TV3 gets ready to air its first major co-produced game show ‘The Lie’

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IMMEDIATE:  Monday 10th February 2014

 

TV3 gets ready to air its first major co-produced game show ‘The Lie’ 

 

 

The new game show, hosted by Jonathan McCrea, is a co-production with 3Studios and Scottish Television Productions (STV).

 

For the first time ever Irish viewers will be able to play along live with The Lie for fun via TV3’s second screen companion app ShowPal.

 

The Lie premieres on Monday 17th February at 8pm on TV3.

 

The Lie will broadcast weekly on TV3 every Monday and Friday at 8pm.

 

TV3 is just a week away from airing its brand new game show ‘The Lie’, which is co-produced by 3Studios and STV Productions in Scotland.

 

The Lie, an original idea from 3Studios and STV Productions is a general knowledge game show with a difference – there are no questions.

 

The Lie sees a team of two contestants attempt to survive a nail-biting series of rounds, risking an increasing amount of cash on their ability to spot the lie. In each round they are faced with a series of statements in a chosen category, from pop culture to current affairs. There will always be one lie but as they get closer to the jackpot, the number of true statements and inevitably the number of pitfalls increase. The anticipation levels rise as the rounds go by, with the lies becoming more difficult to spot. This is a game of strategy, risk-taking and intelligence to win a total cash prize of €10,000.

 

The new game show which was filmed in TV3’s state-of-the-art Sony HD Studio in Ballymount, will hit Irish TV screens on Monday the 17th February with the multi-award winning broadcaster and journalist Jonathan McCrea as its host. Meanwhile, comedian Susan Calman will host the Scottish version of the game show. TV3 will show ten 30 minute episodes, every Monday and Friday in a primetime 8pm slot.  

 

The Lie is the first of a number of major shows that TV3 will bring to the screens in 2014 demonstrating the stations increased investment and commitment to home production. The format of The Lie is being tipped for International success with TV3 already receiving interest from various production companies and broadcasters worldwide. 

 

In another first for Irish TV, viewers will be able to play along live with The Lie for fun via TV3’s second screen companion app ShowPal. Just like the game show contestants, viewers will be able to lock-in their own answers whilst playing against the clock. To further enhance their viewing experience viewers will also be able to see how they fared against other ShowPal users and share their results on social media.

 

Jeff Ford, TV3 Group Director of Content, said: “This is TV3 Studios’ first co-production and first venture into big entertainment game shows. We were delighted to partner with STV Productions on this project and look forward now to airing The Lie in a peak time slot from next week. The format of The Lie is fast paced and addictive – a show we hope resonates with viewers, not just in Ireland but potentially worldwide as a world class format.”

 

Alan Clements, Director of Content for STV Productions, said: “It is fantastic to be bringing this new format to peak time audiences on STV and TV3. This is the first opportunity we have had to work with TV3 and we are delighted with the result. This commission further strengthens STV Productions’ credentials in the entertainment genre, which currently include commissions for Catchphrase for ITV and Fake Reaction for ITV2.”

 

The Lie premieres on Monday 17th February at 8pm on TV3.

 

The Lie will broadcast weekly on TV3 every Monday and Friday at 8pm.

 

 

ENDS

 

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Notes to editors

 

About TV3 / 3 Studios

 

Launched in 1998, TV3 is the largest commercial channel in Ireland with an 11% market share for Adults 15+, reaching over 2.6 million individuals each week and over 3.6 million individuals each month. TV3 has a bigger market share for Adults 15+ than BBC1, UTV, Channel 4 and Sky 1 combined. Today, TV3 Group has firmly established itself as the leader in TV entertainment in Ireland.

 

The development of the brand new Sony HD Studio has allowed for the production of bigger formats and even better content for distribution – giving scope for greater impact in the international market.  

 

Recent commissions include Tonight with Vincent Browne, Celebrity Apprentice: You’re Fired!, Factomania (360 Productions – a BBC Worldwide format), the new ShowPal™ commercial, Keith Barry: Brain Hacker and Tyrone Production’s School Around The Corner. Further commissions in the Sony HD Studio include new shiny floor game shows The Lie and Pressure Point. TV3 are also currently in discussions with a number of production companies in relation to a proposed new soap opera planned for 2015.

 

About STV Productions 

STV Productions is one of the UK’s leading content businesses, with ambitious plans for growth and expansion in the UK and overseas. The company has a record of success across a range of genres including drama, factual and entertainment, producing a wide range of programmes for a variety of networks. Recent commissions include Feature Documentary film Fire in the Night for BBC Scotland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. In the entertainment genre, STV Productions has produced Catchphrase and Fake Reaction for ITV1 and ITV2, and Jo Brand’s Great Wall of Comedy for UKTV Gold. Further commissions include ratings success Antiques Road Trip, including a celebrity version, for BBC One and Two and drama The Poison Tree for ITV1. STV Productions also works in partnership with US production company, Kinetic Content, licensing original formats in their respective companies and developing new formats, such as the Perez Hilton Super Fan entertainment series for ITV2.

 

About Jonathan McCrea

Jonathan currently presents Futureproof on Newstalk 106-108. The weekly science programme won the PPI for ‘Best Specialist Speech Programme’ in 2012 and is nominated again this year. Since 2012, he has presented series one and two of the popular programme The Science Squad.

 

Jonathan is also the resident technology expert for The Right Hook with George Hook on Newstalk 106-108, providing advice, guidance and the latest reviews on consumer technology. He has written on science and technology for the Irish Independent, Silicon Republic Newstalk’s Ipad magazine and other outlets. For six years, Jonathan hosted the popular phone-in talk show The Spin on Spin 1038 which won a PPI award for ‘Best Speech Programme’ in 2010 and was nominated again in 2011, 2012 and 2013.