Beat The Chasers future on ITV revealed after sixth series was delayed by TWO years
The programme, fronted by Bradley Walsh, was launched as a supersized spin-off of the early evening quizzing favourite.
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The future of Beat The Chasers has been confirmed
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The quiz show will return for two more series
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Bradley will be back to host the show
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