Episode guide
The Amazing Race: Season 1
13 episodes · first aired Sep 5, 2001
The Amazing Race 1 is the first season of the American reality television series The Amazing Race. It was broadcast for the first time on September 5, 2001, and ended on December 13, 2001, on American television.
- 1 The Race Begins Sep 5, 2001 · 42m The teams begin in New York. They need to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa. Cooperation problems surface early on with a few of the couples. The teams have to decide which airport to…
- 2 Divide and Conquer Sep 19, 2001 · 42m The teams start out in Songwe Village,Zameia. When the times depart from the pit stop they must find the Songwe Museum in the village without any signs to indicate where it is located…
- 3 Home for Some Sep 26, 2001 · 42m At the Arc de Triomphe, at departure times the teams are told to find La Grande Rue, a ferris wheel located somewhere in the city. They will have to get the route marker when the ferris…
- 4 Colossal Showdown Oct 3, 2001 · 42m The teams start off at the Chateau Les Baux in Paris, France. The first task is to find a man in a red hat, standing under a miniature Arc de Triomphe. All they have to discover where the…
- 5 Desert Storm Oct 10, 2001 · 42m The seven remaining teams start off in El Jem Coliseum, the pit stop for the fourth leg. Upon departure they are given a route marking which tells them they must find a monument known as…
- 6 Whatever it Takes to Win Oct 17, 2001 · 42m The teams start out in the Sahara desert. Kevin and Drew are the first to depart. The clue reads that they must get to the Palace Hotel in Tunis,300 miles away. Joe and Bill are the first…
- 7 Triumph and Loss Oct 24, 2001 · 42m Tensions are high and it seems that Team Guido is separated from the rest of the group, socially. Teams are still distraught about what happened in the previous leg. The teams are in Rome…
- 8 Competition to the Fullest Oct 31, 2001 · 42m The teams start off at the Taj Mahal and must find the next route marker, located somewhere on the grounds of the palace. Frank and Margarita are the first to leave because of their fast…
- 9 The Unexpected Twist Nov 14, 2001 · 42m Five teams remain (Kevin/Drew, Frank/Margarita, Rob/Brennan, Joe/Bill and Nancy/Emily) and they must get to the Temple of Dawn in Bangkok from the pit stop. Kevin and Drew are the first to…
- 10 To the Physical and Mental Limit Nov 21, 2001 · 42m The teams begin this leg at the Tiger Cave Temple in Krabi. Only four teams remain: Joe and Bill, Kevin and Drew, Frank and Margarita and Rob and Brennan. The first clue directs the teams…
- 11 Fight to the Last Minute Nov 28, 2001 · 42m The teams traveled from Thailand to Bangkok to Beijing. They performed a series of tasks. Frank and Margarita and Rob and Brennan had to play ping-pong against a local in a Detour. The…
- 12 Race to the Finish (1) Dec 5, 2001 · 42m The teams began in Beijing, China. Their first task was to head to Tiantan park and retrieve the clue from a kite being flown by a local. From there they headed to the Great Wall for a…
- 13 Race to the Finish (2) Dec 13, 2001 · 42m The three teams, from Alaska have to travel back to the starting point in New York City where Frank and Margarita live. This worries Rob and Brennan. Frank and Margarita think they have it…