History Series / TheChase

* ChristmasEpisode: Since 2012, "The Chase" has held celebrity episodes around Christmas, usually during their "Text Santa" marathon. Unlike other episodes, each of the celebrities faces a different Chaser, with one of the Chasers coming back for the Final Chase. The Chasers have dressed either in formalwear, or in costume as follows.

* ChristmasEpisode: Since 2012, "The Chase" has held celebrity episodes around Christmas, usually during their "Text Santa" marathon. Unlike other episodes, each of the celebrities faces a different Chaser, with one of the Chasers coming back for the Final Chase. The Chasers have dressed up as follows.

** 2014 -- sequin-covered versions of the usual outfits, while Bradley and the contestants wore suits and dresses

* ChristmasEpisode: Since 2012, "The Chase" has held celebrity episodes around Christmas, usually during their "Text Santa" marathon. Unlike other episodes, each of the celebrities faces a different Chaser, with one of the Chasers coming back for the Final Chase. In the 2012 special, the Chasers were dressed up as [[{{Pantomime}} Panto]] villains[[note]](Mark was the Giant from Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk, Anne was the Queen from Literature/SnowWhite, Paul was [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook]], and Shaun was one of the [[Literature/{{Cinderella}} Ugly Sisters]])[[/note]], and in 2013, they were dressed as traditional Christmas characters[[note]](Shaun was WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer, Paul was an elf, Mark was [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch in a Santa suit]], and Anne was a Christmas angel)[[/note]]. In 2014, however, all the Chasers were not in costume, but they were in semi-formal wear.

An American version, with Mark Labbett (promoted as "[[RedBaron The Beast]]" as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting aired on GSN for four seasons from 2011 to 2015. The rules were changed slightly, with only three people per team, a $5,000 per question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"[[note]](even higher than the increased offer, but the player had only a one-step head start and needed ''seven'' correct answers to bank the money)[[/note]], and a Live StudioAudience. Two episodes into the second half of the fourth season, GSN announced that the program would not be renewed, citing that it was too expensive to continue producing. The American version was also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as ''The Chase USA''. The third and fourth seasons would later be made available for streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Creator/{{ABC}} rebooted the series for primetime in January 2021 with the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' trio of James ("The High Roller") Holzhauer, Ken ("The Professor") Jennings, and Brad ("The Buzzsaw") Rutter as Chasers and Sara Haines replacing Brooke Burns as host. This version has a much bigger cashbuilder, worth 25,000 a question, and also adds a room where the two non-playing chasers can watch the game and provide color commentary.

%%* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The question writers are fond of this.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Series 1 only had Mark and Shaun as the Chasers. The early episodes were also quite subdued by comparison. A lot of the gags were absent, and the Chaser of the day was revealed in the intro. The arrival of a Chaser to face the first contestant was preceded by a profile of just him.

An American version, with Mark Labbett (promoted as "[[RedBaron The Beast]]" as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting aired on GSN for four seasons from 2011 to 2015. The rules were changed slightly, with only three people per team, a $5,000 per question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"[[note]](even higher than the increased offer, but the player had only a one-step head start and needed ''seven'' correct answers to bank the money)[[/note]], and a Live StudioAudience. Two episodes into the second half of the fourth season, GSN announced that the program would not be renewed, citing that it was too expensive to continue producing. The American version was also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as ''The Chase USA''. The third and fourth seasons would later be made available for streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Creator/{{ABC}} rebooted the series as primetime version [[https://deadline.com/2020/11/jeopardy-goat-stars-abc-game-show-the-chase-the-view-sara-haines-host-1234607752/ that November]], premiering January 2021 with the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' trio of James ("The High Roller") Holzhauer, Ken ("The Professor") Jennings, and Brad ("The Buzzsaw") Rutter as Chasers and Sara Haines replacing Brooke Burns as host.

An American version, with Mark Labbett (promoted as "[[RedBaron The Beast]]" as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting aired on GSN for four seasons from 2011 to 2015. The rules were changed slightly, with only three people per team, a $5,000 per question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"[[note]](even higher than the increased offer, but the player had only a one-step head start and needed ''seven'' correct answers to bank the money)[[/note]], and a Live StudioAudience. Two episodes into the second half of the fourth season, GSN announced that the program would not be renewed, citing that it was too expensive to continue producing. The American version was also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as ''The Chase USA''. The third and fourth seasons would later be made available for streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}}. In July 2020, it was reported that Creator/{{ABC}} was casting for a rebooted primetime version, and was pursuing having the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' trio of James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter serve as Chasers. ABC made it official [[https://deadline.com/2020/11/jeopardy-goat-stars-abc-game-show-the-chase-the-view-sara-haines-host-1234607752/ that November]], with Sara Haines replacing Brooke Burns as host, and a January 2021 premiere.

* {{Corpsing}}: Happens every now and then, and the producers always ThrowItIn for comedic value. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctVGRgNt0e8 Bradley's face]] is a joy to behold, especially funny as the mirth spreads to even the Chaser!

* RoleReversal: The premise of ''Beat the Chasers''. It's one contestant against the team of Chasers, how many he or she faces is up to them.

-->'''Contestant''': You may be an expert quizzer, but I could beat you in a race.
-->'''Beast''': Not if it's to the cake trolley, you couldn't.

