The Amazing Race - Season 18 - Eps 1: Head Down and Hold On
The 18th season begins with 11 former teams who failed to win returning for a chance to claim the $1 million prize. The race starts in Palm Springs, Cal., and continues in Sydney, Australia, where the teams swim with sharks and receive a surprise from Phil at the pit stop.
About The Amazing Race

Title: The Amazing Race
First Air Date: 2001-09-05
Last Air Date: 2025-05-15
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 154 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 39
Total Episodes: 437
Network: CBS
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Worldrace Productions, Neue Vitaskop Film, ABC Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Television, CBS Productions, CBS Studios, ABC Signature, Touchstone Television
Synopsis
This reality competition sees teams embark on a trek around the world to amazing destinations where they must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical. Only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning the race and the $1 million prize.
Cast

Phil Keoghan
Self - Host