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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Beat The Chasers future on ITV revealed after sixth series was delayed by TWO years
THE fate of Beat The Chasers has been revealed after the hit quizzing show's latest series was delayed by TWO years amid scheduling unrest at ITV. The programme, fronted by Bradley Walsh, was launched as a supersized spin-off of the early evening quizzing favourite. Advertisement 3 The future of Beat The Chasers has been confirmed 3 The quiz show will return for two more series Credit: ITV Now, it has been confirmed that despite the recent delays with the latest series, show bosses have been handed a further TWO series of Series seven is understood to currently be filming as well as an eighth series to be recorded this autumn. Transmission details are yet to be revealed but it is likely that ITV will air both series over the next two years. Series six of the programme began airing in January of this year despite being filmed in early spring 2023. Advertisement More on Beat The Chasers It came jam-packed with a slew of celebrity specials as does the regular version. In the primetime spin-off, contestants are tasked with taking on FIVE chasers all at once in a high-stakes round of quizzing. The amount of chasers they face determines how much money they play for. Every contestant must face at least two chasers in order to earn the money they have built by correctly answering questions in their solo cash builder round. Advertisement Most read in TV The chasers then make further offers for higher amounts of money and less time to answer all the questions if they agree to take on a greater number of the quizzing geniuses. In recently aired episodes, The Governess quizzer Anne Hegerty was Beat The Chasers shock as woman wins huge amount after errors Issa 'The Supernerd' Schultz stepped in for Anne back in 2023 when she stepped down from the show due to health reasons. Known to fans of The Chase Australia, Issa impressed viewers with his trivia prowess in the rerun episode. Advertisement Issa's accolades include eight victories at the Australian Quizzing Championships between 2011 and 2021, along with appearances on shows like The Rich List and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? The Chase's best moments The Chase has been entertaining ITV viewers for years, here are some of the show's most memorable moments... Bradley Walsh can't stop laughing Every time host Bradley Walsh erupts into fits of laughter on The Chase it makes for pretty entertaining TV. One particularly memorable occasion was when he was asking the question 'The title of which Elvis Presley song was engraved of the inside of Freddie Star's coffin?" As usual the contestant was given four multiple choices but The Double Trouble special To celebrate 15 years of The Chase on screens, ITV launched a The contestants with famous names Eagle-eyed ITV fans are always quick to spot interesting and sometimes hidden details on the quiz show - but there have been a few times where the names of some contestants have been overtly obvious. For example, one 2017 episode of the quiz show saw Bradley welcome four contestants who were The Beast's anger gets the best of him During an episode from the 2024 season, 3 Bradley will be back to host the show Credit: ITV
Herald Sun
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Herald Sun
Peter Malinauskas on The Chase Australia
Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Premier Peter Malinauskas has come up on a question for a popular Australia television game show, with a character admitting she was distracted by how good he 'looks in his swimsuit'. The question on the show, The Chase Australia, asked contestants, 'which Labor politician was elected State Premier First? The answers available for contestants were, former Victorian Premier, Daniel Andrews, Premier Peter Malinauskas, and New South Wales Premier, Chris Minns. The contestant answered correctly with former VIC Premier, Mr Andrews, but it was the Chaser, Cheryl Toh, who stole the moment, admitting that she got the answer wrong because she was thinking about Mr Malinauskas' looks. 'I had a bit of a brain fade there, thinking about how good Peter looks in his swimsuit,' she said. 'He's a really good looking fit guy and I got so distracted.' The moment drew laughs from all involved in the back-and-forth about Mr Malinauskas, who in 2022, was photographed at the North Adelaide Aquatic Centre shirtless. Host Larry Emdur responded to Ms Toh, reminding her what game show she worked on. 'You do now this is the Chase, not the Bachelor right,' he said. Ms Toh responded to the game show host, adding one more thing to say. 'Peter Malinauskas could go on the Bachelor if he wasn't already married,' she said. The Chase Australia is a game show which has been running since 2015, where contestants compete against the Chaser (Ms Toh), who is considered a 'quiz expert'. Originally published as 'Really good looking': Game show chaser Cheryl Toh has 'brain fade' moment over Premier Peter Malinauskas' question
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beloved Channel Seven show 'facing the axe' amid ratings bloodbath
