The Amazing Race

Sunday Night Television: HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and CBS' "The Amazing Race"

source: Televisionary

Looking to discuss the latest episodes of CBS' The Amazing Race and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm? You're in luck. Head over to the Los Angeles Times/Show Tracker site, where you can read my take on last night's episodes of both series. In "The Amazing Race: For Whom the Bell Tolls," I take a look...

Published Mon, Nov 2

source: Brainster's

But... they were supposed to ride a bike to the Detour, so they incur a 30-minute penalty. Miss America breaks down; after being stunned to find they had not been Phil-liminated as the last team, they have to wait. But the Poker Players do not show up and the Interracial Couple are still in the race....

Published Sun, Nov 1

Stupidity in Dubai gives way to domestic violence atop a water slide on Amazing Race 15

source: reality blurred

The climax of last night's Amazing Race 15 episode was the most disturbing incident of domestic violence the show has seen since Jonathan shoved Victoria. And this was arguably worse: a woman screaming "help me" as her boyfriend grabbed her and tried to force her down a water slide that ter...

Published Mon, Oct 26

The Amazing Race 15 Episode 6

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Teams depart in the order in which they arrived. Mika & Canaan have been eliminated from the race. This is another team that needed to be eliminated. Mika was so crippled by her fear on more than one occasion that it makes me question why she decided to come on the show in the first place.

Published Sun, Oct 25

Review: The Amazing Race - I'm Like Ricky Bobby

source: TV Squad

S15E05) Once again in the NYC viewing area, The Amazing Race suffered a huge delay in airing due to football. Tonight, it started an hour and fifteen minutes late. And, after all of that, the Jets lost! It's a miracle this show keeps receiving Emmy awards when the CBS Sunday night schedule is s...

Published Sun, Oct 18

Opinion: CBS promos spoil the sad end of a repetitive Amazing Race episode

source: reality blurred

The real insult with The Amazing Race 15's episode wasn't its 42-minute delayed start, but the fact that a preview that aired just before the show started--one that people who actually watch commercials have apparently been seeing for a few days--spoiled which team lost their passport...

Published Sun, Oct 11

Amazing Race 15 places last in viewers 18-49, gets beaten by Extreme Makeover

source: reality blurred

Without football overrunning and pushing 60 Minutes into its timeslot, and facing off against football and another reality series, The Amazing Race 15 did not do well in the ratings last night. At 8 p.m., it was the least-watched show among young viewers ages 18 to 49, and placed third among o...

Published Sun, Oct 4

Ox Notes: September 29, 2009

source: My Ox Is Broken

If you wondered why Eric & Lisa aren't featured in the first Elimination Station video with Garrett & Jessica, it's because the yoga instructors skipped out on the show and went to India. Normally, I'd say I don't blame them, since they were eliminated before the race even began. Bu...

Published Tue, Sep 29