Small Fortune

Small Fortune is a British game show which premiered 9 March 2019 on ITV.

Small Fortune
GenreGame show
Presented byDermot O'Leary
Narrated byBrian Blessed
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)English
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Production location(s)Pinewood Studios
Running time60 minutes
Production company(s)Youngest Media
Release
Original networkITV
Original release9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) –
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 best of five 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]

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References
  1. "ITV orders gameshow "Small Fortune" from Youngest Media". Realscreen. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. Thorne, Will (3 April 2019). "NBC Orders 'Small Fortune' Competition Series From U.K. Format (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Ravindran, Manori (16 January 2020). "South Korea's CJ ENM to Adapt Youngest Media's NBC-Bound 'Small Fortune'". Variety. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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