The format features families of five advanced a $1 million trust that they can keep or lose by working together to choose subject categories from which they must answer questions. Wrong answers mean money gets subtracted from their account. But they get a chance to double what they have left at the end of the show. The pilot was hosted by noted comedian and writer Greg Fitzsimmons, who has written for shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Lucky Louie. The show was produced in conjunction with Chilean-based EFE3 (Efetres), which is co-owned by actor Cristian de la Fuente, who appears on USA Network's new drama In Plain Sight and was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars. It was co-created by Tom Brunelle and Matt Gaven, who also executive-produced under Gaven's development deal with the studio. |