“I want to see that fight in them.
I want to see them really want to win.”
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Racing around the world in pursuit of $1 million is an intense experience.
‘Amazing Race’ season 37 host Phil Keoghan in Hong Kong.Credit:Kit Karzen/CBS
And intense experiences can lead to some intense reactions.
It appears we will be seeing more such reactions than usual whenseason 37 ofThe Amazing Racepremieres tonight on CBS.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Let’s start big picture.
‘The Amazing Race’ season 37 host Phil Keoghan.Kit Karzen/CBS
What can you tell us about season 37?
PHIL KEOGHAN:A couple of firsts.
We’ve never done 14 teams before.
Scott Thompson and Lori Thompson on season 37 of “The Amazing Race'.Kit Karzen/CBS
So that was fun.
It gave us some really interesting content.
We’re not that show.
Bridget Cato and Ernest Cato on season 37 of ‘The Amazing Race’.Kit Karzen/CBS
And then it was sort of like, Wait, whoa, these teams are incredibly competitive!
I’m super competitive myself.
So I love that passion in people.
You want it to stay healthy.
You don’t want people to get so competitive that it becomes a negative.
It’s just the reality of life.
And so it’s the acceptance of, Okay, I gave it everything I could.
Some teams find it easier to let go and accept that and some don’t.
Or maybe you don’t feel like I’m being as hungry and fighting as hard as you are.
So there’s always that dynamic.
It’s that competitive thing.
I want to see them really want to win.
It makes for an interesting race, and we’ve got a lot of that this season.
I think fans like to see that, too.
I know I do.
What are the things they’d like to see more of?
What are the things that they don’t like?
They love airport drama, they love teams that are hungry and want to compete.
It wasn’t like, Oh, let’s do a thing where teams can’t turn around.
That ended up becoming a favorite moment of the whole season, and it wasn’t even set up.
It literally was just this random thing that happened.
And because you put interesting people into a scenario, it became this great piece of content.
What’s your favorite location this season?
Bulgaria is a place we’ve never been to before, so definitely a favorite for me.
And on a personal level, Strasbourg.
When I rode my bike around France, it was one of my stops.
It’s an incredible place, a little city right on the border of France and Germany.
There’s a lot of German influence.
There are these beautiful Tudor-style 14th century buildings and great cathedrals.
So that was a highlight for me.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
The Amazing Racepremieres Wednesday, March 5, at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
