Underplayed Gems

Millionaire Hot Seat (2009)

Millionaire Hot Seat poster
Genre
quiz show
Country
Australia
Length
8 seasons, 2809 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Contestants sit in a row of hot seats and answer general knowledge questions. They compete individually and only one can stay to play for the big prize.

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What happens

Millionaire Hot Seat, also known as Hot Seat, is an Australian television quiz show. The show is a spin-off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and began airing on the Nine Network on 20 April 2009. As with the original Australian version of the show, it was hosted by Eddie McGuire and followed a similar format. In 2025, it was announced that actress Rebecca Gibney would be hosting a revival of the program on Network 10, which premiered on 2 February 2026, which was simulcast on all four of Network 10 channels: 10, 10 Drama, 10 Comedy and Nickelodeon, the latter of which via the Nick@Nite block. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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