The Chair (game show)
| The Chair | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Julie Christie Darryl McEwen Brian Bigg |
| Directed by | Rob McLaughlin |
| Presented by | Matthew Ridge |
| Composers | Alan Paul Ett SongZu Scott Liggett Tim Wynn |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Julie Christie Darryl McEwen |
| Production location | Auckland |
| Editors | Greg Heathcote Frankie Ashiruka-Brukner Andrew Ross Wiremu Te Kani |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Touchdown Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV2 |
| Release | April 2 – June 4, 2002 |
The Chair is an American game show that was created by Julie Christie, Darryl McEwen and Brian Bigg for Touchdown Television (now Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand). Although The Chair was originally developed in New Zealand, the first country where the program aired in was the United States. The American version, which was hosted by former tennis champion John McEnroe, aired on ABC for nine episodes from January 15 to March 18, 2002; the American version would be canceled with four episodes remaining unaired of its original 13-episode order. McEnroe would later host the British version, which aired between August 31 and November 9, 2002, on BBC One.