The Amazing Race 32

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The Amazing Race 32
Season 32
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams11
WinnerWill Jardell & James Wallington
No. of legs11
Distance traveled33,000 mi (53,000 km)
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseOctober 14 (2020-10-14) –
December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16)
Additional information
Filming datesNovember 10 (2018-11-10) –
December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The Amazing Race 32 is the thirty-second season of the American

reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and eleven countries and traveled over 33,000 miles (53,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, India, Cambodia, and the Philippines before finishing in New Orleans. New twists introduced in this season include an elimination during a no-rest leg, a Double Switchback, and the City Sprint. Elements of the show that returned for this season were the Yield and double-length legs, which were renamed Mega Legs. The season premiered on CBS on October 14, 2020,[1]
and the season finale aired on December 16, 2020.

Boyfriends Will Jardell and James Wallington were the winners of this season, while married parents Hung Nguyen and Chee Lee finished in second place, and professional volleyball players Riley McKibbin and Maddison McKibbin finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles hosted the starting line of the thirty-second season of The Amazing Race.

During the airing of

New Orleans, Louisiana.[4]

According to Phil Keoghan, this season was the most physically demanding to film since The Amazing Race 3.[5] This season also saw The Amazing Race reach a milestone of traveling one million cumulative miles.[6]

This season was the first to eliminate the last place team during a no-rest leg.[7] It also saw the first appearance of the Yield since the first All-Stars edition back in 2007, making this the first season to feature both the Yield and the U-Turn.[8][9] The mechanics of the Yield were changed such that teams had to find an hourglass during Leg 2 that they could use later in the season to Yield another team.[10]

Two new twists were introduced this season: the Mega Leg and City Sprint. Leg 8 featured a Mega Leg: a rebranding of the double-length leg last seen on The Amazing Race 14, which featured two Detours and two Roadblocks over the course of one leg.[11] Leg 10 featured the City Sprint, where teams did not have to complete any Detours or Roadblocks, but rather a series of tasks that they had to complete as quickly as possible.[12]

Casting

Unlike five of the past six seasons, which had particular themes, Phil Keoghan referred to this season as taking a "back to basics" approach with the cast and the show going back to core elements.[13]

Release

Broadcast

At twenty-two months, The Amazing Race 32 has the longest gap between its filming completion and its premiere.[14] This is primarily attributed to the filming of the season prior to season 31's broadcast and the delays on the 2019–20 television season as television production was suspended following the COVID-19 pandemic. CBS first announced on April 13, 2020, that the season would originally premiere with a two-hour special on May 20, 2020, taking over the Wednesday slot of Survivor: Winners at War part of the 2019–20 TV season. Following this, the show would have returned to the standard one-hour episode format.[15] However, on April 29, 2020, CBS announced that it was postponing the premiere until later in 2020, and the freshman game show Game On! would assume Survivor's former timeslot.[16] The postponement was designed to allow The Amazing Race to replace shows scheduled in the 2020–21 television season whose production has not begun as a result of suspended television production following the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

Outside of a message from Keoghan at the start of the first episode describing the timing of filming of this season relative to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season made no other changes or mention of the pandemic. Keoghan explained this choice was made by production to keep the show

evergreen.[18]

Cast

From left to right: Kellie Wells-Brinkley, DeAngelo Williams, Gary Barnidge, and Riley McKibbin

This cast included former

cycle 21 runner-up Will Jardell.[21]

After Phil Keoghan announced to Will & James that they had won The Amazing Race, Will proposed to James, who accepted.[22] Will & James were married on December 3, 2021: the three year anniversary of their Amazing Race win and their engagement.[23][24]

