The Chase posted its highest weekly average ratings of the last 2 years. Each week since Easter has seen an increase on the previous week. Tipping Point has also been doing well with the margin now at 87,000. 845,000 to 738,000. This week last year the margin was 160,000.
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Good to see The Chase get a resurgence of late. I think the show going back to basics helped (aka, less gimmicks).
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Mara is now officially a barrister.
(The quote comes from a scene in the movie Legally Blonde, in which Elle Woods saw Warner Huntington in the hallway and said, “No silly I go here Harvard… What like it’s hard?”)
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Primetime The Chase event, “Larry and Friends” coming soon. Promo during Sunrise this morning featuring David Woiwod, Sonia Kruger, Chris Brown and Johanna Griggs.
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Anne told Digital Spy that she’s “off to do The Chase in Australia in about five weeks” (filming new episodes) and is keen to take part in the second season of The Chase New Zealand if it is given the green light.
Chase Around the World sounds interesting.
The Chase Australia - Larry And Friends
Monday 20 July 7:30 PM
Hosted by Larry Emdur, The Chase is a general knowledge race where players must ensure they stay one step ahead of the Chaser, some of the finest quiz brains in Australia. The Chase is on…
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The Chaser is The Shark, Brydon Coverdale by the way
TV Week interview with Larry
Larry & Friends
Celebrity mates join Larry Emdur for a special prime-time episode of The Chase Australia
Host of The Chase Australia, Larry Emdur is joined by some of his closest celebrity friends in the special prime-time event The Chase Australia: Larry & Friends, airing Monday, 20 July at 7.30pm on Seven and 7plus.
Joining Larry are Australia’s favourite TV vet, Dr Chris Brown; Better Homes & Gardens host Johanna Griggs; Weekend Sunrise co-host David Woiwod; and The Voice Australia host Sonia Kruger. Together, they’ll compete to raise money for Beyond Blue, Australia’s leading mental health charity.
Will Dr Chris know the official birthday of Australian thoroughbred horses? With her years of experience on Better Homes & Gardens, will Johanna know what an arborist specialises in? Can David correctly identify the record held by a former Australian Prime Minister? And will Sonia know what the first two letters of the tech abbreviation HDMI stand for?
Taking on the celebrity team is Chaser Brydon Coverdale, better known as The Shark. Will he chase the team down or will they rise to the challenge?
Packed with fun, laughs and plenty of surprising trivia, this special edition of The Chase Australia sees Larry put his fearless friends to the test in support of a great cause.
The Chase Australia is an ITV Studios Australia production for the Seven Network.
The Chase Australia: Larry & Friends
7.30pm Monday, 20 July on Seven and 7plus
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This should be good, wish we saw more of this sort of thing across the networks.
Maybe a TP special with some key Nine stars one day?
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They have already done some primetime specials with The Block and Travel Guides (including a second one airing this week), plus they have this one lined up for next week:
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I more meant just varying network stars, like how they had Larry - Sonia - Woi - Joh - Dr Chris.
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Had a chat with Brydon (aka The Shark) ahead of the primetime special tonight
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