Phil Keoghan is a superb actuality TV host. I do know this due to his lengthy tenure on CBS and likewise as a result of he has a actually good grip on what The Superb Race is and what the present must survive and thrive within the fashionable actuality period. (Trace: it’s the occasional twist.)
So, I do know he’s a actuality rock star, however do you know he even maintains his personal information monitoring of what Superb Race followers speak about on the Web? His breakdown is on level, and likewise it’s completely wild that he does this.
Followers Of The Superb Race Are Apparently Obsessed With Journey Snafus
A short time in the past, Keoghan spoke with TV Insider concerning the information he is pulled collectively regarding The Superb Race through the years. He admitted he is aware of the followers’ most oft-touted favourite second of all time was Season 17’s watermelon catapult. If you happen to watch the present, I do know you keep in mind this.
If you happen to did not see that season, it was like a medieval problem by which a watermelon was being launched in a large slingshot-type equipment, and a contestant named Claire was busy launching. She bought some good photographs off, however then her science was a wee bit messy, and the “catapult” slingshot rushed again and slapped her within the face with out launching the messy fruit. The second has lived on in Web infamy, and Phil mentioned that whereas different moments with contestants like former Large Brother contestant Rachel Reilly and extra have stood out, the watermelon catapult has been big.
However what repeat stuff are followers actually obsessive about? Effectively, any form of journey snafu. The longtime actuality host advised the outlet two issues at all times stand out when he is trying over TAR information factors:
- Followers love when contestants are “self-driving” (*normally poorly)
- Followers love when “there’s drama on the airport with getting tickets” (which regularly occurs as there nearly by no means sufficient room on the primary flight, whether or not by chance or design)
Phil’s stored tabs on all of those regularly touted factors through the years, and there is extra the place that information got here from.
Breaking Down What Else Superb Race Followers Nonetheless Speak About By The Numbers
Actually, Phil could be very analytical about what it takes to make an excellent season of the longtime CBS actuality sequence. He mentioned he is damaged down the mathematics, and so they’ve discovered how a lot of the present needs to be emotional versus severe recreation play. Who is that this man? This is what he mentioned:
So far as what they speak about, I additionally did a breakdown. Twenty-five % of the issues they speak about are competitions, 10 % are humorous moments. 5 % are consuming moments, heartfelt moments are additionally at 10 %. Touring mishaps are additionally at 10 %. So it’s simply to remind ourselves, how can we get extra of those? How can we get extra humorous? How can we get extra of the heartfelt moments?
I’m simply imagining Phil hunched over an Excel spreadsheet, or possibly even a poster board since he strikes me because the form of man who may wish to go old fashioned. Taking a look at his information, what he is saying truthfully appears like a median episode of The Superb Race to me.
Throughout one episode alone, we’ll go from some form of touring snafu to everybody competing in a problem, with one group having to beat some form of emotional impediment (ex: worry of heights, hatred of dancing) so as to take action. Subsequent, if somebody is self-driving (at all times the perfect), they could get pulled over or caught within the mud. Will the opposite groups assist out? Will they be on their merry approach?
When it performs out on TV, all of it feels very natural, however it’s all crafted in a approach that in the end makes for compelling TV yr after yr after yr. Whereas I famous earlier than The Superb Race does like twist, one factor I do suppose that units it other than its sister actuality TV sequence Survivor is that generally the present doesn’t take twists too far.
Season 37 was truthfully borderline an excessive amount of for me, however generally it’s good to pepper in new concepts among the many previous, whereas Jeff Probst has even admitted Survivor is completely making an attempt to throw a twist in every time it might probably. As we are able to now see, Race is extra analytical concerning the dangers its taking with viewers.
The most effective information is the present is completely renewed, and didn’t make the prolonged checklist of all of the exhibits canceled in 2025. In reality, that’s a testomony to Phil, the manufacturing group, and their ever-evolving information of what makes the present so nice. You’ll be able to catch The Superb Race Season 38 when it hits the 2025 TV schedule on September twenty fifth.