CBS seems to have done an about face, when they have issued a revised Press Release yesterday stating that THE AMAZING RACE has been renewed for one additional season, not two as previously announced.
As previously reported earlier this week, CBS announced a major round of renewals for their hit TV shows including two reality TV series - SURVIVOR and THE AMAZING RACE. In CBS´s previous statement, they indicated that THE AMAZING RACE was being renewed for two additional seasons (tenth and eleven season).
However, yesterday, CBS issued a revised press statement indicating that THE AMAZING RACE has been renewed for only one additional season which is expected to premiere in the Fall of 2006.
THE AMAZING RACE Season Nine, premiered on Tuesday, February 28th with below, but average ratings. There has been specualation that this may have been the reason CBS modified their announcement.
Over the years, THE AMAZING RACE looked like being on the verge of being cancelled quite a few time because of ratings performance. But when THE AMAZING RACE won their first Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality/Competition Program, CBS decided at the last minute to renewal the series. Since then THE AMAZING RACE has garnered three consecutive Emmy Awards.
