US broadcaster, Game Show Network, has ordered 100 episodes of Bridge of Lies, from STV Studios.
The series will be rebranded as Beat The Bridge and be hosted by actor and presenter, Cameron Mathison (General Hospital and Family).
It’s the 16th territory to acquire the format, which started on BBC Daytime in 2021, hosted by Ross Kemp. Initially it was part of a competitive initiative to find new quiz shows, to be made in Scotland.”It’s the 16th territory to acquire the format, which started on BBC Daytime in 2021, hosted by Ross Kemp. Initially it was part of a competitive initiative to find new quiz shows, to be made in Scotland.
“We’re so excited that our much-loved UK quiz format has found a home across the pond, and delighted that Game Show Network has such faith in the show to place an order of this size,” said David Mortimer, MD of STV Studios and Executive Producer of Beat The Bridge.
“Beat the Bridge has all the ingredients that have made the format so popular in other territories: nail-biting gameplay, enthusiastic contestants, and a brilliant host in Cameron Mathison, Bringing Bridge of Lies to America is just the latest step in the format’s international success story, and I’m looking forward to seeing the response to Beat the Bridge from US audiences when it launches in June.”
Beat the Bridge is a Game Show Enterprises Studios production with Ed Egan as executive producer and Sabrina Hybel Snow as co-executive producer. Josephine Brassey, Gary Chippington and David Mortimer serve as executive producers for STV Studios.
The US deal was brokered by STV Studios, which retained the rights to format sales in the US and Australia. International format sales elsewhere are handled by BBC Studios Distribution.
