It was hosted by Brooke Burns and featured Mark Labbett as the "chaser" (referred to on air exclusively by his nickname "the Beast").

The game is a quiz competition in which contestants attempt to win money by challenging a quizzing expert known as the chaser.

Each contestant participates in an individual "chase" called the Cash Builder, in which they attempt to answer as many questions as possible in 60 seconds to earn as much money as possible to contribute to a prize fund for the team.

The contestant must then answer enough questions to stay ahead of the chaser in a head-to-head competition scored on a game board; otherwise, they lose their winnings and are out.

Each contestant attempts to win money for their team by answering as many questions correctly as possible during a one-minute "Cash Builder" round,[1] earning money per correct answer ($5,000 on the GSN version, $25,000 in the first season of the ABC version, and $10,000 in the second and third seasons).

Both sides answer a series of questions, with the contestant attempting to move the money down a game board and into the team bank without being caught.

They may begin three steps ahead of the chaser, requiring five correct answers and play for the money earned in the Cash Builder.

On occasion, a contestant is presented with a "Super Offer" to play for even higher stakes with a head start of only one step.

[5] If all three contestants fail to win their individual chases, the team selects one contestant to play the Final Chase alone for a dollar amount divided evenly among the team ($15,000 on the GSN version, an amount offered by the chaser in the first season of the ABC version, and $60,000 in the third season).

[7] After the contestants have completed their Final Chase, the chaser then has two minutes to catch the team by answering questions from the unused set in the same manner.

If the chaser passes or misses a question, the clock briefly stops and the team is given a chance to discuss it and offer an answer.

If the chaser fails to catch the team before time runs out, the participating members receive equal shares of the bank;[1] otherwise, they leave with nothing.

As the series became increasingly popular in the UK, Fox ordered two pilot episodes in April 2012 to be taped in London for consideration to be added to the network's US programming lineup.

Bradley Walsh, presenter of the British version, was featured as the show's host,[17] while UK chaser Mark "the Beast" Labbett[18] and Jeopardy!

[19] After Fox passed up the opportunity to add the series to its lineup, Game Show Network (GSN), in conjunction with ITV Studios America, picked up the series with an eight-episode order on April 9, 2013,[20][21] and announced Brooke Burns as the show's host and Labbett as the chaser on May 29, 2013.

[25] Citing the series' status as a "ratings phenom,” GSN eventually announced plans to renew it for a third season, which premiered in the summer of 2014.

tournament aired on ABC in January, while Holzhauer was also a previous contestant on the GSN version, which led to him appearing on Jeopardy!

Michael Tyminski of Manhattan Digest reviewed the series positively, calling it "a breath of fresh air" and praising Burns and Labbett in their respective roles.

"[49] The Chase was also ranked ninth on Douglas Pucci's (of TV Media Insights) list of best new television shows of 2013.

"[55] Linda Maleh of TV Insider was critical of some elements of the revival, but still noted, "A chance to face off with some of the most well known trivia buffs is a good premise for a game show, it just needs to cut the fat.