Exclusive: The Mock the Week comedian is set to host a brand gameshow for Channel 4, RadioTimes.com can reveal. <\/p>
A brand new quiz show hosted by Mock the Week\u2019s Dara \u00d3 Briain<\/a>, in which \u00a31 million is up for grabs, is coming to Channel 4,\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/strong> can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n Channel 4 has commissioned One & Six Zeros \u2013 a brand new gameshow where contestants start with a jackpot of \u00a31 million and must answer a series of general knowledge questions correctly to prevent deductions from being made.<\/p>\n \u201cEach right answer locks in a zero from the prize fund and it could very quickly go from \u00a31,000,000 to \u00a3100!\u201d Channel 4 teases.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m delighted to host this new quiz show for Channel 4 and Mighty Productions,\u201d \u00d3 Briain said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt should be funny and tense and you, at home, will definitely think you could have done better than the contestants. Plus, I get to keep any of the money they don\u2019t win! I think that\u2019s the deal, I didn\u2019t read the small print.\u201d<\/p> The contestants will be given a lifeline, where they can swap one of their questions for another if they don\u2019t want to risk giving the wrong answer \u2013 however, swapping questions comes at a cost to the team.<\/p>\n When the team reaches the three-question. mark, their group is reduced from three players to two, with just one player remaining to tackle the final two questions by themselves.<\/p>\n An airdate for One & Six Zeros has not yet been revealed, however the series will consist of six episodes set to air on Channel 4.<\/p>\n Comedian and presenter \u00d3 Briain is set best known for hosting panel show Mock the Week, The Apprentice: You\u2019re Fired! and BBC Two\u2019s The Family Brain Games.<\/p>\n Check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Entertainment<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Exclusive: The Mock the Week comedian is set to host a brand gameshow for Channel 4, RadioTimes.com can reveal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3128,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/dara-o-briain-to-front-new-million-pound-quiz-for-channel-4.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Exclusive: The Mock the Week comedian is set to host a brand gameshow for Channel 4, RadioTimes.com can reveal.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3127"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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