Amazing Race’s EPs on nightmare logistics, primetime matchups & staying in Aus longterm
Ahead of tonight’s premiere, The Amazing Race’s Cathie Scott and Sophia Mogford told Mumbrella’s Brittney Rigby why producing this domestic season was even more difficult than the international race, and why they’ll continue to explore Australia, even when overseas travel becomes possible.
Tonight at 7:30pm, two shows from the same production company will premiere head to head: Holey Moley on Seven, and The Amazing Race on Ten. Nine has also brought forward the second part of its Married at First Sight reunion (originally meant to air on Sunday night) to round out the lineup, and in a week, Seven and Ten’s competition will become the Australian Open. But Ten’s executive producer, Cathie Scott, isn’t worried.
“Look, I think The Amazing Race is such a unique format. I think it will appeal to such a broad cross section … I’m not too concerned about the sport or Holey Moley,” Scott tells Mumbrella.
“Especially at the moment when people have this desire to travel and everybody’s been locked up so long, to actually be the armchair traveller is really going to engage with our audience.”
