The Amazing Race: Season 23
Season 23 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Amazing Race Season 22.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 23 Progress Shield
We're Not In Oklahoma No More
Sep 29, 2013 · 42 min
The 23rd season begins in Los Angeles with 11 two-member teams flying to Chile where they take to the sky for paragliding. Also: Misreading a clue lands one pair up a creek without
Beards in the Wind
Oct 20, 2013 · 42 min
Racers take a plunge into the Arctic in Svolvaer, Norway; Marie and Tim have a tough decision to make.
Get Our Groove On
Oct 27, 2013 · 42 min
The racers try to keep up during a polka challenge in Gdansk, Poland; teams are impacted by a double U-turn.
Choir Boy at Heart
Nov 3, 2013 · 42 min
A team is faced with temptation; the racers sing with the Vienna Boys' Choir; an intense dispute occurs.
Speed Dating Is the Worst
Nov 10, 2013 · 42 min
In Abu Dhabi, the teams rappel almost 200 feet and race cars at high speeds.
One Hot Camel
Nov 17, 2013 · 42 min
Teams escape desert heat with a white-water rafting ride; two teams are faced their second double U-turn.
Part Like the Red Sea
Nov 24, 2013 · 42 min
The final five teams make mistakes while under pressure in Bandung, Indonesia; a relationship suffers.
Cobra in My Teeth
Dec 1, 2013 · 42 min
The final four teams eat snake in Indonesia; a challenging road block pushes racers to the boiling point.
Amazing "Crazy" Race (1)
Dec 8, 2013 · 42 min
The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.
Amazing "Crazy" Race (2)
Dec 8, 2013 · 42 min
The final teams take part in a human bowling competition in Tokyo; one team wins $1 million.