Network: ABC
Episodes: 16 (hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: May 20, 2015 — June 1, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Richard Quest (host), Dan Harris (host)
TV show description:
Hosted by Richard Quest, this game show lets some certified geniuses try to correctly answer 500 difficult general knowledge questions without getting three incorrect in a row.
The games is played by two people at a time; one watches and waits while the other answers questions and earns money. A contestant has 10 categories with five questions in each of them. Once a question is asked, the contestant has 10 seconds to answer — and can offer as many answers as they can within that time. Once the correct answer is given, the clock stops and resets.
If the first answer is the right one, the contestant receives $1,000 (each 25th question is worth an additional $5,000). If he/she doesn’t come up with the right answer in time, the contestant receives a strike. If he/she gets two strikes in a row, the challenger gets to pick the next category. If he/she gets three strikes in a row, the contestant is eliminated. If the contestant survives to answer 50 questions, he/she keeps the cash and the challenger is eliminated.
There are also several special questions in the game.
In the “Battle” question, both contestants take turns answering the same question which has multiple answers. The contestant in control decides who goes first. They go back and forth until all correct answers are given or until one contestant gives the wrong answer.
In the “Top 10 Challenge”, a statistical question is asked and there are 10 top answers. The player tries to give five correct answers in 15 seconds.
In the “Triple Threat”, a contestant is asked a question with three answers. If he/she comes up with all three in 10 seconds, the contestant wins $3,000.
Episode #16
It’s the fifth and final night, and the pressure is starting to mount. The current reigning genius hopes to continue his unprecedented run to 500 questions in the face of a challenger who is actively ready to take his place.
First aired: June 1, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the 500 Questions TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Please renew.
This is an excellent show! Well paced and needless to say, challenging. Better than all of the other game shows by far. I’m in my late fifties now so that’s high praise indeed. Hope this stays on for years to come and becomes a perennial favorite over time. If Jeopardy can stay on as long as it has, this should too…..especially since there is more strategy involved with this one. Can’t wait for this show to resume, the first seven episodes were AWESOME!
Please hurry and get back on TV, my husband whom has dementia keeps asking every day “when is 500 questions coming back on?”!!
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Great show…..Please renew it.
Keep the show it is Good.
I think 500 questions should be returned. It’s a great show and you can learn a lot from it. It about time n networks put something with smarts on tv.
Please continure this show. It does seem a little ‘drawn out’. We basically like it a lot!!!
The show is great.Bring it back.
Love the show. Please keep it. So great to find something that stimulates the brain. Humm ! Can’t think of another show that does. Sad.
Please keep the show…there isn’t a lot of quality family programming and we really looked forward to each episode.
The show is great and the questions are challenging. I would like to see more female contestants in the future. The contestants so far have been very interesting and the host is very interesting too. This is a breath of fresh air compared to all the mind numbing reality TV shows currently on the air. So please ABC keep it on the air.Best game show currently on the air by far.
Agree
The show is great and the questions are challenging. I would like to see more female contestants in the future. The contestants so far have been very interesting and the host is very interesting too. This is a breath of fresh air compared to all the mind numbing reality TV shows currently on the air. So please ABC keep it on the air.
Please let the show continue!! This is a fantastic game show. I don’t need to hear the contestant’s strategy on each and every question – that might help pick up the pace. Otherwise, GREAT!
The pace is maddeningly slow!
I have enjoyed the 500 Question Program. Certainly more interesting than Jeopardy – likewise the leading man.
I like the show but it is a little slow moving and the questions on the screen are too small and when they show the answers they are not on the screen long enough. But I like the show – it is good and the questions are very challenging.