The Chair (game show)

The Chair
GenreGame show
Created byJulie Christie
Darryl McEwen
Brian Bigg
Written byPhil Andres
Charles Bacer
Robert Hammersley
Gary Stuart Kaplan
Gary Lucy
Teresa Strasser
Directed byMichael A. Simon
Presented byJohn McEnroe
ComposersAlan Paul Ett
SongZu
Scott Liggett
Tim Wynn
Country of originUnited States
New Zealand
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (6 unaired)
Production
Executive producersJulie Christie
Darryl McEwen
Andrew J. Golder
Gregory V. Sherman
Ann Miller-George
ProducersPaul Wernick
Craig W. Hoffman
Production locationLos Angeles
EditorBill DeRonde
Running time44 minutes
Production companiesTouchdown Television (Touchdown Productions)
Trailpolis Entertainment Group
Target Distribution, Ltd. (William Morris Agency)
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJanuary 15 (2002-01-15) –
March 4, 2002 (2002-03-04)
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The Chair is an American game show that was created by Julie Christie, Darryl McEwen and Brian Bigg for Touchdown Television (now Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand). Although The Chair was originally developed in New Zealand, the first country where the program aired in was the United States. The American version, which was hosted by former tennis champion John McEnroe, aired on ABC for seven episodes from January 15 to March 4, 2002; the American version would be canceled with six episodes remaining unaired of its original 13-episode order. McEnroe would later host the British version, which aired between August 31 and November 9, 2002, on BBC One.