Firefighters, Air Force pilots, students, and a retired NFL player are among the 13 teams of racers competing on season 36 of CBS’s The Amazing Race. The new season, once again hosted by Phil Keoghan, premieres on March 13, 2024 at 9:30pm ET/PT.
New 90-minute season 36 episodes air on Wednesdays.
“This season of The Amazing Race features a cast of adventurous thrill-seekers. We always want to challenge our cast and surprise our viewers, so we are excited to travel to two new countries along the route,” stated executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri. “The 90-minute episodes are returning, which really allows us to delve into the countries on the route and get to know our amazing cast. We are ready for a global adventure like never before.”
Season 36 will begin in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. “[…]The 13 new teams must participate in a traditional Mexican rodeo and lasso their way to the finish line without coming in last. The stakes are high because there are no non-elimination legs, and the team to finish last in each leg will be eliminated,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “Along the route, Racers will go paragliding in Colombia, rally car racing in Argentina, and visit two new countries – swimming through waterfalls in the Dominican Republic and visiting music superstar Rihanna’s childhood home in Barbados.”
The Amazing Race Season 36 Teams:
Derek (57, retired chief of police) and Shelisa Williams (55, retired sheriff’s lieutenant)
Married, from Alta Loma, Calif.
Danny (27, university resident director) and Angie Butler (55, seventh grade teacher)
Mother and son, from San Diego, Calif., and Walla Walla, Wash.
Rod (46, former NFL player/owner of Gshred Supplements) and Leticia Gardner (38, fitness business owner)
Married, from Lawrenceville, Ga. Rod has played for Washington, Carolina, Green Bay, and Kansas City.
Michelle (39) and Sean Clark (46), owners of Double Dutch Aerobics
Married, from East Point, Ga.
Yvonne Chavez (40, global strategy and operations lead) and Melissa Main (38, investigator for U.S. Navy special operations)
Dating, from San Diego, Calif.
Sunny Pulver (41) and Bizzy Smith (37), firefighters
Best friends, from Edgerton, Wis., and New Berlin, Wis.
Amber Craven (30) and Vinny Cagungun (37), nurse anesthetists
Dating, from Englewood, Colo.
Ricky Rotandi (34, preschool teacher) and Cesar Aldrete (34, food stylist)
Dating, from New York, N.Y.
Juan Villa (29) and Shane Bilek (29), Air Force pilots
Best friends, from Spokane, Wash., and Marine City, Mich.
Anthony (26) and Bailey Smith (26), recruiters
Twin brothers, from Clearwater, Fla.
Kishori Turner (26, senior marketing strategist) and Karishma Cordero (22, student)
Cousins, from Gaithersburg, Md., and Austin, Texas
Maya (20, student) and Rohan Mody (23, master’s student)
Siblings, from Monmouth Junction, N.J.
Chris Foster (60, receptionist) and Mary Cardona-Foster (27, marketing manager)
Father and daughter, from Waltham, Mass.
