Cheat (game show)
| Cheat | |
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| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Danny Dyer, Ellie Taylor |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Running time | 30–42 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 1 March – 15 March 2023 |
Cheat (styled as CH£AT, though the pound currency sign is variation of the letter L) is a British game show hosted by Danny Dyer and Ellie Taylor. The 12 episodes of its only series were released on Netflix in March 2023.[1][2]
Game play[edit]
Each episode features four contestants who are asked a series of trivia questions. Contestants can answer them or choose, by subtly pressing a button, to be given the correct answer to say – to cheat. After each question, the other contestants can accuse the answerer of cheating. At the end of the first round, the cheaters are revealed, and the contestant best at detecting cheating gets to eliminate one of the others.
After another round of questions – with cheaters exposed immediately after an accusation this time – the best cheat detector again eliminates another contestant. The remaining two compete in a final round that ends with either the first wrong answer or the first accusation of cheating. If correct, the accuser wins; if wrong, the accused wins.
Each correct answer added £1,000 to the prize pot, for a maximum potential cash prize of £50,000.[3]
Response[edit]
The show received mixed to negative reviews, with Anita Singh of The Telegraph calling it a "torturously boring and confusing...Whoever commissioned Cheat was a right mug."[4] Joel Keller of Decider rated it a "Stream It" (as opposed to "Skip It"), but criticised its "simple premise that's bogged down by complex gameplay...things get way more complicated than they need to be."[5] Ally Ross of The Sun wrote that "if Cheat serves any wider purpose it's to remind us that, despite its veneer of quality, Netflix is, with the odd comedy exception, just row after row of programmes nobody needs to pay for or watch."[6]
The show was cancelled by Netflix after only one series.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cheat release date: Danny Dyer quiz rules, hosts and news". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Netflix drops first look at new Danny Dyer game show Cheat". The Sun. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Cannon (1 March 2023). "Cheat: release date, how it works, trailer and all about Danny Dyer and Ellie Taylor's Netflix quiz show". whattowatch.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Singh, Anita (1 March 2023). "Cheat, Netflix, review: Danny Dyer-fronted game show is a proper wrong 'un". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "'Cheat' Netflix Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Cheat proves that Danny is in Dyer need of new agent". The Sun. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Danny Dyer's TV show cancelled after just one series". uk.movies.yahoo.com. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Elliott-Gibbs, Sam (14 November 2023). "Danny Dyer suffers crushing TV career blow as his 'new Netflix show is axed'". The Mirror. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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