In part out of necessity, ABC has been airing a lot of game shows this season. Once the pandemic is over, how many of them will survive? Will The Chase be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A quiz show, The Chase TV series is hosted by Sara Haines. The show is a fast-paced competition where three competitors must pit their wits and face off against the Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius who is determined to stop them from winning cash prizes. Each episode, contestants are challenged to think faster than they ever thought possible, to answer up to 166 questions across all topics. Trivia masters James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter take turns serving as the Chaser.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
3/5 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like The Chase TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*4/8/2021 update: The Chase has been renewed for a second season on ABC.
Cancel it. It’s no fun to watch contestants lose all the time. Either handicap the chasers more or forget it. Everyone wants to see the ordinary person win.
I like answering the questions along with the contestants but I HATE the premise of the show. It’s just not fair; the contestants have very little chance against any of the Chasers. Why pit them against the all-time best winners of Jeopardy instead of each other? I’ll tell you why. It’s so the show won’t have to give out any money. How much prize money have they given out so far? Not much. They also lowered the amount of money for answering the Cash Builder questions. Last year they got $25,000 for each correct question and this year it’s only… Read more »
Cancel this show! No one ever wins!