Contestants Age Relationship Hometown Status
Nathan Worthington 39 Best Friends Dayton, Tennessee Eliminated 1st
(in Buccoo, Trinidad and Tobago)
Cody Buell 33 Paint Lick, Kentucky
Kellie Wells-Brinkley 37 Former Olympic Hurdlers Richmond, Virginia Eliminated 2nd
(in Bogotá, Colombia)
LaVonne Idlette 34 Hampton, Virginia
Jerry Eaves 61 Father & Son Louisville, Kentucky Eliminated 3rd
(in Rio Negro, Brazil)
Frank Eaves 25
Michelle Newland 34 Sisters Lafayette, Louisiana Eliminated 4th
(in Paris, France)
Victoria Newland 33
Leo Brown 31 Dating Somerville, Massachusetts Eliminated 5th
(in Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Alana Folsom 29
Kaylynn Williams 30 Sisters Bluffton, South Carolina Eliminated 6th
(in Hyderabad, India)
Haley Williams 31
Eswar Dhinakaran 24 Siblings Fremont, California Eliminated 7th
(in Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Aparna Dhinakaran 26 Berkeley, California
DeAngelo Williams 36 Former
NFL
Stars
Charlotte, North Carolina Eliminated 8th
(in Manila, Philippines)
Gary Barnidge 34 Middleburg, Florida
Riley McKibbin 31 Pro Volleyball Brothers
Honolulu, Hawaii
Third place
Maddison McKibbin 29
Hung Nguyen 39 Married Parents
Houston, Texas
Runners-up
Chee Lee 38
Will Jardell 30 Boyfriends Nederland, Texas Winners
James Wallington 31 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Future appearances

In 2022, James Wallington competed on the

first season of The Challenge: USA.[25]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump in the following leg.
  • An italicized placement indicates a team's placement at the midpoint of a Mega Leg.
  • A brown > indicates that the team used the Yield and a brown < indicates the team on the receiving end of the Yield.
  • A brown ⊃ indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a brown ⊂ indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8a[a] 8b 9 10 11
Will & James 4th 6th 1st[b] 1st 4th 4th 1st 3rd>[c] 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st
Hung & Chee 1st 1st 2nd 6th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd
Riley & Maddison 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st>[d] 1st 1st 3rd
DeAngelo & Gary 10th 2nd 5th 7th 5th 1st 4th 2nd 3rd 4th[e] 4th
Eswar & Aparna 7th 4th 6th 5th 6th 5th 6th 5th 5th 5th[e]
Kaylynn & Haley 8th 8th 3rd[f] 8th 7th 7th 5th>[g] 6th<[c] 6th<[d]
Leo & Alana 6th 7th 8th[b] 3rd 3rd 6th 7th<[g]
Michelle & Victoria 2nd 5th 7th 2nd 8th
Jerry & Frank 5th 9th 9th[f]
Kellie & LaVonne 9th 10th
Nathan & Cody 11th
Notes
  1. ^ Leg 8 was a Mega Leg with two Detours, two Roadblocks, and two Yields shown over two episodes. The placements listed for the first half are the order of the teams' completion of the first Roadblock.
  2. ^ a b Will & James chose to use the U-Turn on Leo & Alana.
  3. ^ a b Will & James chose to Yield Kaylynn & Haley during the first half of the Mega Leg.
  4. ^ a b Riley & Maddison chose to Yield Kaylynn & Haley during the second half of the Mega Leg.
  5. ^ a b DeAngelo & Gary chose to use the U-Turn on Eswar & Aparna.
  6. ^ a b Kaylynn & Haley chose to use the U-Turn on Jerry & Frank.
  7. ^ a b Kaylynn & Haley chose to Yield Leo & Alana.

Race summary

The route of The Amazing Race 32.
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Yield    U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → Trinidad and Tobago)

At Pigeon Point on the island of Tobago, one team member had to learn how to play the steelpan.
  • Episode 1: "One Million Miles" (October 14, 2020)
  • Eliminated: Nathan & Cody
Locations
Episode summary
  • Teams set off from the Hollywood Bowl and flew to the island of Trinidad. Once there, teams had to find their next clue at the 24 Hour Fruit Stand in Saint Augustine. Both team members then had to roll an oil drum used to make steelpans one-quarter mile (400 m) to a Carnival at the Exodus Panyard. There, teams had to find the Midnight Robber in order to receive their next clue, which contained tickets the next day on one of two flights to the island of Tobago.
  • Once on Tobago, teams found their next clue at Swallows Beach, which instructed them to board a boat to the Nylon Pool and memorize a uniquely-painted fish with a four-digit combination on their boat. Once at the pool, teams had to search amongst 125 fish for an exact match and unlock the fish in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pigeon Point Jetty.
  • Day-O
    " on a steelpan and then perform alongside the Redemption Sound Setters in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Buccoo Integrated Facility and take part in goat racing, with both team members having to run across a finish line with a goat in order to check in at the Pit Stop.
Additional note
  • Although the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop was eliminated, there was no rest period at the end of the leg and all remaining teams were instead instructed to continue racing.

