HaMerotz LaMillion

rdf:langString HaMerotz LaMillion

rdf:langString Logo from the first season

rdf:langString Channel 2

rdf:langString Ryan Godard

rdf:langString activeTV

rdf:langString Reshet

rdf:langString Israel

rdf:langString Michael McKay, Ido Baron

rdf:langString Hebrew

rdf:langString present

rdf:langString ''See [[#Countries and locales visited

rdf:langString Ron Shahar

rdf:langString David Gardner

rdf:langString HaMerotz LaMillion (Hebrew: המירוץ למיליון, lit. The Race to the Million) is an Israeli adventure reality game show based on the international Amazing Race franchise. Following the premise of other versions of the format, the show follows teams of two as they race around the world. Each season is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins a grand prize of ₪1,000,000. On 8 April 2008, Israeli TV network Reshet announced plans to produce a local version of the show. It premiered on 5 February 2009, on Channel 2. The show is produced by Reshet and, during its first four seasons, activeTV, which also produced the first four seasons of The Amazing Race Asia and the first two seasons of The Amazing Race Australia, in association with Disney-ABC and ESPN Television. It was originally hosted by Raz Meirman in the first season. In April 2009, during the airing of the show, Reshet had begun preparations for a second season. They considered producing a celebrity edition of the show that would have raised the price of producing the show. Reshet had consulted with CBS and agreed it would film two more seasons at the same time to save expenses, a celebrity and non-celebrity editions. On 20 December however, Reshet announced that due to the overall high costs the show would not continue despite two seasons being in the planning stages. However, on 20 September 2010, Reshet reconsidered and announced a new season. On 11 February 2011, Ron Shahar was announced as the new host, replacing Raz Meirman. In October 2021, Shahar stated that a new season will be filmed as soon as it is safely possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 17 October 2022, It was reported that a new season will be filming in 2023, and will be on Channel 12.