The Chase (British game show)
{{short description|British television quiz show}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = The Chase (game show).JPG
| genre = Game show
| creator = {{Plainlist|
- Danny Carvalho
- Pete Faherty
- Chris Gepp
- Elliot Johnson
- Matt Pritchard
- Amanda Wilson{{Cite episode |series=The Chase |network=ITV |date=13 January 2011 |season=3 |number=9 |time=44:24 }}
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| director = {{Plainlist|
- Ian Hamilton
- Stuart McDonald
- Mick Thomas
- John L Spencer
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| presenter = Bradley Walsh
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| theme_music_composer = Paul Farrer
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Mark Goodwin
- Andy Marangone
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| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_series = 18 (Regular), 14 (The Chase: Celebrity Special), 2 (The Family Chase), 6 (Beat the Chasers)
| num_episodes = 2,550 (6 unaired) (Regular), 160 (The Chase: Celebrity Special), 22 (The Family Chase), 8 (The Chase: The Bloopers), 44 (Beat the Chasers)
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sue Allison
- Martin Scott
- Michael Kelpie
- Claire Horton
- Helen Tumbridge
}}
| location = {{Plainlist|
- Granada Studios (2009)
- The London Studios (2010–2013)
- Teddington Studios (2013–2014)
- Elstree Studios (2014–present){{cite web|url=http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/The-Chase-moves-to-Elstree_nid-4090.html|title=The Chase moves to Elstree|date=31 March 2014|work=Televisual|access-date=27 April 2015|archive-date=29 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191129075116/http://www.televisual.com/news-detail/The-Chase-moves-to-Elstree_nid-4090.html|url-status=dead}}
- Television Centre (Celebrity Specials, 2019–present){{cite web |title=Award-winning productions return to Studioworks this spring |url=https://bbcstudioworks.com/news/award-winning-productions-return-to-studioworks-this-spring/ |website=BBC Studioworks |access-date=12 April 2019}}
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| runtime = 60 minutes (including advertisements), 45–48 minutes (excluding advertisements)
| network = ITV
| company = {{Plainlist|
- ITV Studios (2009–2013)
- Potato (2013–present)
}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|6|29|df=yes}}
| last_aired = present
| related = {{Plainlist|
}}
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The Chase is a British television quiz show broadcast on the ITV network, hosted by Bradley Walsh. Contestants play against a professional quizzer, known as the "Chaser", who attempts to prevent them from winning a cash prize.
{{As of|2025}}, the six chasers are Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis. Labbett and Wallace have both been chasers since Series 1 while Hegerty joined in Series 2, Sinha in Series 4, Ryan in Series 9 and Ennis in Series 13. With exceptions for special episodes (for example Christmas specials and anniversary episodes), only one chaser participates in a single episode.
A team of four contestants individually attempt to amass as much money as possible which is later added to a prize fund if the contestant survives their chase. The chaser must attempt to catch each contestant during their chase, eliminating that person from the game and preventing the money from being added to the collective prize fund. In the individual chase, the player must choose between a higher offer (closer to the chaser), their earned money and a lower offer (further away from the chaser). Later, in the final round, contestants who survived their chases play collectively as a team against the chaser for an equal share of the prize fund.{{cite web|url=http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/the-chase|title=The Chase|publisher=ITV|access-date=24 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708073555/http://www.itvmedia.co.uk/the-chase|archive-date=8 July 2012}}
Daytime episodes air in the weekday 5pm slot (excluding exceptions for Bank Holidays), whilst celebrity specials air in a weekend primetime slot, with Beat the Chasers also airing in a primetime slot.
With a regular audience of three to five million, The Chase is one of the most successful and longest running game shows on UK television and one of ITV's most successful daytime shows ever.{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/21/the-chase-stars-mark-labbett-and-anne-hegerty-discuss-their-ntas-win-twitter-reactions-and-pointless-rivalry-5636444/|title=The Chase's Mark Labbett and Anne Hegerty talk NTA wins and Pointless rivalry|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=21 January 2016|work=Metro|access-date=25 January 2016}} The show has been nominated seven times at the National Television Awards, winning in 2016, 2017 and 2019 and 2024. They also won for the spin-off series Beat the Chasers in 2021 and 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chase-wins-best-daytime-show-7214492|title=The Chase wins Best Daytime show at 2016 National Television Awards|last=Greenwood|first=Carl|date=20 January 2016|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=25 January 2016}} It was also nominated for the inaugural Best Daytime award at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards but won it in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021|title=BAFTA TV 2021: Nominations for the Virgin Media British Academy Television Awards and British Academy Television Craft Awards|date=28 April 2021|publisher=BAFTA|access-date=28 April 2021}}
Additionally, The Chase has become a successful international franchise: regional versions have been made in Australia, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey and the United States. Upcoming regional versions are in development for New Zealand, Romania and Slovenia. Labbett and Hegerty feature as chasers on the Australian version (with Wallace appearing as a "Guest Chaser" in 2018). Labbett featured as the sole chaser on the 2013–2015 American version and joined the 2021 American version for its second season, leaving again in 2022.
Gameplay
=Cash Builder and Head-to-Head rounds=
Each contestant individually attempts to accumulate money for the team's prize fund through two rounds. In the first round, known as the "Cash Builder", the contestant answers as many questions as they can within one minute. Each correct answer awards £1,000; there is no penalty for incorrect answers or passes. After completing the Cash Builder, the contestant enters the "Head-to-Head" round, attempting to move the money down to the bottom of a seven-step board and into the team's prize fund ("home") without being caught by the Chaser. The board had eight steps in Series 1.
The contestant is given three options by the Chaser at the start of the Head-to-Head round: play for the money earned in the Cash Builder and start three steps down the board (requiring five correct answers to reach home), accept a higher offer and start two steps down, or accept a lower offer and start four steps down. The lower offer can be zero or even a negative amount if the team has already banked some money. Once the starting position is selected, the host asks a series of multiple-choice questions to the contestant and the Chaser, both of whom individually select one of the three answer options on keypads. After either person locks in a guess, the other must do so within five seconds or be locked out for that turn. A correct answer moves the person who gave it one step down the board while a wrong answer or lock-out leaves them where they are.
If the contestant reaches home without being caught, they advance to the Final Chase and their money is added to the team's prize fund (or deducted, if they took a negative amount). If the Chaser catches up, the contestant is eliminated and the money is forfeited. If all four contestants are caught by the Chaser, they nominate one contestant to play the Final Chase alone.
Contestants who are blind or visually impaired, or who are deaf or hearing impaired, are allowed to have a helper present who can assist in conveying information to them as needed. The helper may not suggest answers or take any other active role in the game.
=Final Chase=
The contestants who have won their head-to-head chases blindly select one of two question sets for themselves, with the other set put aside for the Chaser, and then have two minutes to answer as many questions as possible on the buzzer. Any answer given by a contestant who has not buzzed-in is automatically ruled wrong; if only one contestant is participating in this round, the buzzer is not used. Every correct answer moves the team one step ahead of the Chaser, and they are given a head start of one step per contestant participating in this round. The contestants may not discuss or confer on any questions during this portion of the round and may pass as often as desired. There is no time limit on individual questions; the host will only ask a new question after someone has either answered or passed on the current one.
The Chaser is then given two minutes to answer questions from the unused set in an attempt to catch the team, moving one step ahead per correct answer. If the Chaser passes or misses a question, the clock stops and the team is given a chance to discuss it and respond; a correct answer pushes the Chaser back one step or (from series 3 onwards) moves the team ahead one step if the Chaser is at the starting line. If the Chaser catches the team before the time expires, the prize fund is forfeited and the contestants receive nothing. During celebrity editions, a consolation £1,000 is donated to each celebrity's chosen charity in this case.
If the Chaser is unable to catch up to the team, the participating contestants split the prize fund equally. If all four contestants are caught in their head-to-head chases and the one they nominate wins the Final Chase, each contestant wins £1,000 (£2,000 in celebrity specials).
=Filming=
Three episodes are filmed in a day, each one taking around an hour and a half to film. According to Walsh, "It runs like clockwork." The Final Chase can be stopped and re-started if Walsh stumbles on a question. He told the Radio Times, "If there is a slight misread, I am stopped immediately – bang – by the lawyers. We have the compliance lawyers in the studio all the time. What you have to do is go back to the start of the question, literally on videotape where my mouth opens – or where it's closed from the previous question – and the question is re-asked. It is stopped to the split second."{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2018-11-22/secrets-of-the-chase/|title=Secrets of The Chase|last=Daly|first=Emma|date=22 November 2018|website=Radio Times|access-date=11 December 2018}}
Between March 2020 and late June 2020, production of the series was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic; the series was already on a previously scheduled production hiatus at the time of the suspension. In an interview with The Sun{{'}}s TV Mag, Walsh said that the show was "at least 100 episodes behind schedule" due to lockdown; during the production hiatus, repeats were shown in the programme's regular timeslot.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a32276474/the-chase-coronavirus-bradley-walsh/|title=Bradley Walsh explains how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting The Chase's schedule|last=Seddon|first=Dan|date=25 April 2020|website=Digital Spy|access-date=2 July 2020}}
Chasers
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Spin-offs
=''The Chase: Celebrity Special''=
A spin-off series titled The Chase: Celebrity Special featuring celebrity teams as contestants began airing on ITV in 2011. As many contestants are comedians or actors, there is a much-higher comedic element. The game is played the same way as the regular version. However, if all four celebrities have been caught by the Chaser, the prize fund during the Final Chase is £8,000 (originally £4,000). If the team is caught during the Final Chase, a consolation prize of £1,000 is awarded to the charities for each celebrity who advanced to this stage.
For celebrity specials airing at Christmas, the Chasers frequently appear in costumes adhering to a common theme, such as Panto villains, subjects of famous paintings, or characters typically associated with Christmas.
=''The Family Chase''=
In February 2017, ITV commissioned The Family Chase, a spin-off featuring a team of four family members.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a821231/the-chase-family-series-itv-saturday/|title=The Chase is coming back to ITV with a family twist|work=Digital Spy|date=14 February 2017|first=Jennifer|last=Read-Dominguez}} The six-episode spin-off debuted on 2 September 2017.{{cite web|last1=Lindsay|first1=Duncan|date=1 September 2017|title=Bradley Walsh reveals all on new series The Family Chase and the secrets of The Chasers|url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/09/01/bradley-walsh-reveals-all-on-new-series-the-family-chase-and-the-secrets-of-the-chasers-6886794/amp|website=Metro|access-date=1 September 2017}}
Series 2 was commissioned by ITV.
This series aired from 24 March 2019 to 24 May 2020.
No further series of the spin-off have been commissioned by ITV, though it has not yet been cancelled.
This version follows the same rules as the parent programme, but any winnings in the Final Chase are awarded to the entire family rather than individual members.
=''The Chase: The Bloopers''=
In December 2017, a special episode of the show was broadcast entitled: The Chase: The Bloopers, featuring (mostly) unseen bloopers, outtakes and gags from the previous 8 years of the show. This has gone on to become an annual comedic bloopers show where Walsh and the Chasers introduce various clips from the show. As of 7 December 2024, 8 bloopers shows have been broadcast.
=''Beat The Chasers''=
In November 2019, ITV commissioned another spin-off called Beat the Chasers. It began airing in prime-time on 27 April 2020 and features contestants attempting to beat up to five Chasers to win big cash prizes. The Chasers that featured in the show were Sinha, Labbett, Ryan, Hegerty and Wallace.{{cite web |title=ITV announces new prime time quiz series for 2020, Beat The Chasers |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-announces-new-prime-time-quiz-series-2020-beat-chasers |publisher=ITV |access-date=3 December 2019}} A single contestant plays the Cash Builder round, answering a series of multiple-choice questions worth £1,000 each. The round ends once they either miss a question or get five right; a miss on the first question immediately ends the game with no winnings. They must then decide how many Chasers from two to five to face in a timed head-to-head round, with the Chasers specifying a time limit for themselves (always less than 60{{nbsp}}seconds) and offering larger cash prizes as an incentive to face more of them. The offer to face two Chasers is always equal to the amount earned in the Cash Builder. However, if the contestant gets all five questions right in the cash builder, then they can take on all of the Chasers, with no time advantage, for a super offer.
The contestant's clock is set to 60{{nbsp}}seconds, while the Chasers' clock is set to their agreed-on time. Only one clock runs at any given moment, starting with the contestant; the side in control must answer a question correctly to stop their clock and turn control over to the opposing side. The Chasers must buzz in to respond and may not confer on any questions. The contestant wins the money on offer if the chasers' clock runs out first, or nothing if their own clock runs out first.{{Cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1274614/Beat-the-Chasers-The-Chase-Bradley-Walsh-ITV-spin-off-video|title=Beat the Chasers: ITV viewers left 'confused' by The Chase spin-off 'What's happening?'|first=Alex|last=Davies|date=27 April 2020|website=Express.co.uk}}
Series 2 of Beat the Chasers commenced airing on 3 January 2021, and continued consecutively for seven nights, excluding 9{{nbsp}}January, until 10 January 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second series featured no studio audience.{{Cite web|title=Anne Hegerty reveals Beat the Chasers will "definitely" be back|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-05-19/anne-hegerty-beat-the-chasers-return/|website=Radio Times|language=en|access-date=20 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Beat the Chasers star Anne Hegerty says The Chase spin-off will "definitely" return|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a32605092/beat-the-chasers-anne-hegerty-teases-renewal/|last=Harp|first=Justin|date=20 May 2020|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB|access-date=20 May 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Beat The Chasers series 2 is coming to ITV – how the game show works|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/424608-beat-the-chasers-2020-start-date-itv.html|first1=Josh |last1=Darvill|website=Telly Mix|date=13 November 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Beat The Chasers Episode 1|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week1/beat-chasers|access-date=10 December 2020|website=Press Centre|language=en}}
Series 3 was commissioned by ITV.{{Cite web|title=Potato secures bumper crop of orders|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/potato-secures-bumper-crop-orders|access-date=4 March 2021|website=Press Centre|language=en}} The network had originally intended to have all six Chasers participate in this series; however, these plans had to be postponed as Paul Sinha was absent due to illness.{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/575596-darragh-ennis-joins-beat-the-chasers-but-paul-sinha-will-miss-new-series.html|title=Darragh Ennis joins Beat The Chasers - but Paul Sinha will miss new series|first=Josh|last=Darvill|date=18 March 2021|website=TellyMix}} The series began with a celebrity special on 27 March 2021 and once again featured no studio audience.{{Cite web|title=Beat The Chasers - Celebrity Special Episode 1|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week13/beat-chasers-celebrity-special|access-date=21 March 2021|website=Press Centre|language=en}}
Series 4 was commissioned by ITV, and premiered on 11 September 2021 with all six Chasers participating for the first time. This series introduced a "Super Offer", available only to contestants who answered all five of their Cash Builder questions correctly. This offer was presented in conjunction with the other four and gave the contestant a chance to play against all six Chasers at once, with no time advantage and a larger cash prize than that offered for facing five Chasers.{{Cite web|url=https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/573446-beat-the-chasers-back-for-new-series-and-celebrity-specials.html|title=Beat The Chasers returns for 'toughest series yet' with six Chasers|first=Josh|last=Darvill|date=1 September 2021|website=TellyMix}}
Series 5 went into production in March 2022 and premiered on 16 May 2022. Hegerty was absent from the regular episodes of this series (Episodes 1–5) due to a positive COVID-19 test and was replaced by guest Chaser Issa "The Supernerd" Schultz from The Chase Australia.{{cite tweet|user=anne_hegerty|last=Hegerty|first=Anne|author-link=Anne Hegerty|number=1504458502869245955|title=Unfortunately I've contracted Covid-19 so won't be filming this series of #BeatTheChasers. The fantastic @Issa25 will be stepping in for me and I'm looking forward to watching the series when it's on air later this year. I feel fine, but I'm still positive! (in all respects)}} Hegerty returned for the celebrity specials (Episodes 6–7) which were filmed as part of Series 6 in May 2023.
Series 6 was recorded in May 2023 and premiered on 8 October 2023. Also, the series saw the return of Anne Hegerty following her absence from the Series 5 civilian episodes due to a positive COVID-19 test.
Series 7 is due to be filmed in 2025.
The original working title for the spin-off show was Take On the Chasers. The theme tune was composed by Paul Farrer using part of the original 2009 Chaser walk-on music.{{Cite AV media|title=Beat The Chasers Theme Tune Analysis|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jl1ayP6cZg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/2jl1ayP6cZg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=10 April 2021|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}
=''The Chase Extra''=
In this special isolation version of the show, broadcast on The Chase's YouTube channel and shown straight after the main show, all five Chasers are presenters and viewers at home can play along, for they are the contestants. Each series has five episodes; the first series was shown in mid-May 2020, and was hosted by Jenny Ryan. Between late-May and early-June, the second series was shown across consecutive days and presented by Shaun Wallace. On 1 March 2021, it was announced that a new series would be available on ITVX for six episodes, every Monday at 6:00 pm.{{Cite web|title=ITV's award-winning quiz The Chase is launching an exclusive spin-off The Chase EXTRA on the ITV Hub|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itvs-award-winning-quiz-chase-launching-exclusive-spin-chase-extra-itv-hub|access-date=2 March 2021|website=Press Centre|language=en}}
=''The Chasers' Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles''=
In November 2020, ITV announced another spin-off in which The Beast, The Dark Destroyer and The Governess go on a road trip around the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/the-chasers-road-trip-itv-announces-chase-spin-off-show/|title=Chasers Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace to team up for brand new road trip show|date=12 November 2020|website=Entertainment Daily}} On their travels, they play against child geniuses, great apes, dolphins and robots. The series takes them to the UK, the US and Japan. Episode 1 of the show aired on 21 January 2021,{{Cite web|title=The Chasers Road Trip: Trains Brains and Automobiles Episode 1|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week3/chasers-road-trip-trains-brains-and-automobiles|access-date=8 February 2021|website=Press Centre|language=en}} episode 2 aired on 28 January 2021{{Cite web|title=The Chasers Road Trip: Trains Brains and Automobiles Episode 2|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep2week4/chasers-road-trip-trains-brains-and-automobiles|access-date=8 February 2021|website=Press Centre|language=en}} and episode 3 aired on 4 February 2021.{{Cite web|title=The Chasers Road Trip: Trains Brains and Automobiles Episode 3|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep3week5/chasers-road-trip-trains-brains-and-automobiles|access-date=8 February 2021|website=Press Centre|language=en}} The series was narrated by Rob Brydon.
= ''The Chase: Sidemen Edition'' =
On 11 February 2024, the popular British YouTube group the Sidemen posted a comedic spin-off episode of The Chase on their group channel, with clips also shared on The Chase's official YouTube channel.{{cite web |last=Middleton |first=Richard |title=Round-up: ITVS preps 'The Chase: Sidemen Edition'; Chaiflicks expands docuseries; S4C & Little Dot extend YouTube push |url=https://tbivision.com/2024/02/12/round-up-itvs-preps-the-chase-sidemen-edition-chaiflicks-expands-docuseries-s4c-little-dot-extend-youtube-push/ |website=Television Business International |publisher=Informa |access-date=17 February 2024 |date=12 February 2024}} The video was filmed on the show's set, and also used the on-set cameras and crew whilst using the graphics and music from the TV programme. It also features a guest appearance from Bradley Walsh during a brief intermission.
Fellow YouTuber Stephen "Stephen Tries" Lawson hosted, while Sidemen members were the Chaser and contestants: Vikram "Vikkstar123" Barn was the Chaser (nicknamed "The 123"), while the contestants competing in pairs were Olajide "KSI" Olatunji, Simon "Miniminter" Minter, Joshua "Zerkaa" Bradley, Tobi "TBJZL" Brown, Ethan "Behzinga" Payne and Harry "WroeToShaw" Lewis.{{cite AV media|title=The Chase: Sidemen Edition|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlJsTOD14mQ|access-date=2024-02-17|date=2024-02-11|publisher=Sidemen|type=YouTube video|language=en|df=dmy-all|location=Elstree Film and TV Studios}}
= ''The Chase: Double Trouble'' =
On 2 September 2024, a spin-off episode of The Chase was aired on ITV to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the popular quiz show. Hosted by Bradley Walsh, the episode featured two Chasers who took it in turns to play against the contestants. The two Chasers selected for the episode were Mark Labbett (nicknamed "The Beast") and Shaun Wallace (nicknamed "The Dark Destroyer"). Both Chasers have been on the show since Series 1 in 2009. The contestants all shared their names with the other Chasers. The episode aired in The Chase
Transmissions
=Regular=
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Series | width="140"| Start date | width="140"| End date | Recorded | Episodes | Notes | References |
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1 | 29 June 2009 | 10 July 2009 | 2009 | 10 | style="text-align:left;"| Aired as one of three summer replacements for Golden Balls, with the other two being Divided and The Fuse. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2009/06/29/178420001001/ |title=The Chase (Series 1, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2009/07/10/178420010001/ |title=The Chase (Series 1, Episode 10) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
2 | 24 May 2010 | 19 July 2010 | 2010 | rowspan="2" | 40 | style="text-align:left;"| From this series onwards, Walsh now does an introduction section for each of the chasers, rather than the pre-recorded version. First series to feature Anne Hegerty as a chaser. No episode on 29 June due to the World Cup match between Paraguay and Japan. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2010/05/24/178420011001/ |title=The Chase (Series 2, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2010/07/19/178420050001/ |title=The Chase (Series 2, Episode 40) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
3 | 3 January 2011 | 25 February 2011 | 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| From this series onwards, the number font for the cash builder counter, clock, offers on the head-to-head table and the contestants' bank and final chase counter and clock were updated. Series 1, 2 and 3 all did not take any breaks. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2011/01/03/178420051001/ |title=The Chase (Series 3, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2011/02/25/178420090001/ |title=The Chase (Series 3, Episode 40) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} | |
4 | 5 September 2011 | 30 January 2012 | 2011 | 60 | style="text-align:left;"| From this series onwards, when the chasers catch a contestant, the entire studio now goes red, rather than just the table. First series to feature Paul Sinha as a chaser. Series 4 took a break from 31 October 2011 to 2 January 2012. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2011/09/05/178420091001/ |title=The Chase (Series 4, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2012/01/30/178420150002/ |title=The Chase (Series 4, Episode 60) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
5 | 31 January 2012 | 30 March 2013 | 2011 | 120 (1 unaired) | style="text-align:left;" | From this series onwards, the chasers' triangle on the head-to-head table was updated to 3D. During the introduction, the lighting is now red. Series 5 took breaks from 13 to 17 February, from 2 to 6 April, and from 4 June to 31 August 2012. No episode on 17 October due to the postponed World Cup qualifying match between England and Poland. The episode planned for this date aired on 30 March 2013 during the broadcast of Series 6. Episode 120 remains unaired for unknown reasons. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2012/01/31/178420151001/ |title=The Chase (Series 5, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2012/10/26/178420269001/ |title=The Chase (Series 5, Episode 120) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p24527/|title=ITV Commissions 324 New Episodes of the Chase|work=ATV Today|access-date=10 August 2015|archive-date=11 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111141338/https://www.atvtoday.co.uk/p24527/|url-status=dead}} |
6 | 29 October 2012 | 21 November 2014 | 2012 | 150 (including 1 Text Santa Special) | style="text-align:left;" | Series 6 took breaks from 24 December 2012 to 1 January 2013, from 11 to 15 February, from 25 March to 5 April, and from 27 to 31 May 2013. Episode 149 was postponed until 21 November 2014, aired during the broadcast of Series 8. Episode 40 was a Text Santa special that aired on 21 December 2012. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2012/10/29/178420271001/ |title=The Chase (Series 6, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2014/11/21/178420396003/ |title=The Chase (Series 6, Episode 150) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
7 | 2 September 2013 | 17 November 2014 | 2013 | 150 | style="text-align:left;" | Series 7 took breaks from 28 October to 1 November, from 11 November 2013 to 1 January 2014, from 17 to 21 February, from 7 to 18 April, from 28 April to 30 May, and from 13 June to 4 July 2014. The episode planned to air on 6 June was postponed until 17 November 2014, aired during the broadcast of Series 8. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2013/09/02/178420424001/ |title=The Chase (Series 7, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2014/11/17/178420543001/ |title=The Chase (Series 7, Episode 150) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
8 | 1 September 2014 | 3 July 2015 | 2014 | 150 (4 unaired) | style="text-align:left;" | Series 8 took breaks from 22 December 2014 to 2 January 2015, from 16 to 20 February, and from 20 April to 29 May 2015. Episodes 145 and 146 aired on 24 June and 3 July 2015, during the broadcast of Series 9. Four episodes (147–150) remain unaired for unknown reasons. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2014/09/01/178420572001/ |title=The Chase (Series 8, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2015/07/03/178420716001/ |title=The Chase (Series 8, Episode 150) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
9 | 22 June 2015 | 6 September 2016 | 2015 | rowspan="2" | 190 | style="text-align:left;"| First series to feature Jenny Ryan as a chaser. Series 9 took breaks from 3 to 28 August, and from 21 December 2015 to 1 January 2016. No episodes on 23 September, 1 October or 7 October 2015 due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Episode was postponed and aired on 6 September 2016 during the broadcast of Series 10. Series 10 episodes started airing before all the Series 9 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2015/06/22/178420726001/ |title=The Chase (Series 9, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2016/05/16/178420914001/ |title=The Chase (Series 9, Episode 190) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} |
10 | 15 April 2016 | 24 October 2017 | 2016 | style="text-align:left;" | From towards the end of this series onwards, when the clock is stopped during the final chase when the chaser gets a question wrong, the clock now turns red. Series 10 took breaks from 13 June to 26 August 2016, and from 19 December 2016 to 1 January 2017. No episode on 20 January 2017 due to Donald Trump becoming new President of the United States. No episode on 22 March 2017 due to the 2017 Westminster attack, the episode planned for this date (Episode 189) aired on 24 October 2017 during the broadcast of Series 11. Episode 54 was a 1,000th episode special and broadcast on 29 September 2016. | {{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2016/04/15/178420916001/ |title=The Chase (Series 10, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=2 April 2014}} - {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ITVChase/status/759078615212494848|title=The Chase|publisher=Twitter|access-date=30 July 2016}}{{Primary source inline|date=January 2018}} | |
11 | 25 April 2017 | 3 September 2018 | 2017 | rowspan="2" | 170 | style="text-align:left;" | Series 11 took breaks from 1 to 26 May, from 19 June to 1 September, and from 25 December 2017 to 1 January 2018. Episode 121 was postponed until 3 September 2018, aired during the broadcast of Series 12. Series 12 episodes started airing before all the Series 11 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. | {{Cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fw2xdq/the-chase--series-11-episode-170/|title=The Chase – S11|last=Occurs next to episode guide on web link, E170 out of 190.|website=Radio Times|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-date=11 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111141344/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fw2xdq/the-chase--series-11-episode-170/|url-status=dead}} - {{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Frances|title=Why isn't The Chase on TV? Fans outraged after The Chase is replaced by Babushka, forcing Rylan Clark-Neal to quit Twitter|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-04-25/why-isnt-the-chase-on-tv-fans-outraged-after-the-chase-is-replaced-by-babushka-forcing-rylan-clark-neal-to-quit-twitter|website=Radio Times|access-date=1 May 2017}} |
12 | 2 March 2018 | 21 September 2020 | 2017-2018 | style="text-align:left;" | Series 12 took breaks from 28 May to 31 August, from 10 to 31 December 2018, from 11 to 15 March, and 1 to 5 April 2019. Episode 166 was postponed until 21 September 2020, aired during the broadcast of Series 13. Series 13 episodes started airing before all the Series 12 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. | {{cite web |title=The Chase – ITV – 2. March 2018 |url=https://www.teleboy.ch/en/tv-guide/itv1hd/8884420/the-chase |access-date=3 December 2019 }} {{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - {{cite news|url=http://www.pretty52.com/entertaining/tv-and-film-new-episodes-of-the-chase-wont-air-for-quite-some-time-20180529|title=New Episodes Of The Chase Won't Air 'For Quite Some Time' And Fans Are Gutted|last=Andrews|first=Rachel|date=29 May 2018|publisher=Pretty 52|access-date=29 May 2018}} - {{cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-09-02/the-chase-itv-new-episodes-anne-hegerty-must-watch/|title=When is The Chase back on TV? Anne Hegerty teases new episode on ITV as "must-watch"|last=Gill|first=James|date=2 September 2018|work=Radio Times|access-date=4 September 2018}} | |
13 | 7 March 2019 | 4 October 2022 | 2018-2019 | rowspan="3" | 210 | style="text-align:left;" | First series to feature Darragh Ennis as a chaser. Series 13 took breaks from 20 May to 30 August, from 11 November to 31 December 2019, from 9 to 13 March, and from 23 March to 31 August 2020. Series 14 and Series 15 episodes started airing before all the Series 13 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. Episode 161 was postponed until 4 October 2022, aired during the broadcast of Series 15. Episode 169 was not broadcast for unknown legal reasons. {{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
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14 | 4 November 2020 | 30 December 2022 | 2020 & 2021 | style="text-align:left;" | From this series onwards, before the chaser starts the final chase, Walsh asks them if they are ready. Series 14 took breaks from 18 December 2020 to 1 January 2021, from 15 March to 16 April, from 7 June to 27 August, and from 13 to 27 December 2021. Series 15 episodes started airing before all the Series 14 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. Episodes 199 and 209 were postponed until 28 and 30 December 2022 respectively, aired during the broadcast of Series 15.
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15 | 27 January 2022 | 5 February 2024 | 2021, 2022 & 2023 | style="text-align:left;"| Series 15 took breaks from 14 March to 8 April, from 16 to 20 May, from 6 June to 26 August, from 8 to 19 September, from 14 November to 27 December 2022, from 6 March to 14 April, on 2 June, from 12 June to 25 August, and from 23 October to 17 November 2023. No episode on 22 September 2023 because of live coverage of the 2023 Rugby World Cup game between Argentina and Samoa which was aired from 4:00 pm (4:45 pm kickoff) on that day. A Soccer Aid special was broadcast on 10 June 2022 (episode 53). Episode 205 aired on 5 February 2024 during the broadcast of Series 16. Series 16 episodes started airing before all the Series 15 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping.
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16 | 19 April 2023 | TBA | 2023 & 2024 | rowspan="3" | 160 | style="text-align:left;" | Series 16 took breaks from 18 to 29 December 2023, and from 18 March to 23 August 2024. Episode 53 was a Soccer Aid special and broadcast on 9 June 2023. Series 17 episodes started airing before all the Series 16 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping.
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17 | 8 March 2024 | TBA | 2024 & 2025 | style="text-align:left;" | Series 17 took a break from 21 March 2025 to present. Episode 98 was a 15th anniversary special featuring two chasers, Shaun Wallace and Mark Labbett and was broadcast on 2 September 2024. No episode was broadcast on 20 January 2025 due to the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. | ||
18 | 28 February 2025 | TBA | 2025 | style="text-align:left;" | Episode 58 was an Oscars Special and aired on 28 February 2025. |
=Celebrity Special=
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1 | 29 October 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2011/10/29/214000001001/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 1, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 10 December 2011{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2011/12/10/214000006001/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 1, Episode 6) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 2011 | 6 | style="text-align:left;"| In the introduction, the celebrities' faces are not visible and darkened out unlike regular episodes and contestants. |
2 | 19 August 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2012/08/19/214000007002/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 2, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 7 October 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2012/10/07/214000012002/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 2, Episode 6) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 2012 | 6 | style="text-align:left;" | From this series onwards, the celebrities now get a special introduction from Walsh, rather than introduce themselves like regular contestants. |
3 | 5 October 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2013/10/05/214000013002/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 3, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 28 December 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2013/12/28/214000026002/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 3, Episode 14) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 2013 | 14 | style="text-align:left;"| |
rowspan="2" | 4 | 30 August 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2014/08/30/214000027001/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 4, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 13 December 2014 | rowspan= "2" |2014 | rowspan="2" | 18{{cite web |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 4, Episode 18) |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2015/03/08/214000041001/ |access-date=13 February 2015 |publisher=ITN Source}}
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;"| From this series onwards, the chasers and Walsh started wearing special versions of their outfits to highlight that it is a celebrity special. The last two episodes of the same series aired in March 2015. | |
1 March 2015 | |||||
rowspan="2" | 5 | 24 October 2015{{cite web |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2015/10/24/214000045001/ |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 5, Episode 1) |publisher=ITN Source |access-date=13 February 2015}} | 12 December 2015 | rowspan ="2" |2015 | rowspan="2" | 16{{cite web |title=Celebrity Chase (Series 5, Episode 16) |url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITVProgs/2016/05/15/214000060001/ |access-date=13 February 2015 |publisher=ITN Source}}
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27 March 2016 | |||||
rowspan="2" | 6 | 11 September 2016 | 30 October 2016 | rowspan= "2" |2016 | rowspan="2" | 16
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" |From this series onwards, the chaser now sits in on the final chase, rather than walking on again like regular episodes. Series 7 episodes started airing before all the Series 6 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. | |
9 July 2017
|26 November 2017 | |||||
rowspan="2" | 7 | 14 October 2017 | 17 December 2017 | rowspan= "2" |2017 | rowspan="2" | 8
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | The last episode of the same series aired 10 days before Halloween 2018. | |
colspan="2" |21 October 2018 | |||||
rowspan="3" | 8 | 14 October 2018 | 16 December 2018 | rowspan= "3" | 2018 | rowspan="3" | 8
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Series 9 and Series 10 episodes started airing before all the Series 8 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. Episode 7 did not air due to a question about The Jeremy Kyle Show. | |
colspan="2" |19 October 2019 | |||||
5 September 2020
|12 September 2020 | |||||
rowspan="3" | 9 | colspan="2" | 8 June 2018 | rowspan= "3" |2018 | rowspan="3" | 8
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Series 10 episodes started airing before all the Series 9 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. | ||
28 October 2018
|9 December 2018 | |||||
14 September 2019
|12 October 2019 | |||||
rowspan="4" | 10 | colspan="2" | 14 June 2019 | rowspan= "4" |April 2019 | rowspan="4" | 12
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Series 11 and Series 12 episodes started airing before all the Series 10 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. | ||
21 September 2019
|25 December 2019 | |||||
19 September 2020
|10 October 2020 | |||||
colspan="2" |6 November 2021 | |||||
rowspan="5" |11
|17 October 2020 |26 December 2020 | rowspan= "5" | September 2020 & 2021 | rowspan="5" |12 | rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;" | First celebrity series to feature Darragh Ennis as a chaser, with his first appearance being in Episode Series 11 was due to be recorded in two parts, in April and September 2020. The first block of 6 episodes due to be recorded in April 2020 was postponed owing to the COVID-19 lockdown in England. Six episodes (including two Christmas Specials) were recorded in September 2020 with very strict measures in place, including a limited number of audience members, and contestants seats being social distanced. The contestants and Walsh, and the Chasers, were in Close Contact Cohorts meaning limited physical closeness was permitted under the industry guidelines. Series 12 episodes started airing before all the Series 11 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. Episodes 5 & 6 were Christmas specials, aired on 25 and 26 December 2020. | |||||
13 November 2021
|12 December 2021 | |||||
colspan="2" |4 September 2022 | |||||
colspan="2" |29 October 2022 | |||||
colspan="2" |15 January 2023 | |||||
rowspan="5" |12
| colspan="2" |3 September 2021 | rowspan= "5" |2021 | rowspan="5" |12 | rowspan="5" style="text-align:left;" |No episode on 14 May 2023. Series 13 episodes started airing before all the Series 12 episodes had been shown, hence transmission dates overlapping. Episodes 5 & 6 were Christmas specials, aired on 25 and 26 December 2021. | |||||
20 November 2021
|26 December 2021 | |||||
colspan="2" |28 August 2022 | |||||
colspan="2" |5 November 2022 | |||||
30 April 2023
|21 May 2023 | |||||
rowspan="4" |13
|25 December 2022 |26 December 2022 | rowspan= "4" | November 2022 | rowspan="4" |12 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Episodes 1 & 2 were Christmas specials, aired on 25 and 26 December 2022. | |||||
19 March 2023
|23 April 2023 | |||||
13 January 2024
|20 January 2024 | |||||
2 November 2024
|30 November 2024 | |||||
rowspan="4" |14
|22 December 2024 |25 December 2024 | rowspan= "4" | November 2024 | rowspan="4" | 12 | rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" |Episodes 1 & 2 were Christmas specials, aired on 22 and 25 December 2024. | |||||
TBA
|TBA |
=''The Family Chase''=
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1 | 2 September 2017 | 7 October 2017 | 2017 | 6 | |
2 | 24 March 2019 | 24 May 2020 | 2018 | 16 | Episodes 1 to 8 aired from 24 March to 12 May 2019 and episodes 9 to 16 aired from 22 March to 24 May 2020. |
=''The Chase: The Bloopers'' editions=
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2017
|17 December 2017 |2017 | | |||
2018
|23 December 2018 |2018 | | |||
2019
|24 December 2019 |2019 | | |||
2020
|27 December 2020 |2020 | | |||
2021
|2 January 2022 |2021 | | |||
2022
|8 January 2023 |2022 | | |||
2023
|24 March 2024 |2023 | | |||
2024
|7 December 2024 |5 November 2024 |The special was a spoof of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, with the crew reading from the book of ‘Fantastical Cock Ups and Where to Find Them’. |
=EXTRA editions=
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| {{start date|2020|5|18|df=y}} | {{end date|2020|5|22|df=y}} | rowspan="2" | 5 | Jenny Ryan | Monday to Friday | rowspan=2| YouTube and Facebook | |
2
| {{start date|2020|5|26|df=y}} | {{end date|2020|6|14|df=y}} | Shaun Wallace | Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday | |||
3
| {{start date|2021|3|8|df=y}} | {{end date|2021|4|12|df=y}} | rowspan="5" | 6 | rowspan="5" | Jenny Ryan, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Mark Labbett, Paul Sinha and Darragh Ennis | rowspan="5" | Monday | rowspan="5" | ITVX | |
4
|6 September 2021 |11 October 2021 | ||||||
5
| {{start date|2021|12|25|df=y}} | {{end date|2022|1|31|df=y}} | |||||
6
|25 July 2022 |29 August 2022 | ||||||
7
|21 November 2022 |26 December 2022 |
=''Beat the Chasers''=
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1 | 27 April 2020 | 1 May 2020 | November 2019 | 5
|No celebrity specials, all were regular episodes. | |
2 | 3 January 2021 | 10 January 2021 | 2020 | 7
|No celebrity specials, all were regular episodes. No episode on 9 January 2021. | |
rowspan="2" |3 | 3 May 2021 | 7 May 2021
| rowspan="2" |2021 | rowspan="2" |7 | rowspan="2" |Episodes 1 to 5 are regular episodes that aired from 3 to 7 May 2021. Episodes 6 and 7 are celebrity specials that aired on 27 March and 29 May 2021 respectively. | |||
27 March 2021
|29 May 2021 | |||||
rowspan="4" |4 | 11 September 2021 | 16 October 2021
| rowspan="4" |2021 | rowspan="4" |9 | rowspan="4" |No episode on 9 October 2021. Episodes 1 to 5 are regular episodes that aired from 11 September to 2 October 2021, and on 3 September 2023. The episode aired on 3 September 2023 (Episode 3) was originally scheduled to air on 16 October 2021. Episodes 6 to 9 are celebrity specials, broadcast on 16 October 2021 and on 10 and 11 January 2022 respectively. The final celebrity special (Episode 9) was postponed until 9 May 2024. | |||
10 January 2022
|11 January 2022 | |||||
colspan="2" |3 September 2023 | |||||
colspan="2" |9 May 2024 | |||||
rowspan="2" |5 | 16 May 2022 | 20 May 2022
| rowspan="2"| March 2022 (1 to 5) & May 2023 (6 & 7) | rowspan="2" | 7 | rowspan="2" |Episodes 1 to 5 are regular episodes that aired from 16 to 20 May 2022. Episodes 6 and 7 are celebrity specials that aired on 12 and 19 January 2024 respectively. | |||
12 January 2024
|19 January 2024 | |||||
rowspan="3" |6 | colspan="2" | 8 October 2023
| rowspan="3" |May 2023 | rowspan="3" | 9 | rowspan="3" |Episodes 6 to 9 were celebrity specials which aired on 8 October 2023, and from 6 to 8 May 2024. Episodes 1 to 5 are regular episodes which aired weekly from 16 January to 20 February 2025, excluding 6 February due to a live sporting event overlapping with its 9pm slot. | ||||
6 May 2024
|8 May 2024 | |||||
16 January 2025
|20 February 2025 | |||||
rowspan="3" |7 | colspan="1" |
TBA | rowspan="2" | TBA | rowspan="2" |2025 | rowspan="2" | TBA | rowspan="2" | |
=''The Chasers Road Trip: Trains, Brains and Automobiles'' editions=
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International broadcasts
=Australia=
Episodes of the British version of The Chase air on weekday afternoons at 3:00{{nbsp}}pm to good ratings on Seven Network (and sometimes airing double episodes from 2:00{{nbsp}}pm), placing it in direct competition with rival Banijay-produced game show Tipping Point on the Nine Network.{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/08/tipping-point-coming-to-nine.html|title=Tipping Point coming to Nine|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=10 August 2019|access-date=10 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/11/nine-news-now-to-rest-over-summer-for-tipping-point.html|title=Nine News Now to rest over summer for Tipping Point|publisher=TV Tonight|first=David|last=Knox|date=21 November 2019|access-date=21 November 2019}} Seven also considered producing a local version, and filmed a pilot episode on the UK set, but decided not to proceed.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/06/seven-decides-against-local-version-of-the-chase.html|title=Seven decides against local version of The Chase|date=18 June 2014|work=TV Tonight|access-date=9 January 2015}} However, in mid-2015, a local version was commissioned to replace Deal or No Deal and Million Dollar Minute in a bid to revive ratings for its struggling flagship 6:00{{nbsp}}pm nightly news bulletin.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/05/seven-in-the-chase-for-new-game-show.html|title=Seven in The Chase for new game show|work=TV Tonight|date=10 May 2015 }}
- {{cite web|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/the-chase-tipped-for-5pm-slot.html|title=The Chase tipped for 5:00{{nbsp}}pm slot|first=David|last=Knox|publisher=TV Tonight|date=3 July 2015|access-date=3 July 2015}} Hegerty and Labbett feature as two of the five permanent chasers on the Australian version, while Wallace appeared as a guest chaser in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/media-gets-on-board-with-aok-to-host-the-chase.html|title=Media gets on board with AOK to host The Chase|first=David|last=Knox|date=18 July 2015|publisher=TV Tonight|access-date=18 July 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/01/the-destroyer-coming-to-the-chase.html|title=The Destroyer coming to The Chase|first=David|last=Knox|date=4 January 2018|publisher=TV Tonight|access-date=25 April 2020}}
=New Zealand=
Episodes of the British version of The Chase air on Monday to Saturday afternoons at 5:00{{nbsp}}pm on TVNZ 1, while The Chase: Celebrity Special airs on Sunday afternoons at 4:55{{nbsp}}pm, providing the lead-in to the 6:00{{nbsp}}pm nightly news. Repeat episodes air on Monday to Friday mornings at 11:00{{nbsp}}am. The show frequently ranks in the weekly top-20 most watched TV shows, drawing in an average of 1.3{{nbsp}}million viewers per week.{{cite news |url= https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018658749/anne-hegerty-quiz-queen-from-the-chase |title= Anne Hegerty: quiz queen from The Chase |publisher= Radio New Zealand |date=19 August 2018}} {{As of|2024|July}}, they are currently airing series 15.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-chase|title=Shows: The Chase|website=www.tvnz.co.nz|access-date=24 July 2024}} In April 2025, a local New Zealand version was commissioned to be filmed in Australia and air on TVNZ, with applications now open for Kiwi contestants.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/tvnz-commissions-the-chase-new-zealand-filmed-in-australia/BERUP44IBRDRDFBZDX2E65W33U/https://go.mycastingnet.com/Apply/Show/TheChaseNewZealandhttps://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/360646570/new-zealanders-will-get-chance-win-chase-nz-series-announced
Reception
=Critical reception=
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The Chase is highly popular with critics and viewers. Despite early criticism,{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2010/jun/28/the-chase-gameshow-itv|title=The Chase: how to make the perfect daytime gameshow|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|date=28 June 2010|work=The Guardian|access-date=7 April 2016}} opinion has improved over time. Some critics, as well as the chasers, put the show's success down to Walsh as host and his many memorable moments, some of which come from questions or answers which often leave him in highly contagious hysterics. Labbett also said that the sense of fun and the variety of chasers is a major factor. Sinha said, "The format has been brilliantly thought out. No matter the relative strengths of the players, it is resolutely a team game, with a dramatic climax."{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/27/exclusive-the-chase-star-paul-sinha-reveals-backstage-secrets-funniest-show-moments-and-which-chaser-hed-snog-5313255/|title=The Chase's Paul Sinha reveals backstage secrets and funniest show moments|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=27 July 2015|work=Metro|access-date=7 April 2016}}
=Controversies=
The Chase has also been criticised on several occasions, such as the Final Chase, when it is alleged that Walsh asks the chasers' questions more quickly than those of the contestants.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/the-chase-fix-viewers-slam-7524494|title='The Chase is a FIX': Viewers slam ITV quiz show for 'easy' questions for The Governess|last=Greenwood|first=Carl|date=9 March 2016|work=Daily Mirror|access-date=7 April 2016}} In an interview with the Radio Times, Walsh repudiated those claims: "We have lawyers on the floor to watch all of this. I read [the questions] at the same speed for both." He went on to say, "Don't forget, if I've got Mark Labbett answering questions for two minutes and I've got a team answering for two minutes, the team aren't going to be quicker. Simple as that, because they have to press the button [before answering], which is why they get a head start based on how many people are in the final. If you've got three people in the final chase that's a three-step head start–that's about a twelve-second advantage."{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-04-27/bradley-walsh-rubbishes-the-chase-fix-claims|title=Is The Chase fixed? Presenter Bradley Walsh rubbishes claims his questions aren't fair|last=Daly|first=Emma|date=27 April 2016|work=Radio Times|access-date=16 May 2016}}
There have also been a number of games where the chaser has won with an answer right on the final buzzer, which some viewers have perceived to be out of time;{{cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/06/27/angry-viewers-of-the-chase-blast-recent-episode-as-a-fix-but-what-do-you-think-5268479/|title=Angry viewers of The Chase blast recent episode as a 'fix'–but what do you think?|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=27 June 2015|work=Metro|access-date=7 April 2016}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chase-fans-cry-fix-after-12620314|title=The Chase fans cry 'fix' after contestant loses £50k when clock 'glitches'|first=Vicki|last=Newman|date=30 May 2018|website=Daily Mirror}} spokespeople have asserted that an independent adjudicator – a representative from Beyond Dispute Ltd{{Cite web|url=https://www.beyonddispute.co.uk/|title=beyonddispute|website=Beyond Dispute|access-date=26 July 2019}}
- {{cite news|url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/09/heres-why-that-episode-of-the-chase-was-not-fixed-with-help-from-the-governess-herself-5741728/|title=Why THAT episode of The Chase was not fixed – with help from The Governess!|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=9 March 2016|website=Metro|access-date=26 July 2019}} – always checks each show and makes the final call on whether answers were in or out of time.{{cite tweet|number=326379442136047616|title=The Sinnerman began his answer before the buzzer went, which is the same rules for contestants. An independent adjudicator makes the call.|user=ITVChase|author=The Chase|access-date=7 April 2016}}
- {{cite tweet|user=ITVChase|number=326380902705950721|title=We would have loved to have seen the team take home the money but the independent adjudicator who has nothing to do with ITV makes the call.|author=The Chase|access-date=7 April 2016}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/news/the-chase-questions-fix-claims-50k-loss|title=The Chase responds to new fix claims as contestant loses £50k in one second|website=Good Housekeeping| date=30 May 2018 }}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/966644/The-Chase-Fix-Anne-Hegerty-Bradley-Walsh-Explained-ITV-Quiz-Maggie-Contestant-Chaser|title=The Chase: Bradley Walsh and Anne Hegerty 'FIX' explained as fans blast brutal show loss|first=Rory|last=O'Connor|date=30 May 2018|website=Daily Express}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-chase/news/a858280/the-chase-questions-fix-claims-50k-loss/|title=The Chase responds to yet more 'fix' claims|last=Houghton|first=Rianne|date=29 May 2018|website=Digital Spy}}
On 6 April 2016, on an episode where Labbett was the chaser, a glitch occurred whereby the clock froze at 10{{nbsp}}seconds and then increased to 11{{nbsp}}seconds, giving Labbett an extra second. Although the contestants were far ahead and there was no chance of them being caught (and would win a £27,000 pot), a spokesperson for the show told OK! Online the following day that an error occurred during the editing process, but gameplay was otherwise not affected by it.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/the-chase-accused-of-favouring-the-chaser-after-clock-appeared-to-pause-during-final-27000-round-a6973141.html|title=The Chase accused of 'favouring the Chaser' after clock appeared to pause during final £27,000 round|last=Ramgobin|first=Ryan|date=7 April 2016|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent Print Limited|access-date=8 April 2016}}
On 4 March 2019, an episode was broadcast where Walsh asked a question about which band had the fewest members, with the possible answers being the Proclaimers, the Pretenders, or the Prodigy. Many viewers criticised ITV for deciding to air the episode hours after it was announced that Prodigy frontman Keith Flint had committed suicide.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/keith-flint-dead-the-chase-question-prodigy-singer-firestarter-a8807861.html|title=Keith Flint: The Chase criticised for 'ill-timed' question about The Prodigy|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=5 March 2019|work=The Independent|publisher=Independent Publishers Limited|access-date=24 March 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/viewers-criticise-insensitive-question-chase-prodigy-keith-flint-death-2457523|title=Viewers criticise insensitive 'The Chase' question aired hours after death of The Prodigy's Keith Flint|last=Lavin|first=Will|date=5 March 2019|work=NME|publisher=TI Media|access-date=24 March 2019}}
On 26 January 2022, Labbett lost the final chase and, after briefly congratulating the winners, stormed off the set punching the wall on his way out. This left Walsh to apologise to the audience, though in a rather sarcastic tone, stating "I apologise to all the kids watching, that's not how you should take defeat." Labbett subsequently apologised for his behaviour via Twitter, as well as revealing that his mental health at the time of recording the particular episode was not very good, consequently affecting his behaviour. His fans online supported him through this, one of which was fellow Chaser, Paul Sinha. Sinha commented, "You should never have to apologise for the crime of “being human”. I’d have been nowhere on those questions."{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chases-the-beast-mark-labbett-26066029 |title=The Chase's 'The Beast' Mark Labbett storms off set and punches wall over defeat |last=Everett |first=Charlotte |date=27 January 2022 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=6 January 2023 }}
On 18 May 2023, one of the questions Walsh asked to a contestant in the middle of the cash builder run was "In computer security, what word can go before "code", "phrase" and "word"?" It had seemed this particular question had gained the contestant an undeserved £1,000 as he had answered "pass" so as to skip the question due to not knowing. This, ironically, turned out to be the correct answer which left both Walsh and the contestant stunned at this outcome.
=Ratings=
During its first two series, the show averaged 1–2 million viewers, then more than 2{{nbsp}}million during series three. By December 2012, The Chase had become ITV's most popular "teatime" programme since The Paul O'Grady Show in 2005, with more than 3{{nbsp}}million viewers an episode.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a443991/the-chase-now-itvs-biggest-teatime-hit-since-paul-ogrady.html|title='The Chase' now ITV's biggest teatime hit since Paul O'Grady|date=9 December 2012|first=Paul|last=Millar|work=Digital Spy|access-date=9 December 2012}} In January 2021, The Chase managed a peak audience of more than 5 million, an all-time high.{{cite news|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a35130658/the-chase-breaks-ratings-record-jan-2020 |title= The Chase breaks another ratings record |last=Alexander|first=Susannah|work=Digital Spy|date=5 January 2021|access-date=6 January 2021}} Almost every episode is now seen by between 4 and 5 million viewers, and regularly features on ITV's Top 15 weekly broadcasts.{{cite web|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard|title= Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018) |publisher=BARB|access-date=6 January 2020}}
=Rivalry with ''Pointless''=
In its timeslot, The Chase airs at the same time as BBC One's Pointless,{{cite web|url=http://www.wafflemag.com/should-pointless-give-up-the-chase-or-is-the-chase-pointless/|title=Should Pointless give up the chase–or is The Chase pointless?|last=Collins|first=Sam|date=26 January 2015|work=WaffleMag|access-date=5 April 2016}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-21/the-chase-crew-challenge-pointless-co-host-richard-osman-come-on-down|title=The Chase cast on winning Best Daytime Show at National Television Awards 2016 and challenging Pointless co-host Richard Osman|last=Daly|first=Emma|date=21 January 2016|work=Radio Times|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=5 April 2016}}
- {{cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Kyle |date=6 January 2021 |title=The Chase vs Pointless - scathing attacks, studio war and presenter sabotage |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chases-war-pointless-scathing-attacks-23272821 |work=Daily Mirror |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}}
- {{cite news |last=Lynch |first=Niamh |date=17 August 2021 |title=Pointless and The Chase's quiz 'rivalry' and Bradley Walsh's savage one-liner |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/celebs/bbc-pointless-quiz-show-rivalry-21333733 |website=MyLondon |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=en}} a game show launched in August 2009, two months after The Chase{{'}}s debut. The two programmes usually receive similar ratings (for example in September 2012, The Chase had 2.44 million viewers versus 2.27 million for Pointless).{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a408609/pointless-the-chase-neck-and-neck-in-teatime-ratings.html|title='Pointless', 'The Chase' neck-and-neck in teatime ratings|last=Millar|first=Paul|work=Digital Spy|date=27 September 2012}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a431053/paul-ogradys-dogs-show-bows-out-with-nearly-5m-viewers.html|title=Paul O'Grady's 'Dogs' show bows out with nearly 5m viewers|last=Millar|first=Paul|date=16 October 2012|work=Digital Spy|access-date=24 July 2014}} However, between October 2012 and January 2013, The Chase beat Pointless in the ratings each week. For two weeks in February 2013, Pointless received a higher share than The Chase (3.53 million viewers to 3.41 million, and again 3.58 million viewers to 3.30 million).{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a457702/pointless-overtakes-the-chase-in-teatime-ratings.html|title='Pointless' overtakes 'The Chase' in teatime ratings|last=Millar|first=Paul|date=10 February 2013|work=Digital Spy|access-date=10 February 2013}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a459439/bbc-ones-pointless-extends-lead-over-itvs-the-chase.html|title=BBC One's 'Pointless' extends lead over ITV's 'The Chase'|last=Millar|first=Paul|date=17 February 2013|work=Digital Spy|access-date=17 February 2013}}
Awards
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| Seven Network | Andrew O'Keefe | Brydon Coverdale | AU$1,000 {{small|(Normal)}} | 1 November 2020 | 29 November 2020 |
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|Super Potjera |HRT 1 |Joško Lokas |Dean Kotiga |€500 |26 March 2023 | |
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|Superlov |TV Nova |Ondřej Sokol |Dagmar Jandová |5,000{{nbsp}}Kč | 4 March 2023 | |
style="background-color: #FFC0CB" | Finland
| Super-Jahti |MTV3 |Mikko Leppilampi |Eero Ylitalo |€500 |5 February 2021 |20 July 2021 |
style="background-color:lightgreen" | Germany
| Gefragt – Gejagt: Allein gegen Alle |Das Erste |Alexander Bommes |Adriane Rickel |€500 |17 October 2022 | |
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|RTL4 |Diederik Jekel |€500 |3 January 2021 | |
style="background-color: lightgreen" | Serbia
| Superpotera |RTS1 |Jovan Memedović |Žarko Stevanović |20,000 din. |8 March 2025 | |
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| style="white-space:nowrap;"| La Noche de los Cazadores | La 1 | Ion Aramendi {{small|(Season 1)}} | Erundino Alonso |€1,000 | 17 January 2022 | 20 September 2022 |
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| The Chase Australia Celebrity Specials | 7plus | Brydon Coverdale | AU$2,000 | 21 August 2018 | 23 September 2019 | |
style="background-color:lightgreen" | Czech Republic | Dagmar Jandová Jakub Kvášovský Jiří Martínek Václav Slabyhoudek Viktorie Mertová |5,000{{nbsp}}Kč |5 February 2022 | |
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| El cazador{{Cite web |date=2019-12-14 |title=Ion Aramendi presentará 'El cazador' |url=https://www.lasprovincias.es/culturas/tv/aramendi-presentara-cazador-20191214000643-ntvo.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lasprovincias.es%2Fculturas%2Ftv%2Faramendi-presentara-cazador-20191214000643-ntvo.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Las Provincias |language=es}} |rowspan="2" | La 1 |Ion Aramendi (2020–2022) | Erundino Alonso Paz Herrera Ruth de Andrés Lilit Manukyan David Leo García {{small|(2021–2023)}} |€1,000 |20 July 2020 |17 July 2023 |
El cazador Stars
|Rodrigo Vázquez (April–May 2024) |Erundino Alonso |€200 |11 April 2024 |28 February 2025 |
Merchandise
A board game based on the show was released in 2012 by Ideal.{{cite web|url=http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156580/chase|title=The Chase (2012)|website=BoardGameGeek|access-date=24 July 2014}} In 2013, a card game based on the show was released by Ginger Fox.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.gingerfox.co.uk/the-chase-card-game|title=The Chase Card Game|publisher=Ginger Fox|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-date=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121120512/https://uk.gingerfox.co.uk/the-chase-card-game|url-status=dead}}
On 12 December 2012, a version for iOS was released by Barnstorm Games. The app features four chasers (excluding Jenny "The Vixen" Ryan and Darragh "The Menace" Ennis, both of whom had not yet appeared on the programme at the time of release) and can be played by up to four people, as in the actual show. The only differences between the app and the show are that four choices are presented for questions in the Cash Builder and the Final Chase rounds and that no Final Chase is played if all four players are caught in their head-to-head chases. The app is designed for both iPhones and iPads.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id579071581?mt=8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727141826/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id579071581?mt=8|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 July 2013|title=The Chase|author=NOMISIAN LTD|date=12 December 2012|work=App Store}} An updated version, The Chase: Ultimate Edition, was released in 2017 and features five chasers (excluding Ennis) and host Walsh. In 2020, the app is updated with now featuring Ennis.{{cite web|url=https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-chase-ultimate-edition/id1191485284|title=The Chase: Ultimate Edition on the App Store|website=App Store}}
- {{cite web |title=The Chase: Ultimate Edition |url=http://www.thechaseapp.com |website=The Chase App |publisher=Barnstorm Games |access-date=11 November 2019}} In 2023, a free app entitled The Chase: World Tour was launched and features Chasers from the British, American and Australian versions of the show.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title=The Chase - World Tour |url=https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-chase-world-tour/id1615058556|access-date=2024-02-02 |website=App Store |language=en-US}}
Notelist
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References
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External links
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- {{IMDb title|id=1502749|title=The Chase}}
- {{UKGameshow|The_Chase}}
- Beyond Dispute at [https://www.beyonddispute.co.uk www.beyonddispute.co.uk]
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