The Amazing Race: Season 17
The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race. This season features 11 teams of two, with each team possessing a pre-existing relationship, participating in a race around the world. The seventeenth cycle commenced on Sunday, September 26, 2010, on CBS in the United States. The season began with a special 90-minute episode before transitioning to its standard hour
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The Amazing Race is a reality competition where teams of two travel around the world to various destinations.
- Participants must complete a series of mental and physical challenges to progress in the race.
- Teams only discover their next location after successfully completing their current tasks.
- Teams that are the farthest behind in the race are gradually eliminated from the competition.
Season overview
The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth installment of the reality television series The Amazing Race. This season features 11 teams of two, with each team possessing a pre-existing relationship, participating in a race around the world. The seventeenth cycle commenced on Sunday, September 26, 2010, on CBS in the United States. The season began with a special 90-minute episode before transitioning to its standard hour-long format the following week. These regular episodes aired on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. The competition concluded with the season finale on December 12, 2010. Phil Keoghan serves as the host for the series. In this reality competition, teams embark on a trek to various destinations where they must compete in a series of mental and physical challenges. Teams only learn of their next location once their current tasks are completed. Throughout the race, teams that are the farthest behind face gradual elimination as they compete to reach the finish line.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!
Sep 26, 2010 · 42 min
The 11 teams begin their worldwide journey; the team that finishes the challenge in first place earns a game-changing advantage.
A Kiss Saves the Day
Oct 3, 2010 · 42 min
The ten remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Eastnor Castle in England to continue their race around the world for one million dollars.
In Phil We Trust
Oct 10, 2010 · 42 min
The remaining teams continue racing in Leg 3, where a challenging detour tests one couple's relationship, while another team's Racer requires medical attention, threatening their p
We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads
Oct 17, 2010 · 42 min
The nine remaining teams set off from the Pit Stop at Awusa Ntso's house in Ghana on the fourth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
Tastes Like a Million Dollars
Oct 24, 2010 · 42 min
The eight remaining teams depart the Pit Stop along the Norwegian border in Swedish Lapland on the fifth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong
Nov 7, 2010 · 42 min
Teams are clowning around when they learn a traditional Russian circus act, but it's no joke when multiple teams make a critical error and misread a clue, jeopardizing their positi
Ali Baba in a Suit
Nov 14, 2010 · 42 min
The six remaining teams continue on the eighth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets
Nov 21, 2010 · 42 min
The five remaining teams depart the Pit Stop at Al Alam Palace in Oman on the ninth leg of a race around the world for one million dollars.
I Hate Chinese Food
Nov 28, 2010 · 42 min
The remaining teams continue with the tenth leg of The Amazing Race.
I'm Surrounded by Ninjas
Dec 5, 2010 · 42 min
The final four teams travel to South Korea where they battle it out on water and ice to make the final three in the penultimate leg of the race.
Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.
Dec 12, 2010 · 42 min
The final three teams soar to new heights over Southern California, competing in the final leg for a shot at the million-dollar prize and, for two teams, the chance to become the f