The Amazing Race 17 kicks off on Studio 23

MANILA, Philippines - Pageant royalties, a YouTube sensation, Princeton graduates, and a daughter and birth mother reunited after 20 years are among racers who will compete in the highly anticipated 17th season of The Amazing Race with a special 90-minute premiere this Monday (Sept 27) at 9:30 p.m. and weekly thereafter at 10:30 p.m. on Studio 23.

Eleven teams will again embark on a race around the world and travel a distance of about 32,000 miles through 30 cities in four continents. This season also marks the first time the show will visit countries like Ghana, Arctic Circle, and Bangladesh.

Who will make it to the final pit stop and win $1-M?

From competitive racers, Studio 23 will also feature hardcore wrestlers as they battle it out in the ring on WWE Superstars, every Sundays at 9:30 PM. Watch this action-packed and star-studded event and find out who deserves the title of Superstar.

Meanwhile, in the local front, girl dance groups will redefine the meaning of confidence in Lactacyd’s Confidance Hiphop Challenge, hosted by Xian Lim, Tricia Santos, and Megan Young airing every Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. Teenage girls from high school and college will break through, steal the spotlight, and show other girls who pop, break, bounce and krump their confidence way hotter on the dance floor in this all-girl hiphop dance competition.

Us Girls Angel Aquino, Chesca Garcia, and Iya Villania, on the other hand, get to know more about the star for all seasons Governor Vilma Santos on Sept 26, 6:30 p.m., while they raid the home of rockoustic heartthrob Sam Milby on Oct 3.

In August, Studio 23 recorded its highest growth in audience share this year as compared to rivals.

Studio 23 registered an average of 4.1 percent in audience share in August and placed it fourth nationwide. This is equivalent to a growth of 153 percent from its 1.6 percent audience share in January. Studio 23 is catching up on TV5 and surpassed QTV and Solar TV. This milestone is attributed to the strong performance of its lunch time movie block, Koreanovelas, animes, Top Rank boxing matches, and UAAP/NCAA games.

The Kabarkada Network is a also a pioneer in bringing viewers a double primetime viewing from 6 to 11 p.m. Start this rare treat at 6 p.m. with back-to-back Asianovela KO One and Romantic Princess followed by your favorite local movies in Barkada Nights.

After a rundown of the latest happenings here and around the world in News Central, Kabarkadas can enjoy the rest of their weekday evenings with back-to-back foreign series. Grey’s Anatomy and Dirty Sexy Money airs on Mondays; NCIS: Los Angeles and CSI on Tuesdays; Legend of the Seeker and Smallville on Wednesdays; Flash Forward and Ghost Whisperer on Thursdays; and Desperate Housewives and 90210 on Fridays.