ITV The Chase taken off air amid major schedule shake-up
The Chase has been axed following a significant schedule reshuffle this week. The popular ITV programme will experience disruption to its regular timetable due to ITV's coverage of the UEFA Women's Euros.
The quiz show, presented by Bradley Walsh, typically broadcasts every weekday at 5pm on ITV1, along with a celebrity special episode aired each Saturday. However, The Chase will not be shown at its usual time slot on Monday, July 7 as Spain vs Belgium will dominate ITV1 from 4:15pm for a 5pm kick-off time.
A second celebrity special episode will be broadcast on Sunday, July 6 at 5:30pm on ITV1. The episode will feature Melvin Odoom, Carl Fogarty, Louis Smith and Bonnie Langford who will pit their general knowledge skills against one of The Chasers.
The ITV quiz show boasts a team of some of the UK's top quizzers including Shaun Wallace (The Dark Destroyer), Jenny Ryan (The Vixen), Darragh Ennis (The Menace), Mark Labbett (The Beast), Anne Hegerty (The Governess), and Paul Sinha (The Sinnerman).
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It first graced our screens in 2009 and quickly became a hit with fans. Bradley Walsh has led the quiz show since its inception in 2009.
The successful show sees regular contestants compete and test their general knowledge skills with the opportunity of taking home a substantial cash prize.
Regular episodes of The Chase resume as normal on Tuesday, July 8 at 5pm on ITV1, reports the Liverpool Echo. But it isn't the first time The Chase has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts on ITV1.
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Last month, the popular game show was temporarily removed from the schedule to accommodate ITV's coverage of Royal Ascot. It wasn't just a single evening that the horse racing event claimed the prime TV slot; The Chase was in fact cancelled for the entire week.
The Chase isn't the only programme facing disruption this week. Viewers were disheartened to discover that both Coronation Street and Emmerdale have also been disrupted from their usual timetable due to the UEFA Women's Euros.
Coronation Street typically broadcasts on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for an hour-long episode from 8pm until 9pm. However, fans will have to wait until Thursday evening, at a later time of 9pm, for the first episode of the week next week.
Monday and Wednesday have been removed from the schedule.
Meanwhile, in Yorkshire, Emmerdale enthusiasts can usually tune in to the drama in the Dales every weeknight from 7:30pm. Similar to its rival soap Coronation Street, no episode will air on Monday, July 7 or Wednesday July, 9.
The Chase: Celebrity Special airs Sunday at 5:30pm on ITV1.
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