The more I rewatch the premiere the more that I notice that the editing seems to try to harken back to the golden era?
Take a look at it:
-Less focus on tasks and more focus on the teams (we didn't even see a team at a task until 22:40)
-Everyone shown getting the Detour clue
-The old Pit Stop music appearing
IDK, if Phil mentioned all the placements I would argue that this is probably the closest thing to an old school premiere in a long time.