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Would Longer Amazing Race Season Work for You?

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roninmedia:
I have watched the majority of the English language Amazing races out including all of the US, Asia, China Rush, and Australia. I only recently started watching foreign TAR including Israel and Vietnam (I understand Vietnamese perfectly fine and I have a few Jewish friends who watch here and there with me).

I am surprised how long each season of the Amazing Race Israel is spanning about 10 additional episodes compared to the other versions I have watched. And the prize money with the currency exchange is about 25% of the TAR, so either that translate to less corporated ad dollars than the US or they just simply put more money into set-up for a longer race.

Would a longer season have the same appeal to you as an Amazing Race viewer or is the 12 episode season satisfactory for you? Personally, I think how TAR Israel is done and enjoy the lengthened race broadcast. But a longer season will also mean less seasons overall.

Declive:
Welcome to RFF , roninmedia!!

choroneko:
I don't mind as long as they visit more countries and do more legs than the just usual 10 - 12.
But 20 episodes like TAR Israel, I don't know yet my opinion.

roninmedia:
TAR Israel has the same number of legs as TAR US, same number of countries visited, just over more episodes. For example, by the time Episode 5 of Season 1 began, only two teams had been eliminated. Each leg has more tasks than other versions, but not extra detours or roadblocks.

It may be difficult for CBS to pull originality for a longer race in terms of more tasks per stop because of 20 previous seasons to draw on.

Mug Costanza:
I don't think an American audience likes to watch more than two consecutive episodes of a reality show without someone getting eliminated (Big Brother notwithstanding), so if a certain leg is an NEL, then that means there would be four episodes between eliminations. That would really start to drag, I think. I think I'd be sick of everyone by the end of the season. :lol:

A 12 leg race may not be perfect, but I think it's a pretty good length. 13 legs can drag on sometimes, as that would essentially mean 4 NELs (assuming an 11-team race), and 11 is too short, in my opinion.

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