# The Amazing Race (fall 2025) Is nobody at all watching this one? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [October 5, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704 "2025-10-05T22:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/21 "2025-10-10T14:12:32Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I suppose it wouldn’t be as dramatic though, if it seemed obvious who was going to win with a couple of legs left to go. You could have a reset when it gets to the Top 3. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/22 "2025-10-10T14:19:42Z")
Logistically, you **can’t** have teams days out in front, it would be a nightmare to film and to have the tasks set out and ready to go. It would also be for pretty boring TV if the top team just kept getting farther and farther in front. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/23 "2025-10-10T14:29:49Z")
I jumped right into episode 3 instead of trying to catch up, and as I was concerned the constant references to BB talk were awful. And that plow challenge was a far cry from the classic “My ox is broken!” challenge. I really hope things improve and they get to racing instead of strategizing. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Absolutely. In one of the early seasons, a team got the last flight out before the night. The won by like 24 hours. The rules were changed so that flights the teams could use were limited to stack them in the airport. And then a few seasons later, the crossroad was established requireing teams to wait until the next team caught up to them. Wasn’t that the first season where the 3rd place team was a full day behind the winner & runner up? And the Crossroads happens maybe once per season, certainly not every episode. And as Elrond said - there’s no entertainment value in watching teams so far ahead they can’t possibly lose, so bunching is pretty much required for entertainment value. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/24 "2025-10-10T15:46:24Z")
I choked my way through the first episode, and made it through about 10 minutes of episode 2. No more. I’m done. In my opinion with all the BB drama it’s just unwatchable. I like to see real people express real emotions at their situations. Not my cup of tea. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/25 "2025-10-10T22:42:16Z")
While I mostly agree I think the challenges are better this season. Some are a lot of work (which is good IMO). ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/26 "2025-10-10T22:43:51Z")
In the “old days” of the show there were a few points where all teams were back together. It was a built-in feature. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704/27 "2025-10-11T12:32:44Z")
My long time TAR watching buddy (my now adult daughter) and I watched the first episode. We both agreed it was awful, and the fact that every team knows every other team ahead of time really breaks the TAR model. The fact that it’s all callbacks to a terrible show is so much worse. The NJ-examplar brothers were amusing in their ineptitude and would have been fun to watch for a few more episodes, but of course they got bounced immediately. Sadly I’ll probably continue to watch, but more for the schadenfreude. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-fall-2025-is-nobody-at-all-watching-this-one/1023704.md?page=1)