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The Best Seasons of The Amazing Race

Every season of The Amazing Race ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of The Amazing Race!

Top season: Season 35; 8.3avg
Best episode: S35E8 A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day; 8.793 votes

Season 35

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2023

8.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · A Planes, Trains and Automobiles Day 8.7

Season 1

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2001

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE13 · Race to the Finish (2) 8.4

Season 18

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2011

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Head Down and Hold On 8.1

Other Seasons

Season 37

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2025

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Be One With the Hay 8.5

Season 33

11 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2022

7.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Rock Bottom 8.5

Season 39

6 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2026

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · That's Honestly on Them 8.3

Season 24

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2014

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · Do You Believe in Magic? 8.2

Season 3

11 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2002

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Don't Try to Play the Moralist Now! 8.0

Season 31

11 Episodes

First Aired: Apr 2019

7.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · This One Is for One Million Dollars 8.1

#10

Season 5

12 Episodes

First Aired: Jul 2004

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · You've Just Made Me a Millionaire 8.1

#11

Season 7

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2005

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · Five Continents, 25 Cities and More than 40,000 Miles 8.2

#12

Season 19

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Kindness of Strangers 8.0

#13

Season 34

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2022

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · The Only Leg That Matters 8.5

#14

Season 17

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race. 8.2

#15

Season 20

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2012

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · Bollywood Travolta 8.0

#16

Season 2

11 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2002

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · I'm Not a Miner! No, You're an Idiot! 7.9

#17

Season 9

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2006

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE10 · Man, They Should Have Used Their Fake Names 8.0

#18

Season 14

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2009

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me 8.0

#19

Season 6

13 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2004

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Game's Afoot 7.8

#20

Season 29

12 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2017

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · As Easy as Stacking Cups 8.1

#21

Season 16

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2010

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · You're Like Jason Bourne, Right? 7.8

#22

Season 23

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2013

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Amazing "Crazy" Race (1) 7.9

#23

Season 25

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2014

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE9 · You're Taking My Tan Off 8.0

#24

Season 15

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2009

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · They Thought Godzilla Was Walking Down the Street 7.9

#25

Season 21

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2012

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Double Your Money 8.0

#26

Season 30

12 Episodes

First Aired: Jan 2018

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · All's Fair in Love and War (2) 7.9

#27

Season 12

11 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2007

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · The Final Push 7.7

#28

Season 22

11 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2013

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · Beacon of Hope 7.8

#29

Season 4

13 Episodes

First Aired: May 2003

7.4/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Cheaters Never Win --- And They Cheated! 7.6

#30

Season 13

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2008

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE11 · You Look Like Peter Pan 7.9

#31

Season 26

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2015

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Great Way to Start a Relationship 7.7

#32

Season 11

13 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2007

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · I'm Sorry I'm Wearing a Bathing Suit. It Is Very Weird, I Know 7.6

#33

Season 27

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2015

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · King of the Jungle 7.8

#34

Season 10

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2006

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Can Horses Smell Fear? 7.5

#35

Season 8

11 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2005

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · How Do We Know We Aren't Going to Get Shot? 7.6

#36

Season 32

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2020

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · One Million Miles 7.5

#37

Season 36

10 Episodes

First Aired: Mar 2024

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · You Can't Drive While You're Crying 7.5

#38

Season 38

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2025

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · It Feels Like Falling the Whole Time 7.5

#39

Season 28

12 Episodes

First Aired: Feb 2016

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · I Have a Wedgie and a Half 7.3

The Best Seasons of The Amazing Race

Season 35

Season 1

Season 18

Other Seasons

Season 37

Season 33

Season 39

Season 24

Season 3

Season 31

Season 5

Season 7

Season 19

Season 34

Season 17

Season 20

Season 2

Season 9

Season 14

Season 6

Season 29

Season 16

Season 23

Season 25

Season 15

Season 21

Season 30

Season 12

Season 22

Season 4

Season 13

Season 26

Season 11

Season 27

Season 10

Season 8

Season 32

Season 36

Season 38

Season 28

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