Leg 2 (Trinidad and Tobago → Colombia)

After landing in Bogotá, teams searched the Nemocón salt mine for an hourglass.
  • Episode 2: "Red Lipstick is Not My Color" (October 21, 2020)
  • Prize: A trip for two to Switzerland (awarded to Hung & Chee)
  • Eliminated: Kellie & LaVonne
Locations
  • )
  • Nemocón (Nemocón Salt Mine)
  • Nemocón (Templo Parroquial San Francisco de Asís)
  • Bogotá (Plazoleta del Rosario or
    Universidad del Rosario
    )
  • Bogotá (Escuela Nacional Circo Para Todos) Roadblock: "Who feels like clowning around?"
  • Bogotá (Carrera 26 #10-03)
  • Bogotá (
    Parque Nacional Enrique Olaya Herrera) Pit Stop: Leg 2
Episode summary

Leg 3 (Colombia → Brazil)

One of the Detour choices in the Amazon rainforest required teams to assemble a roof section of an indigenous Dessana house.
  • Episode 3: "We're Makin' Big Moves" (October 28, 2020)
  • Prize: A trip for two to
    Bali, Indonesia
    (awarded to Will & James)
  • Eliminated: Jerry & Frank
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • Double U-Turn: Will & James U-Turned Leo & Alana and Kaylynn & Haley U-Turned Jerry & Frank This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Will & James chose to use the U-Turn on Leo & Alana, while Kaylynn & Haley chose to use the U-Turn on Jerry & Frank.

Leg 4 (Brazil → Paraguay)

The Detour in Asunción was a Double Switchback to the watermelon stacking and bottle dance tasks from season 20.
  • Episode 4: "Olé, Olé!" (November 4, 2020)
  • Prize: US$5,000 each (awarded to Will & James)
Locations
  • Riverboat: Tupé Reserve (Dessana Village) → Manaus (Hotel Tropical Manaus) Pit Start
  • Asunción, Paraguay
  • Asunción (Palacio de los López – Asunción Sign) (Unaired)[26]
  • Asunción (Cateura) Roadblock: "Who is feeling instrumental?"
  • Asunción (Mercado 4 – Tereré Vendor)
  • Asunción (Plaza O'Leary or Estación Central del Ferrocarril) Detour: Stack Your Melons or Use Your Melon
  • Asunción (Plaza Italia) Pit Stop: Leg 4
Episode summary
  • During the Pit Stop, the Barco Corrêa Filho traveled back to Manaus, where teams began this leg. Teams were instructed to fly to Asunción, Paraguay, and then travel to Cateura.
  • Roadblock: "Who is feeling instrumental?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to assemble a cello out of recycled items for the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Mercado 4 and use a
    thermos
    in order to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Stack Your Melons or Use Your Melon This leg's Detour was a Double Switchback, with both tasks originally from season 20, and was a choice between Stack Your Melons or Use Your Melon. In Stack Your Melons, teams had to travel to Plaza O'Leary and stack watermelons into a pyramid in order to receive their next clue. In Use Your Melon, teams had to travel to the Estación Central del Ferrocarril and perform a traditional Paraguayan bottle dance. Both team members had to successfully perform a choreographic routine with a glass bottle on their heads without breaking their bottles in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Plaza Italia.
Additional notes
  • After arriving in Asunción, teams had to first find the Asunción sign near Palacio de los López, where they found the clue that directed them to the Roadblock in Cateura. This task was unaired.[26]
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 5 (Paraguay → France)

The first Roadblock in France had racers match a guest with one of the pieces of art inside the Château de Chantilly.
  • Episode 5: "You Don't Strike Me as a Renaissance Man" (November 11, 2020)
  • Prize: A trip for two to
    Phú Quốc, Vietnam
    (awarded to Riley & Maddison)
  • Eliminated: Michelle & Victoria
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Paris, France. Once there, teams had to drive to the Château de Chantilly
    , where they found their next clue.
  • Speed Bump: Hold Your Horses For their Speed Bump, Kaylynn & Haley had to clean the riding gear for two of the château's horses before they could continue racing.
  • Roadblock: "Who has an eye for art?" In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to compare the dozens of paintings in the Musée Condé with the dozens of Renaissance-styled party guests in another room of the château in order to identify one of the nine guests dressed as a character from one of the paintings. Once a match was identified, they had to bring the guest to the museum curator and tell her the name of the artist whose painting the guest matched in order to receive their next clue.
  • Afer the first Roadblock, teams had to travel on foot to Le Vertugadin. There, both team members had to prepare enough
    crème Chantilly to fill two pies and then deliver the pies through a tent where, unbeknownst to the teams, chefs pelted them with pies before receiving their next clue, which directed them to the Musée des Arts Forains
    in Paris.
  • Roadblock: "Who wants to step right up?" In this leg's second Roadblock, the team member who did not perform the previous Roadblock had to win three 19th-century carnival games at the Musée des Arts Forains before retrieving their next clue from the shooting gallery, which directed teams to the Pit Stop: the Pont des Arts.

