Dan J. Debenham
Host
Series SeasonSeason 16 episodes2025
Relative Race
Season 16
Four teams embark on a life-changing journey as they race to find their long-lost relatives. Season 16 premieres September 21st!
Episodes
Each episode has its own detail page.
Episode 159 min2025-09-21
Episode 1
Season 16 launches with success as all four teams start the race off in Alabama with the challenge "Launch it Like it's Hot!" Team Black receives some shocking news that leaves them with more questions than answers.
Episode 259 min2025-09-28
Episode 2
After a penalty from the winners, Team Black gets stuck in traffic. Jerry uncovers mysteries about his siblings. Team Red makes a TikTok with their new relative.
Episode 359 min2025-10-05
Episode 3
Team Green connects with a niece and learns some devastating news. Team Black connects with relatives at the skating rink. The winners are faced with a decision of which team to give their award to.
Episode 457 min2025-10-12
Episode 4
A hairstyling competition goes awry for Team Green who enjoy a joyful reunion with their new relative. Meanwhile, Jerry from Team Blue is proud to learn he shares a military legacy with his grandfather.
Episode 557 min2025-10-19
Episode 5
Andrae’a from Team Red is counting on her husband’s experience as a locomotive engineer to give her team an edge in the challenge. Team Black shares an emotional reunion with a relative who had long prayed for the chance to see Sadie again.
Episode 62025-10-26
Episode 6
When just one second separates first from second place, the tension is high, but emotions run even higher when Jerry reveals which relative he met. Candis, from Team Red, is moved to tears upon learning of the passing of her biological grandmother.
Episode 72025-11-02
Episode 7
Team Blue swaps roles with their family member, sharing all they’ve learned about their loved ones. Meanwhile, Team Green’s Hilary forms a deep connection as she learns about her mother through the stories of a long-lost relative.
Episode 857 min2025-11-09
Episode 8
Team Red’s Candis finally sees a photo of her birth mother. Jerry from Team Blue meets his first paternal relative, and Hilary gets a heartfelt surprise gift from her newly found family.
Episode 92025-11-16
Episode 9
It’s the final chance for the Relative Race teams to meet family members, and emotions are at an all-time high. Sadie and Candis both find themselves deeply moved as their journeys lead to powerful moments of connection and compassion.
Episode 102025-11-23
Episode 10
On Day 10, teams compete for $50,000 through space-themed challenges, facing moon-walking simulators, tackling space trivia, and navigating demanding spaceship courses.