The Chase taken OFF AIR and temporarily replaced by Rylan Clark-Neal’s new Russian-doll themed game show Babushka
Bradley Walsh's hit game show will be taken off air for a month while Rylan's new show if given time on screen
The Chase is being taken off air and temporarily replaced by Rylan Clark-Neal's new Russian-doll themed game show.
The popular show - fronted by Bradley Walsh - will have a month away from screens from next week while Rylan tries out his new programme Babushka in the 5pm weekday slot on ITV, according to .
And it looks like the new series could give The Chase a run for its money as Rylan recently admitted that his show, which will use traditional Russian dolls - also known as matryoshka dolls, wooden toys that contain smaller dolls inside - to determine the prizes, is going to be the new Deal or No Deal.
The 27-year-old presenter said previously: "It sounds crazy but it is so good. The reason I fell in love with it is the same reason all those years ago that everyone fell in love with Deal or No Deal, it's all down to the [other] contestants to win the money.
"It is so good. It's brilliant and it is coming soon!"
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Babushka has been commissioned for 20 episodes and the contestants will be in a chance of winning big cash prizes if a smaller doll is found within a bigger one. However, if the doll is empty, they will lose all of the money they have accumulated.
It is the latest TV project for Rylan, who as well as being part of the This Morning family also hosts Big Brother's Bit on the Side and late night chat show Up Late with Rylan on Channel 5.
But he now has his weekends free again as X Factor sister show The Xtra Factor - which he co-hosted with Matt Edmondson last year - has been axed from TV screens by ITV to move online.
Fans immediately noticed the schedule change, but chaser Jenny Ryan was quick to reassure, writing: "Nooo, I hope #TheChase fans give @rylan's #Babushka a chance - I've heard good things! We're having a few weeks off, you're in good hands x."