Axed Mark Labbett tells fans the Beast will not be returning to The Chase because he has a new job

01.08.2022 - 00:59 / msn.com

READ MORE: Speculation about The Chase's new host as Bradley Walsh jokes he's 'had enough'Labbett has been a Chaser on the UK version of the programme since it began back in 2009. With a regular audience of three to five million, it has become one of ITV's most successful daytime shows ever. Bradley Walsh has been a massive success as presenter in the UK but countries across the world have their own versions of the show.

The Beast became a regular in Australia and was the sole chaser on the original US edition of show from 2013 to 2015 on GSN. He then joined ABC's revival of the show for its second season in 2021 but told fans he did not know why he and another chaser, Ken Jenning, were dropped for Season 3 earlier this year. “Gutted to not be invited back but really excited at the new lineup.

I am expecting Brandon and Victoria to wow America!," he said on Twitter implying he did not harbour any hard feelings. When disappointed fans questioned why he added: “They just didn’t renew me. No reason was offered.

”Now BuzzerBlog, a quiz show website, tweeted: "The Chase has had an alarming downward trend for season 3. It lost 33% of its demo (0. 32) and nearly 40% of its viewers (2.

229M average). Hopefully the last half of season 3 does better. "American TV executive Jorge Andres Mondaca tweeted: "Bring back Mark Labbett", starting a debate about what has caused the drop.

Mark replied with smiley face and said: "Too late I work for GSN now". GSN stands for Game Show Network and is a streaming service owned by Sony. The TV executive wrote: "Their loss, Mr.

Beast :). Hope you are well Sir. "And his fans clearly want him back and wrote comments such as~ "Less Beastie makes it less fun" and "Yesssss! Bring back the Beastie"In