Phil Keoghan Explains Where 'Fork in the Road' Came From in New 'Amazing Race' Season and Gives 'Tough As Nails' Update
The host/executive producer also talks how long travel has been a part of his life. Was it before or after 'The Amazing Race?'
There’s been a lot of reality competition series on television for the past 25 years since CBS’s Survivor ushered in the wave of unscripted programming that’s still going strong today. Survivor started in May, 2000 and become a monster success. Many more competition series followed but one that’s lasted nearly as long as Survivor is The Amazing Race.
Premiering in September, 2001, the series made the world the playground for teams of two who would have to travel from city to city and perform tasks in the hopes of winning a million dollars if they could keep from being eliminated the entire season. The 37th installment premiered last week and I just had to talk to host Phil Keoghan, who has not only been there since that first season but continues hosting the show as well as serving as an executive producer. (The Amazing Race airs every Wednesday at 9:30/8:30c on CBS, next day on Paramount+)
I’ve talked to Phil many times over the years about the show as well as Tough As Nails, the competition series he created with his wife Louise in 2020 (more on that soon). During our recent zoom chat, I asked Phil about some of the new things in the 37th season like where the ‘Fork in the Road’ challenge came from as well as how they decide where the race should start each season. Also, given I’m now living in Thailand and know firsthand how travel can change you views of the world and yourself, I wanted to ask Keoghan about his experience with travel before The Amazing Race came into his life.
Watch the below zoom for all that info and more:
During the interview, I also had to ask Phil about the future of ‘Tough As Nails,’ his reality competition that ran for five seasons but hasn’t been on CBS since 2023. Is there still life in the show that celebrates the real world worker in every job from construction, firefighting, military vets and iron workers? Here’s what Phil had to say:
Until next time…