An American version, with Mark Labbett (promoted as "[[RedBaron The Beast]]" as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting aired on GSN for four seasons from 2011 to 2015. The rules were changed slightly, with only three people per team, a $5,000 per question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"[[note]](even higher than the increased offer, but the player had only a one-step head start and needed ''seven'' correct answers to bank the money)[[/note]], and a Live StudioAudience. Two episodes into the second half of the fourth season, GSN announced that the program would not be renewed, citing that it was too expensive to continue producing. The American version was also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as ''The Chase USA''. The third and fourth seasons would later be made available for streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}}. In July 2020, it was reported that Creator/{{ABC}} was casting for a rebooted primetime version, and was pursuing having the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' trio of James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter serve as Chasers. ABC made it official [[https://deadline.com/2020/11/jeopardy-goat-stars-abc-game-show-the-chase-the-view-sara-haines-host-1234607752/ that November]], with Sara Haines replacing Brooke Burns as host, and a January 2020 premiere.

** On ''Beat the Chasers'', this is played both ways, if the horn sounds during the Chasers' turn, the player wins.

* ConfettiDrop: Pyrotechnics or Confetti are used at the end of the Christmas Specials, but otherwise this trope is averted.
** However in the spin-off ''Beat the Chasers'', this trope is played straight, as Confetti will fall whenever a contestant defeats all 5 Chasers.

* AscendedExtra: James Holzhauer went from being a contestant on the GSN version to a chaser on the ABC version. Three years after appearing as a contestant on the original, Darragh Ennis became its sixth Chaser.

* SuddenlySignificantRule: On the Game Show Network run in the US, the five-second shot clock in the Individual Chases. If Brooke said something to the effect of, “Remember, you and the Beast must lock in within five seconds of each other” before the first Individual Chase, it was almost certain that one of the contestants (usually the first contestant) would get locked out by the time limit. Averted on the UK version, because unlike the Game Show Network version, there is a [[SongsInTheKeyOfWarning short piece of music that kicks in immediately when someone enters their answer.]]

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Darragh Ennis appeared on the show as a contestant in 2017 and became the sixth Chaser three years later.

An American version, with Mark Labbett (promoted as "[[RedBaron The Beast]]" as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting aired on GSN for four seasons from 2011 to 2015. The rules were changed slightly, with only three people per team, a $5,000 per question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"[[note]](even higher than the increased offer, but the player had only a one-step head start and needed ''seven'' correct answers to bank the money)[[/note]], and a Live StudioAudience. Two episodes into the second half of the fourth season, GSN announced that the program would not be renewed, citing that it was too expensive to continue producing. The American version was also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as ''The Chase USA''. The third and fourth seasons would later be made available for streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}}. In July 2020, it was reported that Creator/{{ABC}} was casting for a rebooted primetime version, and was pursuing having the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' trio of James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter serve as Chasers. The network's plans to produce a fifth season of the program was later made official [[https://deadline.com/2020/11/jeopardy-goat-stars-abc-game-show-the-chase-the-view-sara-haines-host-1234607752/ that November]], with Sara Haines replacing Brooke Burns as host.

An American version, with Mark Labbett (promoted as "[[RedBaron The Beast]]" as opposed to his real name) as the single Chaser and Brooke Burns hosting was picked up by GSN. The rules were changed slightly, with only three people per team, a $5,000 per question cashbuilder, occasional six-figure "Super Offers"[[note]](even higher than the increased offer, but the player had only a one-step head start and needed ''seven'' correct answers to bank the money)[[/note]], and a Live StudioAudience. It was cancelled two episodes into its fifth season, with the network claiming that it was too expensive to continue producing. It's also seen in Britain on the Challenge channel, where it's billed as ''The Chase USA''. The third and fourth seasons are available for streaming on Creator/{{Netflix}}. In July 2020, it was reported that Creator/{{ABC}} was casting for a rebooted primetime version, and was pursuing having the ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' trio of James Holzhauer, Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter serve as Chasers. This was later made official [[https://deadline.com/2020/11/jeopardy-goat-stars-abc-game-show-the-chase-the-view-sara-haines-host-1234607752/ that November]].

** The episode airing September 2, 2014 was an embarrassment for the Beast, where the players not only managed to make $175,000 and a record 26 steps in the Final Chase (with most of those due to one player, future ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' mega-champ James Holzhauer), but for the first minute of the game, the Beast got so many questions wrong that he never got past 2! Needless to say, it was an unprecedented landslide for the players.

*** The Beast, the Man-Mountain of Maths - Mark Labbett

** From the 2020 US version:

** The Final Chase is a two-minute round of rapid fire questions, first for the contestants, and then for the presiding Chaser.
* SpinOff: The ''Beat the Chasers'' specials in 2020. One contestant builds up a prize pot, then decides how many Chasers (from two to all five) to face at once in a timed showdown of alternating quick-fire questions. More Chasers equals more money, but also more time on their clock.

* StudioAudience: Only in the Celebrity versions, the ''Beat the Chasers'' specials and the US version. A laugh track is added to normal shows.

''The Chase Australia'' began airing on Australia's Seven Network in September 2015. The Australian version is hosted by Andrew O'Keefe and features Anne Hegerty and local Chasers Matt Parkinson ("Goliath"), Issa Schultz ("The Super Nerd"), and Brydon Coverdale ("The Shark"). Mark Labbett joined the lineup in 2016, after the GSN version’s end. Each correct answer in the cash-builder round earns $2,000.

* AscendedExtra: James Holzhauer went from being a contestant on the GSN version to a chaser on the ABC version.

''The Chase Australia'' began airing on Australia's Seven Network in September 2015. The Australian version is hosted by Andrew O'Keefe and features Anne Hegerty and local Chasers Matt Parkinson ("Goliath"), Issa Schultz ("The Super Nerd"), and Brydon Coverdale ("The Shark"). Mark Labbett joins the lineup in 2016, after the GSN version’s end. Each correct answer in the cash-builder round earns $2,000.