Beat the Chasers (stylized in start case, also known as The Super Chase in other countries) is a 2020 British television quiz show broadcast on the ITV network. The show is a spin-off of the British game show The Chase. Later, an Australian version of the show was created that year.
A single contestant plays, answering a series of multiple-choice questions worth £1,000 each. The round ends once they either miss a question or get five right. They must then decide how many Chasers from two to five to face in a timed head-to-head round, with the Chasers specifying a time limit for themselves (always less than 60 seconds) and offering larger cash prizes as an incentive to face more of them. The offer to face two Chasers is always equal to the amount earned in the Cash Builder. Any contestant who answers all five Cash Builder questions correctly is presented with a fifth "Super Offer" to face all six Chasers at once, with no time advantage and a still larger cash prize.[1]
The contestant's clock is set to 60 seconds, while the Chasers' clock is set to their agreed-on time. Only one clock runs at any given moment, starting with the contestant; the side in control must answer a question correctly to stop their clock and turn control over to the opposing side. The Chasers must buzz in to respond and may not confer on any questions, and any response given by a Chaser who has not buzzed in is automatically ruled wrong. The contestant wins the money on offer if the Chasers' clock runs out first, or nothing if their own clock runs out first.[2]
In November 2019, ITV commissioned another spin-off called Beat the Chasers. It began airing in prime-time on 27 April 2020 and features contestants attempting to beat up to five Chasers to win big cash prizes. The Chasers that featured in the show were Sinha, Labbett, Ryan, Hegerty and Wallace.[3]
Series 2 of Beat the Chasers commenced airing on 3 January 2021, and continued consecutively for seven nights, excluding 9 January, until 10 January 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second series featured no studio audience.[4][5][6][7]
Series 3 was commissioned by ITV.[8] The network had originally intended to have all six Chasers participate in this series; however, these plans had to be postponed as Paul Sinha was absent due to illness.[9] The series began with a celebrity special on 27 March 2021 and once again featured no studio audience.[10]
Series 4 was commissioned by ITV, and premiered on 11 September 2021 with all six Chasers participating for the first time. It also saw the return of the studio audience and the return of Paul Sinha. This series introduced a "Super Offer", available only to contestants who answered all five of their Cash Builder questions correctly. This offer was presented in conjunction with the other four and gave the contestant a chance to play against all six Chasers at once, with no time advantage and a larger cash prize than that offered for facing five Chasers.[11]
Series 5 went into production in March 2022 and premiered on 16 May 2022. Hegerty was absent from the regular episodes of this series (Episodes 1–5) due to a positive COVID-19 test and was replaced by guest Chaser Issa "The Supernerd" Schultz from The Chase Australia.[12] Hegerty returned for the celebrity specials (Episodes 6–7) which were filmed as part of Series 6 in May 2023.
The original working title for the spin-off show was Take On the Chasers. The theme tune was composed by Paul Farrer using part of the original 2009 Chaser walk-on music.[13]
In August 2020, it was announced that an Australian version of Beat The Chasers would be produced.[14]
Series overview
Series
Episodes
Originally released
First released
Last released
1
5
27 April 2020
1 May 2020
2
7
3 January 2021
10 January 2021
3
7
27 March 2021
29 May 2021
4
9
11 September 2021
9 May 2024
5
7
16 May 2022
19 January 2024
6
9
8 October 2023
20 February 2025
7
TBA
31 August 2025
TBA
International versions
Legend: Currently airing No longer airing Upcoming
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