Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is an international game show franchise awarding a certain amount of money, usually 1 million units of the local currency or something which equates to around $1m, for answering 11 to 16 questions correctly, depending on the version. Created by David Briggs, Steven Knight and Mike Whitehill and premiered on ITV on 4 September 1998, it is the world's largest game show franchise.