Jeremy Clarkson shut down by ITV bosses over ‘unwise’ Who Wants to be a Millionaire move

Jeremy added: “Everything in here has been scrupulously sanitised. There’s another change too, and it’s a big one. “For these shows there will be no audience which gave us a bit of a problem with the Ask the Audience lifeline. “Naturally, I suggested a second Ask the Host option but the producers said that would […]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire derailed by ‘phone a friend’ interruption: ‘Should listen!’

The host even commented on the background noise, saying: “Has she got a really noisy dog?” Barry laughed in response and after Lynn didn’t know the answer, he decided not to play the question, walking away with £16,000. After his decision, Jeremy said: “I guess that’s a wood-burning stove so that’s not so bad. Going […]

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire QUIZ: Could you answer ‘coughing’ scandal questions?

“We did have to put a bald cap on in order for his hairline to go a little bit farther back. “And also because Michael has such strong, beautiful, dark, curly hair. We had to hide that completely.” The second episode will see the Ingrams’ fortune change follow Charles’ disastrous performance on the first night […]

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers in meltdown over Mark Labbett’s appearance: ‘Wow’

“That’s quite clever,” the host remarked, commending the contestant on using a world-renowned quiz master as the person to call on. “I do know him, he’s my friend,” Charlotte replied before Mark finally answered the call, but unfortunately he wasn’t of any help to the singer, to begin with. After being told the questions and the […]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Revival: How Did Kimmel Do in Regis’ Hot Seat?

RELATED STORIES The flashing blue lights and pulse-pounding music are back: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire returned to primetime on Wednesday night… with a new face in the host’s chair. Jimmy Kimmel takes the reins from original host Regis Philbin in ABC’s revival, which marks the first time Millionaire had aired regularly in primetime […]

‘You’re a millionaire!’ Piers Morgan grills Emily Thornberry on Labour ‘sneering’ at rich

“That’s really sad,” the presenter remarked and Emily continued: “It’s funny, a lot of the horrible stuff I don’t remember, but I remember the cats being put down.”  After suggesting Emily had an “understanding of struggling”, she spoke about her education and how she doesn’t wish for any child to go through a similar thing […]

Who Wants to be a Millionaire viewers in uproar over Jeremy Clarkson blunder

Jeremy Clarkson welcomed a host of quizzers this evening who all hoped they would answer 15 questions correctly to become a millionaire. However one contestant almost lost out on their chance to win big money after asking Jeremy’s advice. Tonight’s first contestant, Sarah, was asked: “In which year did Concorde make its last commercial flight?” […]

Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Jeremy Clarkson speechless after contestant lifeline gaffe

Jeremy Clarkson returned this evening with a brand new series of classic ITV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. The presenter is on hand to assist the hopeful contestants and isn’t afraid to comment on their lack of knowledge. Cain was the first contestant to try his luck but a confession he made […]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Cancelled, Ending 20-Year TV Run

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is out of lifelines, it seems. The syndicated quiz show has been cancelled after a 20-year run that began on ABC, our sister site Variety is reporting. The show debuted in August 1999 in ABC’s primetime lineup, hosted by Regis Philbin, and quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon, rocketing to the […]

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Jeremy Clarkson panics as audience member makes THIS noise

Jeremy Clarkson appeared to freak out when an audience member cleared their throat on Tuesday night’s episode of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The 58-year-old former Top Gear presenter spun around in his chair and demanded to know who had made the noise during the ITV gameshow. “That was a cough! Who coughed?” he […]