<P> Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? first debuted in Britain on 4 September 1998, with episodes broadcast on the ITV network . When it began airing, the show was hosted by Chris Tarrant, and became an instant hit - at its peak in 1999, one edition of the show was watched by over 19 million viewers . While most of the contestants were predominantly members of the general public who had applied to take part, the show later featured special celebrity editions during its later years, often coinciding with holidays and special events . </P> <P> On 22 October 2013, Tarrant decided to quit the show after hosting it for 15 years . His decision led ITV to subsequently make plans to cancel the programme at the end of his contract, with no further specials being made other than those that were already planned . Tarrant's final episode was a special clip show entitled "Chris' Final Answer", which aired on 11 February 2014 . </P> <P> Four years later, ITV revived the programme for a special 7 - episode series, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the British original . This series of special episodes was hosted by Jeremy Clarkson and aired every evening between 6 May and 11 May 2018 . </P> <P> Since the British original first debuted in 1998, several different versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? have been created across the world, including Australia, the United States, and India . In total over 100 different international variations have been made . </P>

Who wants to be a millionaire question and answer