampoline had to be used instead.
Cast
Eleven teams participated in the first season of The Amazing Race, ranging from best friends to couples, and a mother and daughter duo. Kevin and Drew made an appearance in Season 8, handing out clues from a hot dog stand in New York City. They also returned, along with Joe and Bill, to participate in the All-Stars edition among a cast of returning teams from seasons 1-10.Margaretta Groark died on October 26, 2008, after a long battle with cancer, at the age of 67.
Nancy Hoyt died on December 8, 2011, after a long battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, at the age of 56.
Ratings
Season 1 was not particularly a ratings success, though it was co-directed by Michael Bay. The series premiered six days prior to the September 11 attacks, after which interest in foreign travel waned and viewership fell correspondingly. The show was further hindered by the lack of media coverage and promotion as networks focused on news stories and more patriotic programming. Additionally, the show premiered and competed in the same time slot as with NBC's short-lived Lost, another reality show with a similar premise. The show did just well enough to earn a second season, which aired the following spring.Results
The following teams participated in the Race, each listed along with their placements in each leg and relationships as identified by the program. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:Team | Relationship | Position (by leg) | Roadblocks Performed | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
Rob & Brennan | Lawyers/Best Friends | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Rob 5, Brennan 7 |
Frank & Margarita | Separated Parents | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | Frank 8, Margarita 3 |
Joe & Bill | Life Partners | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | Joe 6, Bill 4 | ||
Kevin & Drew | Fraternity Brothers | 9th | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | Kevin 5, Drew 4 | |||
Nancy & Emily | Mother/Daughter | 10th | 7th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | Nancy 2, Emily 6 | ||||||
Lenny & Karyn | Dating | 4th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 6th | Lenny 2, Karyn 4 | ||||||||
Paul & Amie | Engaged | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | Paul 2, Amie 1 | |||||||||
Grandparents | 8th | 8th | 5th | Dave 2, Margaretta 0 | |||||||||||
Pat & Brenda | Working Moms | 5th | 1st | Pat 1, Brenda 0 | |||||||||||
Kim & Leslie | 6th | Kim 1, Leslie 0 | |||||||||||||
Matt & Ana | Married | Matt 0, Ana 0 |
- A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated.
- An team placement indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg of the race.
- A indicates that the team won a Fast Forward clue. If placed next to a leg number, this indicates that the Fast Forward was available for that leg but not used.
- ^ Leg 1 featured an un-aired Roadblock that was only partially shown in the DVD release. This is not included in the final Roadblock tallies.
- ^ Dave & Margaretta initially were checked in at the Pit Stop in 7th, but they were retroactively penalized for not completing the Detour correctly. They served their penalty before the start of the next leg, dropping them to 8th to depart.
- ^ Dave & Margaretta initially were checked in at the Pit Stop in 6th, but they were retroactively penalized for not completing the Roadblock correctly. This Roadblock is not included in their Roadblock count because neither Dave nor Margaretta completed it properly. They served their penalty before the start of the next leg, dropping them to 8th to depart.
- ^ Paul & Amie initially arrived 5th, but were given a time credit because of a production difficulty, pushing them up to 4th.
- ^ Paul & Amie arrived at the pit stop by chance after getting lost and unknowingly skipping the Roadblock. However, since they were already in last place, they were eliminated without being assessed the 4-hour penalty.
- ^Template:Note labelTemplate:Note label Frank & Margarita and Joe & Bill initially arrived 1st and 2nd, respectively, but were each issued a 30-minute penalty for failing to follow a clue correctly. The penalty did not affect their placements.
- ^ Lenny & Karyn were granted a time credit for production difficulties. This did not affect their placement.
- ^ Nancy & Emily initially arrived 4th, but were issued a 24-hour penalty for failing to complete either Detour option. Joe & Bill checked in during Nancy & Emily's penalty time, causing them to fall to last place and be eliminated.
- ^ Joe & Bill had fallen so far behind that they were unable to complete the final leg. When Joe & Bill departed from Takosha Lodge in Alaska and reached the first route marker, they were informed that the race was over.
