ITV asks 500 Questions

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a local version of US quizshow 500 questions for a primetime slot in 2016.

The US version of 500 Questions is hosted by Richard Quest

The four-episode season will be produced by Warner Bros Television Production UK’s prodco Wall to Wall Media.

The show will be distributed globally by Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution, with format sales handled by Warner Bros International Television Production.

500 Questions is a primetime ABC format from exec producer Mark Burnett and creator Mike Darnell that sees contestants compete to answer 500 difficult general knowledge questions and cannot advance if they get three wrong in a row.

The UK version will be exec produced by Moira Ross, head of entertainment at Wall to Wall, and series produced by Laura Turner.

The show, which launched on US network ABC in May, was picked up by RTL Germany for its first international version in September.