Chase Me (TV series)

Chase Me was a Chinese reality show broadcast by Zhejiang Television. Chase Me was shot in the central business district of Ningbo, involving two teams competing in challenges at night hours. The show premiered from 8 November 2019 and abruptly ended on 22 November 2019.
On 27 November 2019, filming and broadcast were suspended following the sudden death of model-actor Godfrey Gao while filming its ninth episode; the fourth episode that was due to air two days later was not broadcast. On 5 December 2019, Zhejiang TV announced that Chase Me would be pulled from airing indefinitely, after three episodes of airing.

Cast

Episodes

Episode 1

In the first episode, the team members competed against people who possess strong physical strength.

Order	Chase Me team	Chaser	Winner
1	Fan Chengcheng	Hong Xiaolong	Hong Xiaolong
2	Song Zu'er	Shi Wei	Shi Wei
3	William Chan	Yi Erpan	William Chan
4	Huang Jingyu	Shen Chen	Huang Jingyu
5	Jam Hsiao & Zhong Chuxi	Tu Yuexiu	Tu Yuexiu

Episode 2

In the second episode, Chase Me team members joined alongside previous Olympic medalists, then divided into Blue and Yellow teams to compete against each other.

Episode 3

In the third episode, Chase Me team members faced off against the cast of Keep Running.

Order	Chase Me team	Keep Running team	Chaser	Winner
1	William Chan	Zheng Kai	-	William Chan
2	Huang Jingyu, Fan Chengcheng	Li Chen, Lucas Wong	Fang Bin	Fang Bin
3	Wu Xuanyi	Song Yuqi	-	Wu Xuanyi
4	Huang Jingyu, Song Zu'er, William Chan, Wu Xuanyi	Lucas Wong, Zheng Kai, Li Chen, Song Yuqi	-	Keep Running team

Episode 4

In the end of Episode 3 it was announced that the guests in Episode 4 were UNINE and NEXT.
Episode 4 was originally due to be aired on 29 November 2019, but was cancelled.

Cancellation

On 27 November, while filming the ninth episode in Ningbo, model-actor Godfrey Gao suddenly collapsed and was brought to the hospital, but was pronounced dead three hours after several resuscitation attempts. Gao died due to a sudden cardiac arrest, after over 17 hours of filming. Another celebrity in the same episode, Li Wenhan, reported injuries due to a twisted ankle, and the producers decided to suspend the filming of the episode.
Following the death, the show faced criticisms in which contestants were involved in a number of high-risk challenges late at night. The lack of safety standards for reality programs in China was also highly scrutinised.
Zhejiang TV pulled the broadcast of episode four and until today it has remained unaired. On 5 December, the show was finally announced cancelled after three episodes of air in the aftermath of Gao's death, and Zhejiang TV and the show's director shortly apologized on Sina Weibo and acknowledged the lapse of safety of the cast members involved in the program.