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“The Amazing Race” had completed filming three episodes of a new season when the world came to a halt over coronavirus concerns in March 2020.
It took more than a year and a half for the show’s producers and the network, CBS, to make safety protocols and arrangements to finish what they started in the face of unprecedented circumstances.
But like the contestants who race around the world for a chance to win $1 million, “The Amazing Race” producers were up for the challenge.
Below, host Phil Keoghan opens up below about how they did it and what it means to race around the world after a world-changing event.
This interview has been edited for clarity and condensed.
CNN: After a very long break for both fans and the contestants, how much of a relief was it to be able to bring ‘The Amazing Race’ back?
PHIL KEOGHAN: “It was quite emotional coming back. It was emotional suspending the race because of the disappointment that I could see in the eyes of the cast, knowing the sacrifices that they had all made to be there. And so to have to tell them, ‘Look, I’m really sorry. We’ve heard about this virus called Covid-19 and because of your safety and because it’s our number one priority, we’re going to be suspending the race.’ It was heartbreaking. And then I never predicted that it would take as long as it did to restart. No one really knew what was going to happen, of course. It’s easy, in hindsight, to say, ‘Well, yeah, of course, we had to stop the race.’ At the time, you could understand that there were some doubt with some cast members wondering, ‘Was this, is this absolutely necessary?’ So there were a lot of emotions, and we felt that we were doing the right thing.
So coming back and seeing everybody’s faces again, it felt like it was yesterday, but then it also felt surreal. I, for one, was also feeling a little anxious because [I wanted to] get through this and get everybody through the race and get everybody home. The idea that we would have to suspend the race…
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Source : cnn
