Underplayed Gems

The Million Pound Drop (2010)

The Million Pound Drop poster
Original title
The Million Pound Drop Live
Genre
game show
Country
United Kingdom
Length
3 seasons, 7 episodes
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

This is a British quiz show where contestants answer questions while a large cash prize hangs in the balance. The host Davina McCall guides them through the format. The show used social media to find contestants and build publicity.

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What happens

The Million Pound Drop (also The Million Pound Drop Live and briefly The £100K Drop) is a British television quiz show which was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The show was first aired on 24 May 2010 and was presented by Davina McCall. The show used social networking sites (such as Facebook and Twitter) to advertise the show as well as to find contestants. David Flynn, managing director of Endemol's Remarkable Television, which produced the show, said: "The plan was to create buzz and an air of mystery around the show by trickling information about auditions via Twitter and Facebook, giving fans a level of exclusivity." After a three-year hiatus, the series returned in a daily afternoon slot in May 2018 with a reduced prize fund of £100,000 and with a new name, The £100K Drop, and McCall reprising her role. The new format presented three series totalling 120 episodes. The show was cancelled in December 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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