How the Amazing Race turned ‘a bloody nightmare’ into TV history

Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV

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The Amazing Race has an iconic, simple format. But the reality is that, during season one, many of the decisions were made while filming was underway—or after it was over.

Behind the Scenes

• Amazing Race behind the scenes: an oral history of CBS’s first race around the world

Recommendations

• The Amazing Race season 39’s premiere, CBS
• The Swan: Behind the Mirror, Hulu

Credits

• Made from Humans: How Reality Becomes TV is copyright 2026 by Reality Blurred LLC.
• Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
• Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.

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