Episode titles
The episode titles are:- The Race Begins
- Divide And Conquer
- Home For Some
- Colossal Showdown
- Desert Storm
- Whatever It Takes To Win
- Triumph And Loss
- Competition To The Fullest
- The Unexpected Twist
- To The Physical And Mental Limit
- Fight To The Last Minute
- Race To The Finish - Part 1
- Race To The Finish - Part 2
Race summary
Leg 1 (United States "?"? South Africa "?"? Zambia)
Airdate: September 5, 2001- New York City, New York, United States (Central Park " Bethesda Fountain) (Starting Point)
- New York City (John F. Kennedy International Airport) to Johannesburg, South Africa (Johannesburg International Airport)
- Johannesburg (Lanseria Airport) to Livingstone, Zambia (Livingstone Airport)
- Livingstone (Victoria Falls - Knife's Edge)
- Livingstone (Batoka Gorge)
- Songwe Village
Leg 2 (Zambia "?"? France)
Airdate: September 19, 2001- Songwe Village (Songwe Museum)
- Livingstone (Bundu Adventures)
- Livingstone (Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park) or Chobe National Park, Botswana
- Mukuni Village
- Johannesburg, South Africa (Johannesburg International Airport) to Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
- Paris (Eiffel Tower)
- Paris (Arc de Triomphe)
- Additional task
- At Mukuni village, Teams take part in a traditional welcome ceremony for honored guests. The ceremony involved meeting the village chief (who would spit on them) as well as viewing and participating a tribal dance. Teams then gave the village chief the photographs they took during the Detour, and in return received a miniature of the Eiffel Tower as the only clue to their next destination.
Leg 3 (France)
Airdate: September 26, 2001- Paris (Roue de Paris)
- Paris (Mariage Frères)
- Paris (Notre Dame de Paris or Panthéon)
- Paris (Hôtel de Ville)
- Paris (Place du Châtelet)
- Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Avignon (Gare d'Avignon Centre)/Marseille (Gare de Marseille Saint-Charles)
- Les Baux de Provence (Château des Baux)
- Additional task
- At the Hôtel de Ville, teams must find a man dressed in blue suit standing across from it.
Leg 4 (France "?"? Tunisia)
Airdate: October 3, 2001- Marseille (Marseille Ferry Port ) to Tunis, Tunisia (La Goulette)
- Sidi Bou Said
- Tunis (Bab Bhar )
- El Djem (Amphitheater of Thysdrus)
- Additional tasks
- At the beginning of the leg, teams received an small, unidentified flag of Tunisia and instructions to travel by boat from Marseille to the country represented by the flag. They also received a picture of the man they had to find when they arrived at their destination.
- After the detour, teams received a lighter marked with a picture of the Amphitheater of Thysdrus in El Djem and the words "Go Here".
Leg 5 (Tunisia)
Airdate: October 10, 2001- Tataouine (Globe monument)
- Ksar Ouled Soltane or Ksar Hadada
- Sahara (Ksar Ghilane )
- Sahara (Compass Coordinates)
- Sahara (Ksar Ghilane)
- Additional task
- At the start of the leg, teams received a picture of a Globe monument and instructions to find Tataouine.
Leg 6 (Tunisia "?"? Italy)
Airdate: October 17, 2001- Gabès to Tunis (Palace Hotel)
- Tunis (Tunis-Carthage International Airport) to Rome, Italy (Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport)
- Rome (Colosseum)
- Vatican City
- Rome (Palazzo dei Conservatori or Altare della Patria)
- Rome (Roma Termini railway station) to Modena, Emilia-Romagna (Train station)
- Modena (Castelfranco Emilia)
- Modena (Pagani Auto Factory)
- Sant'Agata Bolognese, Province of Bologna (Town Square)
- Additional task
- At the Palace Hotel in Tunis, teams received a picture of a spot marked near the Colosseum.
