‘The Amazing Race 28’ preview: See Tyler Oakley, Zach King, other contenders in new videos
Usually there is a huge cast reveal day for “The Amazing Race,” and it is a chance to get to know many of the teams that will be taking part in the show moving into the upcoming season.
However, things are a little bit different for season 28. This time around, CBS opted to release the full cast list online before filming even began, a rare move and also an interesting one given that many of the people taking part either are or are close to internet celebrity. At first, we grumbled about the twist taking spots away from people from different walks of life, but we now fully get it. This is a low-rated reality show looking for some sort of spark, and if getting familiar faces in the 18-49 demographic will help to convince new people to watch, we’re all for it. The unfortunate thing is for now that we haven’t seen a huge correlation between web stars having a following online, and them bringing viewers to a TV show.
You can see all of the cast introduction videos below; Tyler Oakley remains to us the most well-known person on the list thanks to YouTube, but we’ve come to know others since the cast announcement and even find appreciation in Zach King’s imaginative Vine videos. (They may be the only thing that we watch on Vine.)
This new season will premiere starting on February 12, and the last thing we’ll say before giving you the videos is this: Who in the world decided to change the cast photo to something akin to high-school yearbook day? Oh, and we’re also considering doing spotlight articles for each team in the next couple of weeks as a way to get some other coverage out there.
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Erin White Robinson and Joslyn Davis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9zUyPos3NM
Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC_eBK6uAm0
Burnie Burns and Ashley Jenkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do3Wp8JTFAE
Cole and Shari LaBrant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyryg7mmpIU
Zach and Rachel King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH9m9PWgh1o
Matt Steffanina and Dana Borriello
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh95dT1ao00
Jessica Versteeg and Brittany Oldehoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da23cB2gDD8
Marty Cobb and Hagan Parkman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0oWIcTXdO4
Blair and Scott Fowler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HA-SIyq2ZE
Kurt Gibson and Brody Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTWoDqS_tDs
Cameron and Darius Benson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKFLCIvJabI