The Chase (American game show)

The Chase
GenreGame show
Based on
The Chase
by
  • Danny Carvalho
  • Pete Faherty
  • Chris Gepp
  • Elliot Johnson
  • Matt Pritchard
  • Amanda Wilson
Directed by
  • Hal Grant (2013–15)
  • Rich DiPirro (2021–23)
Presented by
Starring
Narrated by
  • Shawn Parr
  • Brad Abelle
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons
  • 4 (GSN)
  • 3 (ABC)
No. of episodes
  • 51 (GSN)
  • 47 (ABC)
Production
Executive producers
  • Bob Boden (2013–15)
  • Michael Kelpie (2013–15)
  • Martin Scott (2013–15)
  • David Eilenberg (2021–22)
  • David George (2021–23)
  • Bernie Schaeffer (2021–23)
  • Adam Sher (2021–23)
  • Vincent Rubino (2021–23)
  • Simon Thomas (2022–23)
Running time42–44 minutes
Production companyITV Entertainment[a]
Original release
NetworkGSN
ReleaseAugust 6, 2013 (2013-08-06) –
December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2021 (2021-01-07) –
July 20, 2023 (2023-07-20)
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The Chase is an American television quiz show adapted from the British program of the same name. It premiered on August 6, 2013, on the Game Show Network (GSN). It was hosted by Brooke Burns and featured Mark Labbett as the "chaser" (referred to on air exclusively by his nickname "the Beast"). A revival of the show premiered on January 7, 2021, on ABC. It is hosted by Sara Haines and initially featured as the chasers Jeopardy! champions James Holzhauer (who was a contestant on the GSN version), Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter. Labbett returned as a chaser in June 2021, before stepping down in 2022 along with Jennings. In their place are Buzzy Cohen, Brandon Blackwell, and Victoria Groce.

The U.S. version of the show follows the same general format as the U.K. version, but with teams of three contestants instead of four. The game is a quiz competition in which contestants attempt to win money by challenging a quizzing expert known as the chaser. Each contestant participates in an individual "chase" called the Cash Builder, in which they attempt to answer as many questions as possible in 60 seconds to earn as much money as possible to contribute to a prize fund for the team. The contestant must then answer enough questions to stay ahead of the chaser in a head-to-head competition scored on a game board; otherwise, they lose their winnings and are out. The contestants who successfully complete their individual chases without being caught advance to the Final Chase, in which they answer questions as a team playing for an equal share of the prize fund accumulated throughout the episode.
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