The Amazing Race

Season 17

TV-PG

The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth installment of the reality television show The Amazing Race. The Amazing Race 17 features 11 teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race around the world.

The seventeenth cycle started on Sunday, September 26, 2010. It aired on CBS in the United States in a special 90-minute episode; then returned to its normal hour-long format the following week on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT with the season finale on December 12, 2010. The show was again hosted by Phil Keoghan.

Where to Watch Season 17

12 Episodes

They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!
E1
They Don't Call It the Amazing Race for Nothin'!Eleven teams of 2 travel from Gloucester, Massachusetts to Eastnor, Great Britain. The first team to check in at the Pit Stop wins an Express Pass, which allows them to skip one task of their choice at any point in the next seven legs of the race.
A Kiss Saves the Day
E2
A Kiss Saves the DayThe ten remaining teams travel from Eastnor, Great Britain to Accra, Ghana. Some of the teams' chances of staying in the race are threatened by frustrating challenges and unfortunate taxi rides. As teams struggle to complete a high-stakes Road Block, hindered by the playful locals, the winners of the previous leg consider using their Express Pass.
In Phil We Trust
E3
In Phil We TrustThe 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 position in the competition.
We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads
E4
We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt PadsThe 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
E5
Tastes Like a Million DollarsThe eight remaining teams travel from the Sweden/Norway border to Norvik, Norway. A Norwegian delicacy forces a vegetarian to make a difficult decision at the Fast Forward. At the Road Block, several people have to face their fear of heights.
Run, Babushka, Run
E6
Run, Babushka, RunThe seven remaining teams travel from Norvik, Norway to St. Petersburg, Russia, where they experience a variety of aspects of the local culture, including a choice of classical film or classical music at the Detour, and manual labour for one person at the Road Block.
I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong
E7
I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I BelongTeams 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 positions in the Race.
Ali Baba in a Suit
E8
Ali Baba in a SuitThe six remaining teams travel from St. Petersburg, Russia to Muscat, Oman. One team make a huge mistake by sleeping past their starting time. One person makes a decision that will impact their team beyond the race's finish and for the rest of their lives.
There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets
E9
There's a Lot of Nuts and BulletsThe five remaining teams travel from Muscat, Oman to Dhaka, Bangladesh. In a first for the series, tensions run high at a double U-turn when two teams' chances of staying in the race are jeopardised by them having to complete both of the Detour choices.
I Hate Chinese Food
E10
I Hate Chinese FoodThe remaining teams continue with the tenth leg of The Amazing Race.
I'm Surrounded by Ninjas
E11
I'm Surrounded by NinjasThe final four teams travel to South Korea where they battle it out on water and ice to make the final three.
Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.
E12
Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race.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 first ever all-female team to win the series.