In the UK, The Chase has become something of a lockdown hit, even though regular episodes air at 5.00pm. There were a couple of days in November, during a national lockdown, that it got 4.8m and 4.9m viewers - quite unprecedented for a daytime show. There are various spin-offs that air in primetime including celebrity specials and a slightly different format called Beat the Chasers. The UK version is presented by the British comedian Bradley Walsh, who you might have come across in the current incarnation of Doctor Who. He also played it straight as a detective in the UK version of Law & Order.
The format seems to have travelled quite a lot, although reading that piece it sounds like it's been tinkered with in the ABC incarnation. In regular episodes of the UK version, there's one "chaser" per episode from a selection of possibilities. The others aren't being snarky backstage or anything - they're not there at all. It's an opportunity to switch things around from time to time. There has recently been a new "chaser" on the ITV show. The daytime version goes up against Pointless on the BBC, and the two shows have a friendly rivalry - even shooting on essentially adjacent sound stages at Elstree (just north of London). Adam On Tue, Dec 29, 2020 at 3:10 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > With all the Jeopardy fans here I'm surprised we haven't discussed this > upcoming show. It's taken from a British show, was previously adapted on > GSN, and stars Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer. > > > https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/seattles-ken-jennings-is-back-together-with-james-holzhauer-and-brad-rutter-this-time-on-abcs-the-chase/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG3SY5uAaB0peWwACaozZ-AEdAKGu0Lx6dkuNRMaKiXng%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiG3SY5uAaB0peWwACaozZ-AEdAKGu0Lx6dkuNRMaKiXng%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDOTneGa8ayUqE8YigvsGZvxeBnq1UzXzqUOgL62KxnAQ%40mail.gmail.com.
