The Amazing Race Australia to premiere on Sony Entertainment

The American reality TV series The Amazing Race has been such a monster worldwide hit, bagging critical and audience acclaim that spin-offs were inevitable. IntroducingThe Amazing Race Australia. Hosted by actor Grant Bowler, it sees teams competing for a prize bounty of $250 000.

The format is a familiar one: teams of two set off from the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on a 50 000km odyssey, criss-crossing the globe while attempting to conquer physical and mental challenges. Their trek will take contestants across four continents, before the remaining teams race back to Australia for a crack at the grand prize pot.

They’ll pay whistle-stop visits to 12 countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Israel and South Africa, where they’ll have unusual tasks to complete in the game reserves and wine estates of the Eastern and Western Cape.

The first season of The Amazing Race Australia airs on Sunday, 23 June at 6:35pm WAT on Sony Entertainment Television, channel 127 on DStv.