The Amazing Race Australia 5

The Amazing Race Australia 5 is the upcoming fifth season of the Australian reality television game show The Amazing Race Australia, an Australian spin-off of the American series The Amazing Race, and the second installment of Network 10's iteration of the Race.

The Amazing Race Australia 5
Presented byBeau Ryan
No. of teams11
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Season chronology

The season will feature eleven teams of two in a pre-existing relationship in a race around Australia to win the grand prize of A$250,000 with former rugby league footballer Beau Ryan returning as host.

Production

Development and filming
See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on television, and Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic

On 10 October 2019, the show's renewal was announced at the 2020 upfronts prior to the premiere of the previous season[1] with the second season from Network 10 set to air in late 2020.[2]

After production of the thirty-third season of the American edition of The Amazing Race was halted in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions were raised over whether a new season would be filmed later in the year.[3] A Network 10 spokesperson later stated that the network was seeking advice to create a safe route and establish proper safety measures.[4] Host Beau Ryan then stated on The Kyle and Jackie O Show that the season would not be cancelled, but the outbreak had caused producers to change the season's route twice and that the season could film only in Australia if the outbreak worsened.[5] On 11 March, a Network 10 spokesperson confirmed that the season would film only in Australia.[6][7] Filming was set to occur between June and July 2020[8] but was postponed due to interstate travel restrictions.[9] Beverley McGarvey, the chief content officer and executive vice president of ViacomCBS in Australia and New Zealand, stated that the network was committed to filming the season once state borders reopened.[10] In an interview on Studio 10, Beau Ryan stated that the show created COVID safety officers, contestants and crew members would be regularly tested and provided with personal protective equipment, and the show would be travelling to areas with lower populations to reduce personal interactions.[11]

The format of racing around a particular region or country, as opposed to around the world, is commonplace in some Amazing Race franchises most notably with The Amazing Race Canada, which races around Canada, save for occasional international legs.

Casting

Casting for the second season of 10's iteration of the Race initially opened during the finale week of the previous season on 2 December 2019.[12] As the number of coronavirus cases began to decline across much of the country and some states started the process of reopening borders,[13] casting resumed on 16 June 2020.[14] Casting was initially set to close on 26 July 2020 but was extended to 2 August 2020.[15][16]

Race summary
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    Intersection
U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1

References
  1. Knox, David (10 October 2019). "2020 Upfronts: 10: Five Bedrooms, Masked Singer, DWTS renewed". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. Knox, David (28 January 2020). "Programmer's Wrap 2020: 10". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. Knox, David (1 March 2020). "CBS halts The Amazing Race due to coronavirus". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. Knox, David (3 March 2020). "Amazing Race Australia seeks advice on safe route". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. Esveld, Olivia (3 March 2020). "Beau Ryan On Future Of Amazing Race Amid Coronavirus Outbreak After American Version Suspended". KIIS 106.5. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. Knox, David (11 March 2020). "Amazing Race Australia sticks to domestic route". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  7. Molk, Steve (11 March 2020). "EXCLUSIVE 10 up-end THE AMAZING RACE AUSTRALIA due to COVID-19 virus". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. Knox, David (4 December 2019). "Tim & Rod win The Amazing Race Australia 2019". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  9. Knox, David (12 May 2020). "Pilot Week out, Amazing Race Australia on hold". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  10. Manning, James (14 May 2020). "10's Beverley McGarvey: 2020 schedule largely intact, 'We have been lucky'". Mediaweek. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  11. "'The Amazing Race Australia' Is Back!". Facebook. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. The Amazing Race Australia [@amazingrace_au] (3 December 2019). "#AmazingRaceAU will be BACK in 2020 and we're now looking for all new teams to take on the greatest challenges the world has to offer for a crack at $250,000. Applications open now: bit.ly/2RazYMC" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. Kelly, Vivienne (18 June 2020). "The Amazing Race Australia searching for contestants for scaled-back, local version of the show". Mumbrella. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  14. "Apply For The Amazing Race Australia Season 2". 10 Play. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  15. "Australia, your chance to be in the Amazing Race very quickly slipping away! Applications for the next season of The Amazing Race Australia close this Sunday". Instagram. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  16. "APPLICATIONS EXTENDED - This is your LAST CHANCE to apply for The Amazing Race Australia, head to 10play to start (or finish 😉 ) your application #AmazingRaceAU". Instagram. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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