Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is an international television game show franchise of British origin, created by David Briggs, Mike Whitehill and Steven Knight. In its format, currently owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television, contestants tackle a series of multiple-choice questions to win large cash prizes in a format that twists on many game show genre conventions – only one contestant plays at a time, similar to radio quizzes; contestants are given the question before attempting an answer, and have no time limit to answer questions; and the amount offered increases as they tackle questions that become increasingly difficult. The maximum cash prize offered in most versions of the format is one million of the local currency. The original British version debuted on 4 September 1998 on the ITV network, hosted by Chris Tarrant, who presented his final episode on 11 February 2014 after which the show was canned.
| Creator | David Briggs, Mike Whitehill, Steven Knight |
| Original work | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show) |
| Owner | Celador (1998–2007), 2waytraffic (2007–present), Sony Pictures Television (2008–present) |
| Television series | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (see International versions) |
| Original music | Scores composed by Keith and Matthew Strachan |
| Theme park attractions | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – Play It! (U.S.) |
| First aired | September 04, 1998 |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
About Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Based on a British program of the same name, the game show is a quiz competition in which contestants look to win $1,000,000.
Achievement of Who Wants to be a Millionaire
It aired on ABC from 1999 to 2002 before going into syndication only a few months later. It won seven Daytime Emmy Awards.
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