Yahoo News The Chase announces 15th anniversary special and confirms release date
The Chase will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a special episode set to air next month.
The beloved game show has confirmed the special will go live on ITV on September 2 at the usual 5pm slot.
Host Bradley Walsh will be joined by the Chasers aka Anne Hegerty as The Governess, Darragh Ennis as The Menace, Jenny Ryan as The Vixen, Paul Sinha as The Sinnerman, Mark Labbett as The Beast and Shaun Wallace as The Dark Destroyer.
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"15 years on air is an incredible achievement and one we're so proud of," said Michael Kelpie, Managing Director of Potato, the ITV Studios label which produces The Chase.
"With The Chase still winning accolades and expanding around the world, the show continues to go from strength to strength entertaining global audiences."
"The Chase is still the most-watched programme in daytime reaching over 9.2 million viewers every week and having been streamed more than 23 million times in Q1 of this year alone," Katie Rawcliffe, Head of Entertainment Commissioning at ITV, said.
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"So, we're very excited and proud to be celebrating 15 impressive years of the show later this year on ITV1 and ITVX."
Recently, Wallace weighed in on his absence from the quiz show, explaining his barrister career sometimes takes priority over his TV commitments.
"If I've got a long trial, then that will take precedence over my filming, and The Chase know that," he told The Hearing – A Legal Podcast.
"But I've then got to make up my other episodes later on in the series. So when people see me... not seen me on TV for a long... 'Has he been sacked?' No, just back to my legal career."
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV. The 15th anniversary special will air on September 2 at the usual 5pm slot.
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