Meet the Cast of The Amazing Race 13.

The Amazing Race is back!  Well, on September 13 it is.  Nonetheless, the critically acclaimed reality series is set to return next month from its longest hiatus ever.  The Amazing Race had a bizarre 2007-2008 season.  It was kept off the Fall schedule, and was initially to be used as a stop gap for the impending writers' strike.  It was set to air in the Winter, but when Viva Laughlin went all Viva Laughlin on the world and had to be mercifully canceled after one episode, The Amazing Race stepped in in the Fall.  As a result, the season ran its course, and with no additional season in production, the usual Spring edition of The Amazing Race was absent.

It's been a long wait for the new season, but the excitement is truly heating up now that the cast for season 13 has been announced.  You can get details on all the new teams here.

The Oregonian is reporting that The Amazing Race 13's finale was recently filmed in Portland, Oregon.  Portland is a cool town, and was ripe for a visit from the reality series.  When it premieres on September 13, the new season of The Amazing Race will air in its usual 8pm time slot, following 60 Minutes (and the senile rants of Andy Rooney) and preceding Cold Case. 

As a long-time fan of The Amazing Race, it's about time I stop worrying about the show's future.  There are always rumblings that this will be the final season of The Amazing Race, but it keeps chugging along.  The truth is, CBS may discontinue the series eventually if it has a full schedule they are happy with, but that will never happen.  There will always be a place for a reliable reality series with a solid fan base.  The Amazing Race: please don't ever go away.


-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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