Hollywood Reporter / GTP

November 5, 2020

ABC has given a series order to The Chase, a show in which teams of contestants try to beat a trivia expert, or "chaser," head to head. All-time Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter will rotate as the chasers in the game.  The View's Sara Haines will host the show. The series will premiere on January 7, 2021.

Jennings, Holzhauer and Rutter took part in ABC's primetime Jeopardy: The Greatest of All Time tournament in January. The four-night event was a huge hit for the network, averaging better than 14 million viewers per episode.

Holzhauer was a contestant on The Chase before becoming one of Jeopardy's biggest winners ever.

ITV America's ITV Entertainment will produce the ABC show, with Adam Sher, Bernie Schaeffer and Vin Rubino executive producing.  The new primetime US version is directed by Rich DiPirro.

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