The Chase Australia
| The Chase Australia | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Danny Carvalho Pete Faherty Chris Gepp Elliot Johnson Matt Pritchard Amanda Wilson |
| Directed by | Ian Hamilton Stuart McDonald |
| Creative director(s) | Michael Kelpie |
| Presented by | Andrew O'Keefe |
| Starring |
Matt Parkinson (2015–) Brydon Coverdale (2015–) Anne Hegerty (2015–) Issa Schultz (2015–) Mark Labbett (2016–) |
| Theme music composer | Paul Farrer |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 206 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sue Allison Martin Scott |
| Producer(s) | Jennifer Stephenson David Hall |
| Location(s) | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) | ITV Studios |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Seven Network |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 14 September 2015 – present |
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| Related shows |
The Chase (UK) The Chase (U.S.) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Chase Australia is an Australian television quiz show based on the British program of the same name. It is broadcast on the Seven Network and hosted by Andrew O'Keefe. Four contestants play against an opponent, known as the "chaser", who plays for the bank. There are five chasers on the show; they are Matt Parkinson, Brydon Coverdale, Anne Hegerty, Issa Schultz and Mark Labbett. The show premiered on 14 September 2015.
In mid-2014 it was reported that the Seven Network had considered producing a local version of The Chase on the back of good ratings for the British version of the show which has been airing in the 3:00 pm timeslot since August 2013. A pilot episode on the UK set was made, but ultimately it was decided not to proceed.
However, interest in a local version was renewed in May 2015 and in July the Seven Network commissioned the show to eventually replace Deal or No Deal and Million Dollar Minute in the 5:00 pm timeslot in a bid to revive ratings for its struggling 6:00 pm nightly news.
Each contestant comes up one at a time and is given one minute to answer as many questions as possible with each correct answer worth $2,000. This element is known as the "cash builder". After the minute is up, the money earned from the cash builder is placed three steps down on a seven-step money board. The contestant may remain at this step and play for the money in their bank. However, the contestant may also be placed one step lower down the board for a lesser award, or one step further up the board for a greater award, with each award's value being set by the chaser.
If the contestant elects to play for the greater reward, the chaser starts two steps behind and the contestant must answer six questions correctly to reach home. If the contestant elects to remain at the standard starting position, the chaser is three steps behind and the contestant must answer five questions correctly to reach home. However, if the contestant elects to play for the smaller reward, the chaser is four steps behind and the contestant must answer four questions correctly to reach home.
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