Leg 6 (France → Germany)

Once in Germany, teams searched for a clue along a section of the Berlin Wall.
  • Episode 6: "I'm Not Even Walking, I'm Falling" (November 18, 2020)
  • Prize: US$7,500 each (awarded to DeAngelo & Gary)
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 7 (Germany → Kazakhstan)

While in Kazakhstan, teams had to furnish the interior of a yurt.
  • Episode 7: "Give Me a Beard Bump" (November 18, 2020)
  • Prize: A trip for two to
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    (awarded to Will & James)
  • Eliminated: Leo & Alana
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Almaty, Kazakhstan. Once there, teams had to travel to the Kazakhfilm Studio
    in order to find their next clue.
  • Speed Bump: Get Ready for Your Close-Up For their Speed Bump, Kaylynn & Haley had to apply prosthetic beards to each other before they could continue racing.
  • Detour: Great Khan's Spy or Knock Out Guy This leg's Detour was a choice between Great Khan's Spy or Knock Out Guy. In Great Khan's Spy, teams had to watch an elaborate action sequence and correctly answer a series of questions from the actor portraying Genghis Khan in order to receive their next clue. If they answered any of the questions incorrectly, they had to watch the action sequence again before making another attempt. In Knock Out Guy, teams had to perform a choreographed fight scene before breaking a vase in order to retrieve their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams traveled to a nomad village in Karasay District and found their next clue, which instructed them to lead a camel laden with possessions to an empty yurt. There, teams had to set up the interior so that it matched an example, which included procuring a boiled sheep's head from the nomads, in order to receive their next clue. Teams were then directed to the Zelenyi Bazaar in Almaty and had to search the meat market for their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: First President's Park.
Additional note
  • Yield: Kaylynn & Haley Yielded Leo & Alana for 20 minutes Kaylynn & Haley chose to use the Yield on Leo & Alana.

Leg 8 (Kazakhstan → India)

During the Mega Leg in Hyderabad, teams found their first Roadblock at Qutb Shahi tombs and completed the final task at Taj Falaknuma Palace.
  • Episode 8: "Are You a Rickshaw?" & Episode 9: "This is Not Payback, This is Karma" (November 25, 2020)
  • Prize: A seven-day Eastern Caribbean cruise for two (awarded to Riley & Maddison)
  • Eliminated: Kaylynn & Haley
Locations
Episode summary (Episode 8)
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Hyderabad, India. Once there, teams had to smog test three auto rickshaws
    in order to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Food App or Number Trap This leg's first Detour was a choice between Food App or Number Trap. In Food App, teams had to pick up three Swiggy food orders from a restaurant and deliver them to the correct addresses as instructed to them by a phone operator in order to receive their next clue. In Number Trap, teams had to capture all of the highlighted ones and zeros on a motion detecting screen and then use the numbers to crack a binary code that led them to their next clue.
  • After the first Detour, teams found their next clue at the
    Qutb Shahi Tombs
    .
  • Roadblock: "Who's ready to flip their lids?" In this leg's first Roadblock, one team member had to use an augmented reality feature on a tablet computer to find three virtual men wearing turbans and standing in front of the tomb's columns. They then had to find the matching men atop the tomb and place them above the correct columns in order to receive three scrolls that they could exchange for their next clue.
Episode summary (Episode 9)
  • After the first Roadblock, teams found their next clue at the Charminar.
  • Blind Detour: This or That This leg's second Detour was a Blind Detour, where teams only learned about the task that they chose once they arrived at its location, and was a choice between This or That. In This, teams had to push a cart of bangles to a store and then find a set of seven bangles that matched the ones worn by a bride in order to receive their next clue. In That, teams had to make a dental impression of a patient's teeth and then polish a set of dentures before fitting them into another patient's mouth in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the second Detour, teams had to travel to the Taj Falaknuma Palace, where they had to don sherwani outfits and then travel by horse and carriage with a pair of socialites to their next clue.
  • place settings
    on a section of India's longest table to the exact standards for a royal dinner in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the nearby Pit Stop.
Additional notes
  • Leg 8 was a Mega Leg spread out over two episodes, both of which aired back-to-back on the same night.
  • Yield: Will & James Yielded Kaylynn & Haley for 20 minutes Will & James chose to use the Yield on Kaylynn & Haley during the first half of this leg.
  • Yield: Riley & Maddison Yielded Kaylynn & Haley for 20 minutes Riley & Maddison chose to also use the Yield on Kaylynn & Haley during the second half of this leg.

