‘Amazing Race’ replaces ‘Million Dollar Mile,’ Tebow

Rupert Boneham is in, and Tim Tebow is out.

“Million Dollar Mile,” hosted by Tebow and produced by LeBron James, tanked in the 9 p.m. time slot and was pulled after just two episodes. The contest through Los Angeles streets will return at 8 p.m. Saturdays, starting May 4.

Next week, “The Amazing Race” moves in with “Survivor” player Boneham among the hopefuls. The show will be back sooner than expected; CBS had announced a May premiere date for the Emmy-winning contest.

The 31st edition of “The Amazing Race” will feature contestants from “Big Brother,” “Survivor” and previous “Race” seasons. Phil Keoghan returns as host.

The 11 teams will compete for $1 million on a journey that’s more than 25,000 miles.

Those teams are Bonehma and his wife, Laura, of “Survivor,” Chris Hammons and Bret Labelle of “Survivor,” Becca Droz and Floyd Pierce of “The Amazing Race,” Art Velez and John James “JJ” Carrell of “The Amazing Race,” Rachel Reilly and Elissa Slater of “Big Brother,” Janelle Pierzina and Britney Haynes of “Big Brother,” Corinne Kaplan and Eliza Orlins of “Survivor,” Tyler Oakley and Korey Kuhl of “The Amazing Race,” Leo Temory and Jamal Zadran of “The Amazing Race,” Colin Guinn and Christie Woods of “The Amazing Race” and Nicole Franzel and Victor Arroyo of “Big Brother.”

“The Amazing Race” has become an important utility player for CBS.

The 9 p.m. Wednesday slot has become a problem for the network this year. “The World’s Best” debuted to a huge audience after the Super Bowl, then crashed when it moved to Wednesdays. After that, “Million Dollar Mile” flopped. CBS repeated an “NCIS” episode in the slot this week.

Will “The Amazing Race” do better?

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