The Chase viewers outraged by ‘awful’ question about The Prodigy after Keith Flint's death

Emma Powell5 March 2019

ITV quiz show The Chase has come under fire from viewers after featuring a question on The Prodigy hours after front man Keith Flint died.

The Chase, which is pre-recorded, later aired a question on the number of members in the band, leaving viewers fuming.

Host Bradley Walsh asked one contestant: “Which of these chart acts has the fewest members?”

'Bad taste': The Prodigy featured in a question on the ITV show
ITV

The options were Pretenders, The Proclaimers and The Prodigy.

Many noted the “bad timing” and branded the decision to air the episode “awful”.

One viewer tweeted: “Did the Chase really just show a question about fewest band members with The Prodigy as an answer on the day Keith Flint died? Bad taste #thechase #Prodigy #KeithFlint #Firestarter.”

Another posted: “I know it's recorded but that question with the Prodigy as an answer is very bad timing.”

A third wrote: “For real The Chase just had the question ‘Which band has the fewest members?’ and one of the possible answers was The Prodigy like BRO TOO F****** SOON.”

An ITV spokesperson said: “The Chase is pre-recorded (months) in advance and we do always make best endeavours to ensure our scheduling and programme content is not insensitive in light of news events when episodes are due to air. We apologise this was not spotted.”

Flint’s bandmate Liam Howlett said he had been left “shell shocked” and “heartbroken” after learning his “brother” had taken his own life.

Stars including Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers hailed Flint a “true icon” and a “great man”.

Keith Flint of The Prodigy - In pictures

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The Chase is on ITV, weekdays at 5pm

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