As Variety notes, when production on Season 33 of "The Amazing Race" was halted, they were just a couple weeks in, with contestants having already traveled to England and Scotland. According to TV Insider, filming resumed sometime in September 2021. Of the delay, series co-creator Elise Doganieri told Deadline a few months prior, "We just need to get that mass vaccination happening. Safety is key, you don't want to do a show and have people get sick. That's our priority."
The Hollywood Reporter subsequently confirmed "The Amazing Race" was set to return, on CBS, in the first quarter of 2022, alongside the likes of "Undercover Boss" and "Celebrity Big Brother." More specifically, Season 33 is slated to kick off with a two-hour premiere on January 5. Per Gold Derby, the show will return to its regular time slot from January 12.
The last time fans got their "Amazing Race" fix was back in December 2020, resulting in a gap of a little over a year between seasons, which isn't the worst especially with a global pandemic raging. Considering Season 31 wrapped in June 2019 but Season 32 didn't debut until October 2020, we're actually doing pretty well comparatively speaking.