Leg 7 (Italy "?"? India)
Airdate: October 24, 2001- Ferrara (Aeroclub Volovelistico Ferrarese or Bike Shop)
- Ferrara (Castello Estense)
- Ferrara (Train Station) to Rome (Roma Termini railway station)/Milan (Milano Centrale railway station)
- Rome (Leonardo da Vinci International Airport)/Milan (Malpensa International Airport) to Delhi, India (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
- Delhi (Red Fort - Chandni Chowk)
- Agra, Uttar Pradesh (Taj Khema Hotel)
Leg 8 (India)
Airdate: October 31, 2001- Agra (Taj Mahal)
- Agra (Jantar Mantar
- Jaipur, Rajasthan (Palace of the Winds)
- Jaipur (Amber Fort or Jal Mahal)
- Jaipur to Bikaner
- Deshnoke (Karni Mata)
- Bikaner (Laxmi Niwas Palace)
Leg 9 (India "?"? Thailand)
Airdate: November 14, 2001- or Bikaner to South West Delhi (Bus Station)/New Delhi (New Delhi Railway Station)
- Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport) to Bangkok, Thailand (Don Mueang International Airport)
- Bangkok (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)
- Bangkok (Temple of Dawn)
- Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi Province (Buddhist Monastery)
- Krabi City, Krabi (Tiger Cave Temple)
Leg 10 (Thailand)
Airdate: November 21, 2001- Railay Beach (King's Climbing)
- Railay Beach (Thaiwand Wall)
- Bo Tor, Ao Luk (Sea, Land and Trek)
- Chicken Island
- Pai Plong Beach
- Additional task
- After the Roadblock, either team member could paddle back to Sea, Land and Trek. Then, teams had to hire a boat and find a route marker bobbing in the water from the mainland. Once they found the route marker near Chicken Island, they had to put on the snorkel gear they collected at the Roadblock and dive in the water to get their next clue.
Leg 11 (Thailand "?"? China)
Airdate: November 28, 2001- Phuket (Phuket International Airport) to Beijing, China (Beijing Capital International Airport)
- Beijing (Jingshan Park, Top Pavilion)
- Beijing (Hongqiao Market)
- Beijing (Donghuamen Night Market - Stall # 57)
- Beijing (Tiantan Park, Temple of Heaven Park South Gate)
- Additional tasks
- At the Hongqiao Market, teams had to find and translate a shopping list written in Mandarin Chinese, and then buy the Chinese delicacy items (five beetle larvae, one squid, and two chicken feet) listed.
Leg 12 (China "?"? United States)
Airdate: December 5, 2001- Beijing (Tiantan Park)
- Great Wall of China (J?y?ng Pass)
- Beijing (Beijing Capital International Airport) to Anchorage, Alaska, USA (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport)
- Scotty Lake (North Country Bed and Breakfast)
- Scotty Lake (Blanket Toss Area)
- Matanuska Glacier
- near Denali State Park (Highway Mile Marker 131)
- Wilderness Cabin
- Additional tasks
- At the Tiantan Park, teams had to use a marked map and find kite flyers who were flying kites that had their next clue.
- After spending the night at the Bed and Breakfast in Scotty Lake, one team member had bounce on an Alaskan tapestry until they spotted the next route marker. Once at the Route Marker, teams would get their next clue.
- At Mile Marker 131 along Parks Highway in Denali State Park, teams had to leave their vehicles behind and ride a snowmobile to the Pit Stop.
Leg 13 (United States)
Airdate: December 13, 2001- Takosha Lodge
- Talkeetna (Fish Lake)
- Anchorage (Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) to Newark, New Jersey (Newark International Airport)
- Queens, New York City, New York (Vincent Daniels Square)
- New York City (Flushing Meadows Park-Unisphere)
Ratings
USA ratings
Order | Episode | Rating/Share (18-49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "The Race Begins" | 5.1 | 11.80 | |
6 | "Whatever It Takes to Win" | 3.6/9 | 8.37 | |
7 | "Triumph and Loss" | 4.0/10 | 9.17 | |
13 | "Race To The Finish - Part 2" | 6.0 | 13.65 | #20 |
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