TV Series Ratings Analysis

The Amazing Race Episode Ratings Heatmap

2001 · 30 Seasons · 357 Episodes · Overall Score: 7.2/10 (141 rated)

Highest Rated Episode

10.0/10

S6E8: One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half (1 votes)

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Best Season

8.69/10

Season 6 holds the highest collective average score across the series.

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Most Consistent Season

Season 3

Lowest score variance (σ = 0), maintaining an average of 8.0.

Strongest Finale

10.0/10

Season 6 finale: "4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles"

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Key Ratings Insights

Best season by average: Season 6 averaged 8.69/10 across 13 rated episodes.
Ratings fell from Season 1 (average 7.96/10) to Season 30 (average 6.75/10), a decline of 1.21 points.

Complete Episode Rating Matrix

Interactive score chart by season and episode number. Darker green indicates higher ratings; amber and red denote lower reception.

8.5+ (Outstanding) 7.5 – 8.4 (Great) 6.0 – 7.4 (Average) < 6.0 (Underwhelming) Few votes

Episode	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7	Season 8	Season 9	Season 10	Season 11	Season 12	Season 13	Season 14	Season 15	Season 16	Season 17	Season 18	Season 19	Season 20	Season 21	Season 22	Season 23	Season 24	Season 25	Season 26	Season 27	Season 28	Season 29	Season 30
Ep 1	9.0	8.5	8.0	–	–	6.0	7.0	7.0	8.0	7.5	–	6.0	–	–	–	–	2.0	–	6.0	–	7.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	7.0	5.5	–	5.0
Ep 2	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	9.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	–	5.0	7.5	–	–	–	–	7.0	6.0	–	6.0
Ep 3	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	9.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	–	–	6.0	7.5	–	–	–	–	8.0	5.5	1.0	8.0
Ep 4	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	9.0	7.0	–	8.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	8.0	4.0	–	7.0
Ep 5	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	3.0	8.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3.0	6.0	–	–	–	–	8.0	8.0	–	7.0
Ep 6	8.0	7.0	8.0	–	–	8.0	8.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	7.0	7.0	–	–
Ep 7	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	9.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2.0	–	–	–	6.0	6.5	–	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	–	7.0
Ep 8	7.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	10.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2.0	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	8.0	8.0	–	7.0
Ep 9	7.5	8.0	8.0	–	–	10.0	8.0	–	8.0	–	–	5.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	–	–
Ep 10	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	10.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	5.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6.0	7.5	–	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	1.0	–
Ep 11	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	10.0	8.0	–	7.0	–	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7.0	7.0	–	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	–	7.0
Ep 12	8.0	–	–	–	–	10.0	8.0	–	7.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8.0	7.0	–	–
Ep 13	8.0	–	–	–	–	10.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Season Avg	8.0	8.0	8.0	–	–	8.7	7.4	7.0	7.3	7.5	–	5.8	–	–	–	–	4.0	–	6.0	–	6.0	7.0	–	7.0	–	–	7.8	6.6	1.0	6.8

Ratings Analysis & Trajectory

Across 30 seasons and 357 episodes, The Amazing Race has earned an overall series rating of 7.2 out of 10. The series reached its critical peak early, showing a slight contraction in audience satisfaction in later chapters.

The single highest-rated hour of television in the series is Season 6, Episode 8 ("One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half"), rated at an extraordinary 10.0/10 with 1 ratings. Conversely, the lowest-rated installment is Season 29, Episode 10 ("Riding a Bike is Like Riding a Bike"), landing at 1.0/10.

The most precipitous single-episode shift occurred in Season 6 between Episode 4 ("What if It Isn't Sanitary", 9) and Episode 5 ("Quit Following Us", 3), a swing of 6 points.

Top 10 Highest Rated Episodes of The Amazing Race

Rank	Episode	Title	Score	Votes	Air Date
#1	Season 6, Ep 8	One of You, I'm Gonna Break in Half	10.0	1	Jan 4, 2005
#2	Season 6, Ep 9	Tell My Mom I Love Her	10.0	1	Jan 11, 2005
#3	Season 6, Ep 10	Are There Instructions on Donkey Handling?	10.0	1	Jan 18, 2005
#4	Season 6, Ep 11	It Always Comes Down to the Details	10.0	1	Jan 25, 2005
#5	Season 6, Ep 12	You Deal With This Before I Hyperventilate	10.0	1	Feb 1, 2005
#6	Season 6, Ep 13	4 Continents, 24 Cities, 40,000 Miles	10.0	1	Feb 8, 2005
#7	Season 17, Ep 3	In Phil We Trust	10.0	1	Oct 10, 2010
#8	Season 1, Ep 1	The Race Begins	9.0	1	Sep 5, 2001
#9	Season 6, Ep 2	I'm Not His Wife -- He Doesn't Need to Scream at Me	9.0	1	Nov 23, 2004
#10	Season 6, Ep 3	Counting Bears Is Not Rocket Science	9.0	1	Nov 30, 2004