The Amazing Race (American TV series)
Rank Continent Seasons visited
1 North America ( including Central America and the Caribbean ) All
2 Asia 30 ( 1 - 7 , 9 - 31 )
3 Europe 29 ( 1 , 3 - 7 , 9 - 31 )
4 Africa 20 ( 1 - 3 , 5 - 7 , 10 - 12 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 25 - 27 , 29 - 31 )
5 South America 14 ( 2 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 11 , 13 , 16 , 18 , 20 , 23 , 26 - 29 )
6 Oceania ( Continent of Australia and Pacific Islands ) 8 ( 2 , 4 , 5 , 9 , 11 , 13 , 18 , 22 )
Countries and locales visited -- Continent counts
The first season of The Amazing Race visited four continents in total ( three if excluding the United States ) . Season two extended the Race route to South America and Oceania , and season three was the first time having route markers in North America outside the United States . The Race has yet to visit Antarctica .
The Amazing Race is an American reality competition show in which typically eleven teams of two race around the world. The race is generally split into twelve legs, with each leg requiring teams to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and vie for airplane, boat, taxi, and other public transportation options on a limited budget provided by the show. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs, while the first team to arrive at the end of the final leg wins the grand prize of US$1 million. As the original version of the Amazing Race franchise, the CBS program has been running since 2001. Numerous international versions have been developed following the same core structure, while the U.S. version is also broadcast to several other markets. The most recent season, season 31, which was filmed in 2018, premiered on April 17, 2019. A thirty-second season has been confirmed for the 2019-20 season with production completed in late 2018, and production of a thirty-third season started in 2020. The show was created by Elise Doganieri and Bertram van Munster, who, along with Jonathan Littman, serve as executive producers. The show is produced by Earthview Inc. (headed by Doganieri and van Munster), Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios (a division of The Walt Disney Company). The series has been hosted by veteran New Zealand television personality Phil Keoghan since its inception. Since the inception of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program in 2003, The Amazing Race has won it ten out of fifteen times; the show has also won other awards and commendations. Although it has moved around several prime time slots since its inception, the program has averaged about 10 million viewers per season.