Leg 9 (India → Cambodia)

Teams found the Pit Stop in Cambodia near the eastern gate of Angkor Thom.
  • Episode 10: "Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty" (December 2, 2020)
  • Prize: A trip for two to
    Bergen, Norway
    (awarded to Riley & Maddison)
  • Eliminated: Eswar & Aparna
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    tuk-tuk at Psah Chas with a Travelocity Roaming Gnome, a basket of donations, and their next clue, which instructed them to attach their tuk-tuk to a motorbike and travel to Chong Kneas Pier. There, they had to search for their next clue, which instructed teams to travel by long-tail boat to Silat Tik Meas Buddhist Temple and respectfully give their basket of donations to a monk
    in order to receive their next clue.
  • Detour: Fish or Farm This season's final Detour was a choice between Fish or Farm. In Fish, teams had to pull a 3,280-foot (1,000 m) fishing net and collect at least 15 kilograms (33 lb) of fish in order to receive their next clue. In Farm, teams had to mix a combination of compost and soil, plant a garden of local produce on a floating platform so as to match an example floating garden, and then plant seeds from their gnome's satchel in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to travel by long-tail boat to a floating restaurant in order to find their next clue, which instructed teams to return to Siem Reap and travel to Khmer Floor Handicraft in order to find their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who thinks they can fit the mold?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to make an encaustic cement tile. They then had to use a key from the gnome's satchel to unlock a chest of sliding puzzle pieces that they had to solve in order to receive their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the east gate of Angkor Thom.
Additional note
  • Double U-Turn: DeAngelo & Gary U-Turned Eswar & Aparna and Riley & Maddison attempted to U-Turn DeAngelo & Gary This leg featured a Double U-Turn. DeAngelo and Gary chose to use the U-Turn on Eswar & Aparna, while Riley & Maddison attempted to use the U-Turn on DeAngelo & Gary. However, DeAngelo & Gary had already passed the U-Turn by this point and were therefore unaffected.

Leg 10 (Cambodia → Philippines)

The final task in the City Sprint across Manila was set at Mehan Garden.
  • Episode 11: "Run on Your Tippy Toes" (December 9, 2020)
  • Eliminated: DeAngelo & Gary
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Manila, Philippines. Once there, teams boarded a jeepney that transported them to Lapu-Lapu Circle, where they were greeted by Phil Keoghan. He informed them that this leg would be a City Sprint, meaning teams would have to complete a series of challenges before returning to Lapu-Lapu Circle, which would serve as the leg's Pit Stop, and there would be no Detours or Roadblocks. Phil then informed teams to find their next clue in a marked jeepney near Rizal Park
    .
  • Teams had to solve a riddle that led them to dancing traffic enforcer Ramiro Hinojas[28] at the intersection of Macapagal Boulevard and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, and had to grab their next clue from Hinojas as they drove past him. Teams were then sent to the Mall of Asia, where they were instructed to run one lap around the esplanade while wearing high-heeled shoes in order to receive their next clue.
  • After passing through the Arch of Goodwill, teams had to search Binondo for the one lion dancer out of four who had their next clue in its mouth. Teams continued on foot to the Manila Central Post Office, where they were instructed to prepare feed for a horse attached to a kalesa in Liwasang Bonifacio by obtaining ingredients from three nearby vendors in order to receive their next clue.
  • After traveling on foot to Mehan Garden, teams had to listen to a band playing four songs that they had heard in previous legs. They then had to find the four instrument cases marked with the flags of the respective countries where they'd heard the songs, and then present them to the band in the order that they visited the countries, and not the order that the band was playing the music, in order to receive their next clue.
Leg Flag Music
1  Trinidad and Tobago "
Day-O
"
2  Colombia "Entrance of the Gladiators"
4  Paraguay "Pájaro Campana"
5  France
French Renaissance music
Additional note
  • Filipino basketball player E.J. Feihl appeared as the Pit Stop greeter during this leg.[29]

