Millionaire Hot Seat: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Millionaire Hot Seat is a fast-paced, tactical twist on the classic format. Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, the show places six contestants in a rotating "hot seat", demanding quick thinking, strategy and composure under pressure.

Six contestants compete in a queue around the Hot Seat. Only the contestant currently in the Hot Seat can answer questions on the money ladder.

Answer correctly → climb the ladder Answer incorrectly → you're out, and the top prize drops.  Pass → you stay in the game, but return to the back of the queue. Passed questions must be answered by the next player correctly to stay, answer incorrectly and they're out. Only the top remaining prize can be won.

Series details

• Title: Millionaire Hot Seat
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2026-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89549

Cast and credited roles

• Jeremy Clarkson — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-01-06; final listed air date 2026-01-16; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2026-08-31; final listed air date 2026-09-11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Millionaire Hot Seat on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.