Millionaire Hot Seat

Millionaire Hot Seat

ITV1 Running

1 Season · 8 Episodes · Premiered January 6, 2026

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 ladderAnswer 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. 

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Tue, Jan 6 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts a quiz in which six hopefuls compete for £1,000,000, with only one player at a time able to take a place in the Hot Seat and answer multiple-choice questions to work the way up the Money Ladder. Each question is against the clock and if a player gets one wrong they are eliminated, the Top Prize drops down, and the next player takes their place.
E02
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 7 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz where each episode sees six hopefuls compete for a one-million-pound prize - however, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder.
E03
Episode 3
Thu, Jan 8 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz where each episode sees six hopefuls compete for a one-million-pound prize - however, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder. Unlike classic Millionaire, each question is against the clock and there is no room for indecision - only one player will have a chance to win the top prize remaining on the ladder, but will they be able to do so?
E04
Episode 4
Fri, Jan 9 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the exciting and fast-paced quiz where each episode sees six hopefuls compete for a one-million-pound prize - however, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder.
E05
Episode 5
Mon, Jan 12 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz in which six hopefuls compete for £1,000,000, with only one player at a time able to take a place in the Hot Seat and answer multiple-choice questions to work the way up the Money Ladder. Each question is against the clock and if a player gets one wrong they are eliminated, the Top Prize drops down, and the next player takes their place.
E06
Episode 6
Wed, Jan 14 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz where each episode sees six hopefuls compete for a one-million-pound prize. However, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder.
E07
Episode 7
Thu, Jan 15 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz where each episode sees six hopefuls compete for a one-million-pound prize. However, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder.
E08
Episode 8
Fri, Jan 16 2026 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Jeremy Clarkson hosts the quiz where six hopefuls compete for a one-million-pound prize. However, only one player can take their place in the Hot Seat at a time and answer multiple-choice questions to work their way up the Money Ladder.

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Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson as Host

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