Rumours are swirling that a popular Channel Seven show is facing the axe amid dwindling ratings. The popular game show, The Chase Australia, is reported to be on the chopping block. According to News Corp, a search is 'said to be underway' to find a replacement for the program, which has been running on Seven since 2015. The reason for the shifting attitudes towards the Larry Emdur-hosted game show is apparently lacklustre ratings that have failed to win its 5pm time slot. The long-running series has been consistently bested by Channel Nine game show rival Tipping Point, hosted by Todd Woodbridge which airs at the same time. A look at this week's TV ratings shows The Chase behind Tipping Point each day, albeit by a relatively small margin. Thursday's episode of The Chase attracted 1,315,000 viewers, while Tipping Point gained 188,000 more fans at 1,503,000. It was a similar story for the rest of the week, with The Chase experiencing its best ratings day on Monday at 1,476,000 - still 58,000 viewers behind Tipping Point. The publication claimed that the ratings results are causing 'panic' in the upper echelons at Seven, with the decision to axe or not to axe falling to Angus Ross - Seven's recently appointed Group Managing Director of Television. However, the claims come after Seven recently rubbished a claim by News Corp that the network were looking to replace Larry as host of The Chase in a bid to 'revive' the show. 'The Chase doesn't need reviving. It remains very competitive in its timeslot, delivering a big audience night in, night out,' a Seven spokesperson told the publication in April. 'We are about to launch a new push for the show, offering the biggest cash prize in its history. 'Larry will absolutely continue to host The Chase. To suggest otherwise is nonsense and deliberately misleading.' Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Channel Seven for comment. The rumours come as affable host Larry Emdur took to social media this week, sharing a cheeky post in which claimed an elderly woman had offered to pay him $10 to drop his pants. The alleged incident took place in a public park while the 59-year-old Channel Seven star was taking a morning walk. Larry said that the stranger had offered to pay him the money so she could see his 'a***' which is tattooed with the initials of last year's Gold Logie nominees. The fan favourite, who is notorious for sending up his fame on social media, had his bottom inked live on The Morning Show the day after taking home the coveted TV prize. In the clip, Larry can be seen telling his followers that he scared off the woman - only to reveal that he is holding a $10 note in his hand. 'Good morning. The creepiest thing just happened to me [while] I was having my morning walk,' he said in the Instagram post. He continued: 'A lady was walking towards me and she about 75-80 years old and she saw me - this is the weird life of someone on TV. 'And she turned around and said to me, ''I'll give you $10 to show me the tattoo of the Gold Logie on your a***." And I said what? Larry then explained that the woman repeated her request. 'And I said, ''You're crazy'' - you want me to drop my pants in a public park for $10? 'Anyway, I must have scared her off because she ran off in that direction,' Larry said waving a $10 note. Larry's followers quickly showed their enthusiastic approval for his joke post. 'Thank goodness you took the money!!' one fan messaged. 'This is GOLD,' added another, while a third follower simply gushed, 'Totally hilarious as always.' Larry made headlines last August after securing his first ever Logie Awards on when he took home a Silver and secured the Gold at the 2024 ceremony at the Star in Sydney. And the next day he was forced to make good on a bizarre promise he made the week before, stripping off his pants on live breakfast TV and getting a tattoo on his backside.
7NEWS
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
The Chase winner shares wife's shock after team won biggest prize in show's history
The Chase Australia is one of our most loved TV shows. And the quiz show gave away some mega money on Wednesday night, after a team of four contestants, Lauren, Alina, Nick and Matt took home $129,000. It roughly equates to about $32,250 for each contestant. The team took on Chaser 'Tiger Mum' Cheryl Toh, who failed to catch them. The awesome four, who didn't know each other before filming started, banked $29,000 in regular gameplay before activating the Mega Money Spinner. On Thursday, the team joined Nat and Shirvo on Sunrise, with winning contestant Nick Whatman, revealing his wife didn't actually believe him when he told her about the huge win. 'I called my wife straight away, because I live in Canberra, so I got in the car and called her straight away,' Whatman said. 'She was like 'oh well done' and I told her it was a big win and she said 'I don't believe you'.' The other winners spoke of how they would spend the money. 'I haven't spent anything yet,' contestant Lauren Huynh said. 'I'm carefully planning what to do with it since it was so much more than expected. We could go a holiday in Fiji or a second holiday or put it towards the mortgage.' Meanwhile, 19-year-old Alina Stone said she planned to go on a holiday overseas. Fellow contestant Matt added: 'It was amazing, we bonded really well. We got the biggest prize ever and I can't believe I'm here.' Finishing the interview, The Chase Australia host Larry Emdur said it was great to see the team win. 'I'm always on the contestants' side, absolutely,' he said. 'The tricky bit for me is when they don't win the money , I get to take it home,' he joked. '(But seriously), I'm always on their side. It was a lovely team. A great range of knowledge across different areas, I love that moment at the end where Tiger Mum kind of knows (the team will win). 'It was a beautiful moment looking over at you all. 'I'm always with them.'
