The 21st Question

 

 

Settled down with a cup of tea last week expecting to see The Chase and I was presented with Gethin Jones and the new ITV daytime quiz show - The 21st Question. ITV are very much of the mindset, when it comes to game shows, throwing as much against the audience and seeing what sticks. Over the few years I have been doing this blog the amount of times I have used the phrase "latest ITV game show" is off the scale! The 21st Question may though be one of the worst.

 

I thought from the title there must be some trick. Surely this "The 21st Question" refers to some final shootout where you have to score 21 or suchlike. Sadly not, in 60 minutes The 21st Question gives us...yes...only 21 questions. That straight away set the alarm bells ringing.

 

 

Gethin Jones makes a terrible presenter of this show, it is as if he knows how bad it is, so he has given up himself. The premise of the show involves contendors fighting it out to face The 21st Question where they can win money. Head to head battles on questions commence with one contestant being on the "hot spot" until they are defeated when indeed their conqueror takes over and so on. The aim being to face The 21st Question.

 

The questions are poor multiple choice, the contestant standard is low, there is way too much time spent "getting to know the contestants" and they have all clearly been told to overact as much as possible. Throw Gethin Jones' woeful performance into the mix and you have one of the most tedious quiz shows around.

 

The 21st Question is best avoided...bring back The Chase soon!