Bridge of Lies (game show)

The Bridge of Lies is a British 2022 quiz show that has aired on BBC One since March 2022 and is presented by Ross Kemp.

Bridge of Lies
Genre	Quiz show
Presented by	Ross Kemp
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	3 (Regular) 3 (Celebrity)
No. of episodes	75 (Regular) 16 (Celebrity)
Production
Production location	BBC Pacific Quay[1]
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	STV Studios
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	14 March 2022 (2022-03-14) – present

Format

The British quiz show (hosted by Ross Kemp) involves a group of contestants who individually take turns to cross the 'Bridge of Lies', a digital floor that gradually displays both correct and wrong answers for a given category, and contribute toward a final cash prize. It always ends with a "Final Crossing" segment in which the contestants who successfully crossed the bridge must earn the accumulated cash prize by crossing another bridge, selecting the true statement amongst the wrong ones a number of times; these statements are all "general knowledge" rather than corresponding to a category.^[2]

Transmissions

Regular

Series	Start Date	End Date	Episodes
1	14 March 2022[3]	15 April 2022[4]	25[4]
2	23 January 2023[5]	24 February 2023[6]	25[6]
3	11 March 2024[7]	12 April 2024[8]	25[8]

Celebrity

Series	Start Date	End Date	Episodes
1	14 January 2023[9]	1 April 2023[10]	8[10]
2	6 April 2024[11]	22 June 2024[12]	8[12]
3	15 February 2025[13]	TBD 2025	10

Reception

Writing for The Guardian, Stuart Heritage called Bridge of Lies "sleek and gleaming and finely engineered programme-making" and praised Kemp's hosting.^[14]

International versions

International format rights are held globally by BBC Studios Distribution except for the United States and Australia, which were retained by format owners STV Studios.^[15]

Country	Name	Host(s)	TV station	Premiere	Finale	Ref(s)
Spain	El puente de las mentiras	Paula Vázquez	La 1	26 July 2023	30 August 2023	[16][17]
United States	Beat the Bridge	Cameron Mathison	Game Show Network	10 June 2024	30 August 2024	[18]