Last night’s edition of the show was a Remembrance Special which featured celebrities Hugh Bonneville, John Thompson and Melanie Sykes playing alongside members of the armed forces to raise money for a forces’ benevolent charity.
And it was during an interview regarding that edition that Chris – who’s hosted Millionaire for 13 years – revealed that shows such as Red or Black? or Million Pound Drop don’t cause him any angst.
He said, “Consistently over the last 13 years other shows have come along saying, ‘this is going to be the new millionaire’.
“But the reality is that Millionaire is a one off, it’s such an extraordinary format – a format that has been sold to around 120 countries across the globe…
“So what I’m saying is, yeah, yeah, come on I’ve been hearing this for so long that certain shows are going to be the new millionaire, but they never are.”
Chris went on to say, “When Anne Robinson went to America with Weakest Link everyone said it was going to be the next big thing…
“Well the reality is, it bombed in America and Millionaire is still running over there.”
65 year old Chris added, “The success of millionaire is not about just giving people a million pounds.
“You actually need to care about the people on TV and want them to do well.
“Some of the shows are just like, ‘hello, who are you? Sit down, here’s a million quid’.
“I didn’t see Red Or Black, but that seems to be the problem with those sort of shows. If anything they cause resentment.”
What do you think has been the key to the ongoing success of Millionaire? And are any other quiz shows on TV as good as it?
Let us know!
In the meantime, let’s revisit the biggest controversy to have ever dogged the show, when Charles Ingram won £1million courtesy of an audience member coughing…
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