The favored ITV quiz has been on air for greater than 17 years, with two new spin-off exhibits set to air later this 12 months.
The Chase has reportedly stopped filming for the following 12 months (Picture: ITV)
ITV chiefs have reportedly put The Chase on maintain for at the very least a 12 months as host Bradley Walsh eyes up a presenting function on Strictly Come Dancing. In response to The Solar, the sudden determination will imply Chasers like Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett and Anne ‘The Governess’ Hegerty will likely be out of pocket throughout the present’s hiatus. It is because the skilled brainiacs are paid for every episode they seem in.
It’s understood that ITV bosses plan to display screen repeats of the present, which has been airing for 17 years, over the following 12 months. A supply instructed the publication: “Everybody discovered just a few weeks in the past, and folks on set had been very miffed and upset as they’re going to be out of pocket. It has been fairly a shock and really disappointing.
The Chasers will likely be overlooked of pocket after it was revealed that they receives a commission per episode (Picture: ITV)
“Many crew members really feel frightened and scared for the longer term throughout an unsure time in TV. It is a deeply unsettling time financially for everybody concerned in The Chase. Certainly loyal viewers will discover too in the event that they’re being fed repeat episodes.
“It is a disgrace because the present has survived for 17 years and stays one of the vital in style quiz exhibits on telly. It is received numerous awards and is way beloved.” The studio normally goals to make 120 episodes a 12 months in three blocks of filming throughout two months.
The most recent batch wrapped up filming at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire on Friday (April 10); nonetheless, there aren’t any plans to renew filming till subsequent April. When approached for a remark, an ITV spokesperson instructed us: “The Chase has simply completed recording collection 19, which completes its recording schedule for this 12 months.
“ITV will proceed to air The Chase as regular, with a mixture of recent and repeat episodes throughout the 12 months. With greater than 2.5million viewers per present, The Chase stays one of many nation’s most beloved quiz exhibits. There’s additionally a brand new Beat the Chasers for 2026 and a model new spin-off collection, The Chase Across the World, coming quickly.”
The 65-year-old host is known to have his personal take care of ITV, which isn’t primarily based on appearances. It comes after the broadcaster despatched the hearsay mill alight when he visited the Strictly set at Elstree, with the star showing in an image with the present’s chief dressmaker, Theresa Hewlett, on social media.
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It comes after Anne Hegerty admitted that she hoped ITV bosses would preserve the present pool of six chasers in order that it would not have an effect on their revenue because the present strikes ahead. Talking to The Solar, she revealed: “We’re paid per present, so we’re not on a wage.
“A brand new Chaser would simply imply the identical variety of exhibits shared between extra individuals, so much less cash for everybody. So, I hope not. I like my cash sitting in my financial institution and representing a little bit of safety. I do not see the purpose in sloshing cash round. I am not frugal, I might really say I am imply.”
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