Small Fortune
Small Fortune is a British game show which premiered 9 March 2019 on ITV.
Small Fortune | |
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Genre | Game show |
Presented by | Dermot O'Leary |
Narrated by | Brian Blessed |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Production location(s) | Pinewood Studios |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Youngest Media |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 9 March 2019 – present |
Gameplay
Teams of three contestants are tasked with completing dexterity-intensive challenges taking place within miniature, scale models of real-world locations.[1] The selected team member is allowed one free practice attempt at the challenge, but each additional attempt deducts 10% of the round's prize (which begins at £50,000) each. If the player completes the challenge in a single, official attempt, its prize is added to a jackpot. After three challenges, one more challenge is played in order to claim the jackpot. All team members who completed their respective challenge are eligible to attempt the final challenge; as before, each contestant receives one free practice and one attempt at the challenge (with each additional practice deducting 10% from the total jackpot).
International adaptations
On 3 April 2019, NBC ordered an American version of Small Fortune, co-produced by Universal Television Alternative.[2] On 23 June 2020, NBC announced that actor and comedian Lil Rel Howery would host and executive produce, with production beginning in late-2020.[3]
On 16 January 2020, the format was sold to South Korea's CJ E&M in a four-episode order for TVN.[4]
References
- "ITV orders gameshow "Small Fortune" from Youngest Media". Realscreen. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Thorne, Will (3 April 2019). "NBC Orders 'Small Fortune' Competition Series From U.K. Format (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- White, Peter; White, Peter (23 June 2020). "'Small Fortune': Lil Rel Howery To Host & Exec Produce NBC's Remake Of British Gameshow Format". Deadline. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Ravindran, Manori (16 January 2020). "South Korea's CJ ENM to Adapt Youngest Media's NBC-Bound 'Small Fortune'". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2020.