JAMES Holzhauer has thrown shade at ABC for shortchanging The Chase compared to Jeopardy! on Twitter.
The 32-time winner called out the network for not scheduling his game show to air directly after Jeopardy! Masters did in May.
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The blog BuzzerBlog first posted on Friday about how The Chase’s ratings are up.
They tweeted: “Most interesting thing was the giant increase for #TheChase.
“It was up 25% in the 18-49 demo from last episode and up nearly 60% in total viewers.
“It’s still a shame that The Chase wasn’t paired with Jeopardy Masters.”
James, 38, then buzzed in, agreeing that The Chase- which airs at 9 p.m. ET on Thursdays and kicked off its third season on June 29- got a raw deal.
The 32-time Jeopardy! champ snarkily implied that since he’s a Chaser on The Chase and won the $500,000 Jeopardy! Masters crown, doing so would have been a no-brainer.
He quote tweeted: “If only those two shows had some commonality that would suggest a shared fanbase.”
FANS REACT TO JAMES’ TWEET
Many fans agreed that The Chase would fare better if paired with the special to promote it.
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One wrote: “Some ABC bigwig probably said, ‘You can’t put them together because it’s too much blue on the screen for 2 hours straight’…”
Another commented: “I’m still just waiting for an episode of The Weakest Link with all the Jeopardy! Masters.”
A third wrote: “I like The Chase. I just never see it on.”
A fourth wrote: “I love both shows, but The Chase is elusive, and neither follows nor precedes anything else I’d watch.”
A fifth said they have been watching and wrote: “The first episodes were a little different, more difficult. It has evolved into a great show.”
HARD TO CHASE DOWN!
The Chase is a quiz show that sees teams of three contestants attempt to win money by challenging a quiz expert- or Chaser.
This season sees fan-favorite quiz professionals as Chasers on the show, including Brad Rutter, James Holzhauer, Victoria Groce, Brandon Blackwell, and Buzzy Cohen.
Sara Haines joins the contestants as the show’s host.
Ken Jennings was formerly a Chaser but stepped down as he was Daily Double booked.
Each contestant must try and stay ahead of the quiz expert by answering as many questions as possible before the Chaser gets a turn.
The contestant will go through individual rounds to help fund their team and later go head-to-head with one of the five Chasers.
During last Thursday’s episode, a contestant named Rick impressed viewers by racking up $80,000.
However, unlike Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune, which famously air back to back, The Chase is couched between a show called Generation Gap and the underappreciated Press Your Luck.
Meanwhile, Jeopardy! Masters was largely followed by reruns on ABC when it aired over the course of three weeks.
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