Take your mark Canada, and go online! Fresh off a record-breaking first season, CTV announced last night during THE AMAZING RACE that casting for Season 2 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is open. Now, RACE fans and adventure seekers from across the country have a chance to be part of the television phenomenon that took the country by storm last summer, setting a new benchmark as the most-watched Canadian series on record. Fans can go online now at www.CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada and submit an audition video and application for their chance to join host Jon Montgomery on road, on the race-of-a-lifetime adventure. Potential teams are encouraged to showcase their personalities and explain why they want to be part of the immensely popular competition series. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, Dec. 26 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Host Jon Montgomery
“The opportunity to run the Race before millions of Canadians is a chance of a lifetime,” said Phil King, President, CTV Programming and Sports. “I strongly encourage anyone who’s ever thought about being part of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, or who was inspired to race this past season, to step up and put your best video forward.”
“We had nine outstanding teams last season that really connected with viewers,” said John Brunton, Executive Producer, Insight Productions. “We look forward to casting another great season where fans can cheer and boo and laugh at their TV sets.”
“Every single part of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA was a fantastic experience, surpassing all our expectations,” said Tim Sr. and Tim Jr. “If you plan on auditioning, take whatever part of you that shines and magnify it by a million! You want to showcase exactly what you have to offer, and explain why your team will benefit the show.”
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is looking for dynamic and enthusiastic teams of two who possess a strong personal connection. They must be articulate, competitive, interesting, outgoing, and adventurous. Teams will get the opportunity to participate in detours, roadblocks, U-turns, and other challenges as they endure approximately 28 days of “The Race” in various conditions, environments, and climates.
Auditioning for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
Step 1
Prepare a video for submission that focuses on the positives and negatives of the relationship between you and your teammate. The producers are eager to hear what makes a “pairing” tick.
Step 2
Take an up-close picture of your “team”, as well as an up-close picture of each individual, so you can send it in when you apply online.
Step 3
If the producers are interested in your team competing on the series, they will be in touch!
For more information about
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA,
viewers are encouraged to visit
www.CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada for full casting details and FAQs, and follow @AmazingRaceCDA for the all the latest news and information.
Among the eligibility requirements that should be noted for applications for “The Race”:
- Racers must be at least 19 years of age as of April 1, 2014.
- Racers must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
Canada’s most-watched program last summer and the #2 program of the entire broadcast year, Season 1 of the blockbuster, record-breaking, fan-favourite
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA raced ahead of the pack with an average audience of 3.5 million viewers each week. Hosted by Olympic champion and Canadian hero Jon Montgomery, the smash-hit original series vaulted into the record books last summer as the biggest debut on record for a series in Canada with 3.5 million viewers. Covering 10 dramatic legs that introduced Canadians to elements of their country that they had never known before, in the end it was “
The Tims” who would prevail as the first ever
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA champions. Season 2 is set to anchor CTV’s summer 2014 schedule.
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is based on THE AMAZING RACE, the nine-time, Emmy® award-winning, hit program created by Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri that premiered in 2001 in the United States. Van Munster, Doganieri, and Mark Vertullo are executive producers for Worldrace Productions, a division of Profiles Television. Jerry Bruckheimer and Jonathan Littman are executive producers for Jerry Bruckheimer Television. The program is produced in association with ABC Studios. The U.S. version of THE AMAZING RACE is a Top 6 series this fall on CTV and is this season’s #1 reality program in Canada with an average audience of 2.4 million viewers.
THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is the 12th international version to launch outside of the United States, joining Asia, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Israel, Latin America, Norway, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam as territories with an original THE AMAZING RACE production.
Commissioned by CTV, Season 2 of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television. Executive Producers for Insight Productions are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby, and Supervising Producer is Mark Lysakowski. Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri are executive producers for Profiles Television. Robin Johnston is the CTV Production Executive. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Mike Cosentino is Senior Vice-President, Programming, CTV Networks. Phil King is President, CTV Programming and Sports.
