The Boss
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Broadcast
BBC Studios for BBC One, 24 April to 13 October 2017 (45 episodes in 2 series)
Synopsis
Workforce-based quiz show. A boss is chosen amongst five players (in the first series, most correct buzzer questions after two minutes gets to pick, while in the second series a boss is chosen at random) and answers five questions to determine the value of each question (see #Trivia). Contestants faced two minutes of multiple-choice quickfire questions, then decide whether or not to challenge to become the boss. If they don't the boss picks two workforce members to visit the boss's office. The two people in the office face puzzles to determine who leaves the show; first to two correct answers (series 1) or three correct answers (series 2) survives. Repeat until two remain.
In Round 4, the two players provide halves of solutions to two-answer questions for fifths of the prize fund. They then decide whether to split the fund equally or challenge for the whole pot, in which case one more puzzle is asked.
Series 2
Lots of changes were made for the second series. In the first series, the amounts on the boss's money ladder were £10 – £30 – £50 – £70 – £100 in round one, £10 – £30 – £50 – £100 – £200 in round two and £10 – £50 – £100 – £150 – £300 in round three and bosses would go down the money ladder if they got something wrong. In the second series, this was changed to £10 – £20 – £40 – £60 – £80 – £100 in round one, £10 – £50 – £100 – £150 – £200 – £250 in round two and £10 – £100 – £200 – £300 – £400 – £500 in round three. There was no longer a pause between contestants locking in whether or not they wanted to challenge and their podia swivelling to indicate their decision - but there were longer puzzle rounds, as they were now best-of-five rather than best-of-three. Maddeningly though, the first boss was picked at random, with the two-minute slot for buzzer questions given over to inane, time-wasting chat. Oh well, can't win 'em all.
Title music
Marc Sylvan
Inventors
The credits say "developed by Kieron Collins, Gareth JM Edwards, Ross Haymes, Damon Pattison". Collins and Edwards are also credited as Executive Producers.