Leg 11 (Philippines → United States)

In their final destination city, teams visited the historic Bourbon Street of New Orleans.
  • Episode 12: "Now It's About Winning" (December 16, 2020)
  • Prize: US$1,000,000
  • Winners: Will & James
  • Runners-up: Hung & Chee
  • Third place: Riley & Maddison
Locations
Episode summary

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 32 received mixed reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wrote that the season was "imperfect but thoroughly enjoyable" and that the biggest letdown of the season was the Mine Five alliance.[30] Justin Fedich of Screen Rant called the season a "standout" and praised the diversity in casting and the gameplay and engagement of winners Will & James.[31] Mack Rawden of CinemaBlend criticized seeing "an entire season controlled and ultimately ruined by an alliance".[32] Matt Roush of TV Insider criticized the answer-sharing among the "Mine Five" alliance saying that it felt like "cheating on a test" and that it "soured" the season.[33][34] In response to criticism from critics and fans about answer-sharing among alliance members, Amazing Race co-creator and executive producer Elise Doganieri stated in an interview after the season that the show was considering challenge-specific rules to limit answer-sharing.[35]

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of The Amazing Race 32
No. Title Air date
Rating

(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1 "One Million Miles" October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) 0.7 3.58 [36]
2 "Red Lipstick is Not My Color" October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) 0.7 3.30 0.4 1.63 1.1 4.93 [37][38]
3 "We're Makin' Big Moves" October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28) 0.7 4.17 0.4 1.36 1.1 5.53 [39][40][41]
4 "Olé, Olé!" November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04) 0.7 4.03 0.4 1.40 1.1 5.43 [42][43]
5 "You Don't Strike Me as a Renaissance Man" November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11) 0.7 3.72 0.3 1.10 1.0 4.83 [44][45]
6 "I'm Not Even Walking, I'm Falling" November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18) 0.7 3.90 0.3 1.54 1.0 5.44 [46][47]
7 "Give Me a Beard Bump" November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18) 0.6 3.18 0.4 1.67 1.0 4.86 [46][47]
8 "Are You a Rickshaw?" November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25) 0.6 4.20 [48]
9 "This is Not Payback, This is Karma" November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25) 0.6 3.80 [48]
10 "Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty" December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02) 0.7 4.30 0.4 1.30 1.1 5.60 [49][50]
11 "Run on Your Tippy Toes" December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09) 0.7 4.15 0.4 1.39 1.1 5.54 [51][52]
12 "Now It's About Winning" December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16) 0.8 4.46 [53]
Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster CTV also aired The Amazing Race on Wednesdays.[54]

Canadian DVR ratings are included in Numeris's count.

No. Air date Episode Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(Week)
Ref
1 October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14) "One Million Miles" 1.72 2 [55]
2 October 21, 2020 (2020-10-21) "Red Lipstick is Not My Color" 1.50 1 [56]
3 October 28, 2020 (2020-10-28) "We're Makin' Big Moves" 1.46 5 [57]
4 November 4, 2020 (2020-11-04) "Olé, Olé!" 1.30 8 [58]
5 November 11, 2020 (2020-11-11) "You Don't Strike Me as a Renaissance Man" 1.25 10 [59]
6 November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18) "I'm Not Even Walking, I'm Falling" 1.37 12 [60]
7 November 18, 2020 (2020-11-18) "Give Me a Beard Bump" 0.83 29 [61]
8 November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25) "Are You a Rickshaw?" 1.57 6
9 November 25, 2020 (2020-11-25) "This is Not Payback, This is Karma"
10 December 2, 2020 (2020-12-02) "Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty" 1.22 12 [62]
11 December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09) "Run on Your Tippy Toes" 1.33 12 [63]
12 December 16, 2020 (2020-12-16) "Now It's About Winning" 1.44 9 [64]

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