The Chase’s spin-off is commissioned by Channel Seven as they gush over the ‘excitement of bringing together the best brains in Australia’
Channel Seven has commissioned a spin-off to the hugely successful game show The Chase, which is called Beat The Chasers.
The show is based on the UK series with the same name, which teases ‘the greatest quiz brains in Australia’ taking on all four of The Chasers to win big money.
Angus Ross, Seven’s network programming director, gushed that he was hoping to take the Andrew O’Keefe hosted show, The Chase, to the next level, with even bigger prize money offered to the winner.
Exciting! Channel Seven has commissioned a spin-off to the hugely successful game show The Chase, which is called Beat The Chasers
‘The Chase has proven unbeatable at 5.00 pm, so we can’t wait to supersize it with Beat The Chasers,’ Angus said.
He continued: ‘The prize money is bigger than ever before in each round, and it builds to a thrilling, high-stakes finale.
‘We’re excited to see some of the country’s best brains test themselves against a formidable line-up of Chasers, with all the fun, tension and play-along we love – but dialled up to eleven.’
Spin-off: The show is based on the UK series with the same name, which teases ‘the greatest quiz brains in Australia’ taking on all four of The Chasers to win big money
The team of Chasers – including The Supernerd, Goliath, The Tiger Mum and The Shark – are all set to return to the new series.
This is exciting news for The Chase Australia fans, as the show has won its 5pm ratings slot every single week of 2020, and has also seen an impressive 7% growth since last year.
The CEO of ITV Studios Australia, David Mott, added: ‘Beat the Chasers has proven itself as a dominant addition to The Chase family.
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Bigger and better: Angus Ross, Seven’s network programming director, gushed that he was hoping to take the Andrew O’Keefe [pictured] hosted show, The Chase, to the next level, with even bigger prize money offered to the winner
‘This fast-paced quiz attracted a broad audience of quiz-lovers in the UK, and we can’t wait to share it with Australian viewers.
‘With the Chasers forming the greatest quiz team on the planet, it remains to be seen – can anyone Beat The Chasers?’
Beat The Chasers Australia is currently open for casting.
Can you beat them? Beat The Chasers Australia is currently open for casting