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The Amazing Race: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Sep 5, 2001 Updated Jul 21, 2026

The Amazing Race 1 serves as the inaugural season of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. The program follows teams as they embark on a trek around the world to various destinations. The season premiered on American television on September 5, 2001, and concluded its broadcast run on December 13, 2001. The series is classified as a reality competition and carries a TV-PG rating. As the first instal

Season overview

The Amazing Race 1 serves as the inaugural season of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. The program follows teams as they embark on a trek around the world to various destinations. The season premiered on American television on September 5, 2001, and concluded its broadcast run on December 13, 2001. The series is classified as a reality competition and carries a TV-PG rating. As the first installment of the franchise, the season established the foundational format of the show, which involves participants traveling to international locations to compete in a series of challenges. The production is documented by The Movie Database, which identifies the series as having originated in 2001. The program focuses on the global journey undertaken by the competing teams as they navigate different environments and tasks throughout their travels. This overview is based on the provided synopsis and archival data regarding the series debut and its initial broadcast schedule.

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Episodes

S1·E1

The Race Begins

Sep 5, 2001 · 42 min

The teams begin in New York. They need to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa. Cooperation problems surface early on with a few of the couples. The teams have to decide which airp

S1·E2

Divide and Conquer

Sep 19, 2001 · 42 min

The teams start out in Songwe Village,Zameia. When the times depart from the pit stop they must find the Songwe Museum in the village without any signs to indicate where it is loca

S1·E3

Home for Some

Sep 26, 2001 · 42 min

At the Arc de Triomphe, at departure times the teams are told to find La Grande Rue, a ferris wheel located somewhere in the city. They will have to get the route marker when the f

S1·E4

Colossal Showdown

Oct 3, 2001 · 42 min

The teams start off at the Chateau Les Baux in Paris, France. The first task is to find a man in a red hat, standing under a miniature Arc de Triomphe. All they have to discover wh

S1·E5

Desert Storm

Oct 10, 2001 · 42 min

The seven remaining teams start off in El Jem Coliseum, the pit stop for the fourth leg. Upon departure they are given a route marking which tells them they must find a monument kn

S1·E6

Whatever it Takes to Win

Oct 17, 2001 · 42 min

The teams start out in the Sahara desert. Kevin and Drew are the first to depart. The clue reads that they must get to the Palace Hotel in Tunis,300 miles away. Joe and Bill are th

S1·E7

Triumph and Loss

Oct 24, 2001 · 42 min

Tensions are high and it seems that Team Guido is separated from the rest of the group, socially. Teams are still distraught about what happened in the previous leg. The teams are

S1·E8

Competition to the Fullest

Oct 31, 2001 · 42 min

The teams start off at the Taj Mahal and must find the next route marker, located somewhere on the grounds of the palace. Frank and Margarita are the first to leave because of thei

S1·E9

The Unexpected Twist

Nov 14, 2001 · 42 min

Five teams remain (Kevin/Drew, Frank/Margarita, Rob/Brennan, Joe/Bill and Nancy/Emily) and they must get to the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok from the pit stop. Kevin and Drew are the

S1·E10

To the Physical and Mental Limit

Nov 21, 2001 · 42 min

The teams begin this leg at the Tiger Cave Temple in Krabi. Only four teams remain: Joe and Bill, Kevin and Drew, Frank and Margarita and Rob and Brennan. The first clue directs th

S1·E11

Fight to the Last Minute

Nov 28, 2001 · 42 min

The teams traveled from Thailand to Bangkok to Beijing. They performed a series of tasks. Frank and Margarita and Rob and Brennan had to play ping-pong against a local in a Detour.

S1·E12

Race to the Finish (1)

Dec 5, 2001 · 42 min

The teams began in Beijing, China. Their first task was to head to Tiantan park and retrieve the clue from a kite being flown by a local. From there they headed to the Great Wall f

S1·E13

Race to the Finish (2)

Dec 13, 2001 · 42 min

The three teams, from Alaska have to travel back to the starting point in New York City where Frank and Margarita live. This worries Rob and Brennan. Frank and Margarita think they