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The Chase is one of those classic style of game shows. It doesn't rely on lots of rules and flashing lights in order to gain your attention as a viewer and instead is more about the contestants and the cheeky chappie persona of the host Bradley Walsh as they take on the Chaser.

The Chasers themselves make the game what it is and everyone has their favourite in a sort of love to hate way. From the smug and deadpan wit of Mark to the smooth customer in Shaun every chaser battles each contestant with ease as they try to bring their money back home.

ITV have struck gold with this simple format and loyal audience following so here's hoping it begins to get the attention that it deserves.

We LOVE watching The Chase every night here in NZ. The latest Family Chase and the Celebrity Chase are especially funny. However, we have noticed on a number of shows lately the background music almost drowns out Bradley or the competitors. Please adjust the sound down so we can continue to enjoy the show :)

Not for the faint-hearted LOL You sit on the edge of your seat barracking for the contestants to beat "The Beast" Questions not too easy, and prob not too hard overall IF you live in the UK, but as an Australian I find a lot of questions re people and places known more to the locals of the United Kingdom and close surrounding countries well out of my wealth of knowledge! The format of both quick questions and multiple choice makes it a fun challenge to play along. Great to sit back at 3pm each weekday (or taped, over weekend) with a strong cup of tea... but you can easily forget to drink it as you get sucked deep into "The Chase"! A lot of fun and games. Easily the BEST WEEKDAY QUIZ on afternoon TV here in Australia! I give it a big thumbs up!!😉👍

The Chase has a simple format but in my opinion the show has gotten a bit more complicated, mostly because of the Chasers themselves. The show airs every weekday so when a 5th chaser was introduced, to me the show got better purely because every Chaser got an episode every week. Nobody had 2 shows a week. But when a SIXTH Chaser was introduced, of course there would be the issue of a Chaser missing out every week. It's also the fact that I don't like The Menace as a Chaser. The other 5 are really good but I can't really get the hang of the Menace sadly. I also think the quality of the show has went down massively. So many shows are being made daily so Brad looks tired and the Chasers aren't performing like they used to. I've never been too fond of the useless information that the Chasers give after a question as well, like can we just get on with the game? Apart from those points, the show can be entertaining and knocks every other ITV quiz show out of the park bar a few. I just think the show has got slowly worse and I think now it's time for the show to pack it in for good now. Especially those celebrity specials that repeat every weekend (I'm sure the same episode airs like 3-4 times a year).

Really enjoy this program.

2 biggest factors for its success is 1. The host, and 2. The Chasers.

1. The host and how he hosts are a huge factor. He never says too much, but is brilliant at being a common man and playing off the contestants. I've seen other international versions where the host makes it about themselves instead of the contestants. He doesn't move around much, either, so the focus remains on the contestants. Just standing there, arms across your chest, as you read the questions is an underappreciated ability. He'll always be on the contestants side, where the rapport is evident, but still remains jovial with the chasers without taking much of the spotlight. Bradley Walsh can be polarizing due to his personality being that of a non-actor, but for this show, it fits perfectly.

2. The Chasers, as Mark Liebett has said in an interview, are not the best quizzers in the UK. The producers won't look for the best either, because the best can be boring. They look for good quizzers who have a personality and can play a villainous role. All their vollainous roles and nicknames suit their personality. Mark 'The Beast' - Aggressively competitive while being tall and girthy. All the characteristics of a beast in chase mode. Anne 'Frosty Knickers' - Cold and emotionless, which fits perfectly with an ASD sufferer who almost always struggle to react with and to emotions. Shaun 'Dark Destroyer' - While the 'dark' part could be a racial issue, I think it's more to do with being a lawyer and lawyers have a dark soul. He will destroy contestants when he's on, like when he got 17 questions right in 1:15. Paul 'The Smiling Assassin' - He's a comedian and is the most friendly of the chasers. He'll often crack jokes and make sarcastic remarks while winning.

All the Chasers, bar Shaun to an extent, are acting to their natural personality, and it fits the show's premise, which is why this show is so effective even though it's often predictable.

Well produced and well cast.

Yes...its pretty obvious...one second to go and 'Im sorry, your chase is over'. But with close observation the clock not only appears to slow, but also starts slow and appears to hold onto each second for 1.2 seconds...when its required to give the chaser an advantage. Then speeds up when the chasers are trying to build their final total score. Has anyone else noticed this???

By far and away the best. The Australian version has Andrew O'Keefe thinking folks watch just for him. Talks too fast, speaks in ridiculous accents and waves his hand around like a conductor. Also talks over contestants when they are speaking. At least Ch7 have now fired him. Bradley is the epitome of game show hosts. Funny and very laid back.

I love this program. Watch it every day. Until we get The Chasers.advertising here in New Zealand that we must get another Pfizer booster. We are loosing freedom of choice here so don't get mixed up with it. So very disappointed.

Love the show in Australia and the UK. Why the hell is that stupid pointless rating higher than this show. Ridiculous. The Chase is a great game show.

I really think that in the final chase the questions should be the same. Whilst the chasers are answering, the chasers ears are covered. As it is now, the Chasers questions always seem easier. I think it would be fairer if there were no 'A' or'B' questions, just the same set.

This is so much better than Australian version Bradley doesn't need to gibbitz,flail his hands about,speak like a six year old & forcibly laugh like a nutcase over everyone else.Australian one unwatchable this one makes up for it

The Chase seems to have been running for ages, and in all honesty, it's still the best gameshow on TV by a mile, the formula just works. A few new chasers have joined, but essentially they've left it unchanged.

It doesn't matter which Chaser faces the contestants, they each have so much to offer. The banter is always great, and Bradley is a wonderful presenter, he's just got it.

I hope it goes in for years to come, it's a cracking show. 9/10.

Please get rid of that Bradley. He's too full of himself. Always has to give his opinion on the answers but is he the contestant? Most of the time he is wrong!! What annoys me the most is when he asks questions to the contestants and doesn't give them time to answers and asks the next question - as if he's interested! Hate the guy he has had his time on this game. We need someone new and with a better sense of humour. Also he needs to read the questions a bit better - doesn't pronounce the words clearly. Oh and his french is appalling!

I find it strangely funny when the very good players often lose. Could this game be fixed? It makes you wonder.

It's funny, it's entertaining, the questions are insane, 10/10 more entertaining than this morning

Utter disgusting behaviour by the chaser (who is pretty useless) who made a political statement this evening that should NOT have been shown.

No matter how you may wish to avoid the truth this is a family show that should and could have removed the disgraceful biased comment regarding the PM.

I like the bit where her name sounded likefanny smeller.

The best thing on TV, hands down. Would only be better if Bradley was the chaser, presenter and contestants. X

Been watching this for some time now even though I live in the U. S. I haven't watched game shows in years, but this brings back the fun and excitement lacking in American game shows. Bradley Walsh is a great host and extremely personable. Even the contestants are fun. I watch reruns of this all day long, that's how much I like it. The American version is awful.

I wish Anne Haggerty would get her facts right about the Welsh language. She said that she lived in South Wales and that they do not speak Welsh in South Wales. How ignorant. Welsh is spoken all over Wales and beyond.

this game show ends very fast if there are only 2 or less players are left forget it they almost always fail so after 10 minutes its all over I don't give it much more viewing time than this once the first player goes it becomes a downward spiral its just not worth watching perhaps making it 6 players instead of 4 the chasers are professionals after all but change would work

All the chasers have their own quirk, no matter who is chasing it will be an enjoyable show. They couldn't have picked a better host either. The pacing of the show is good and have a mix of challenging and easy questions.

This show is definitely much better than tenable and catchphrase.