‘Cheaply-made nonsense’ rage BBC viewers as they demand Jason Manford’s game show is axed by bosses
JASON Manford’s new game show, The Answer Run, has been slammed as BBC viewers pleaded with bosses for the series to be axed.
The new gameshow follows contestants battling it out to win a big prize by accumulating a succession of correct answers from 50/50 questions.
Hosted by comedian Jason, 43, he must guide the three pairs of contestants through ‘The Run,’ as they navigate the fast-paced general knowledge questions.
The categories can vary from EastEnders to Dolly Parton, with the idea that viewers can play along at home.
The questions each carry a cash value, ranging from £50 to £500, offering contestants the chance to win substantial sums.
The team’s success also relied on their reflexes, as they swipe on the right answer at the right time to claim the prize.
The Morning Live star watches as the rounds became more difficult, and at one point the questions each had two possible cash values.
Towards the end of the show, two duos faced off against each other and every wrong answer meant trading places for a 90-second round.
Jason explained that their correct answers turned into golden blocks and luckily for the pair they answered enough correct answers to build up the blocks and reach the total prize of £5,900.
Teasing the brand new BBC game show, Jason said: “We had so much fun filming The Answer Run earlier this year and the contestants across each episode were brilliant!
“I can’t wait for audiences to see it on screen this month and play along themselves at home.”
However, some viewers blasted the show as “nonsense” and complained they couldn’t join in at home.
Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – one viewer said: “Well, #TheAnswerRun has only been on 5mins & can already tell it’s yet another cheaply made nonsense! I bet they’ve put on yet ANOTHER repeat of #Pointless afterwards haven’t they too!”
Another added: “The questions are too small as they scroll down. Needs a bigger version at the bottom of the screen for viewers at home. (Notes for series 2).”
A third penned: “Hopefully, there won’t be a second series.”
BBC departures and returns
LEAVING/LEFT
Newsnight’s Mark Urban after 35 years on air
Claudia Winkleman quitting BBC Radio 2 after 15 years
Correspondent Robin Brant after two decades
Sports presenter Garry Richardson after 50 years
BBC Radio star Jason Rosam after 16 years on air
Jordan North quitting Radio 1 and moving to Capital
RETURNING/RETURNED
Martine Croxall after launching legal action against the Beeb
Karin Giannone after a horror injury and year off air
Annita McVeigh after losing out on a chief presenter job last year
Geeta Guru-Murthy after also being off air for more than a year
The Answer Run continues weekdays on BBC One from 4:30pm.