Dermot O'Leary ready to break America with new quiz show

Dermot O'Leary has filmed a pilot episode of a new American quiz show.

The 'This Morning' presenter has reportedly shot a programme called 'Five Questions to a Million' at Hertfordshire's Elstree Studios, but all seven contestants were from the US and he hopes fronting the competition will help him fulfill a long-held dream of cracking the States.

A source told the Sunday Mirror newspaper: “Dermot has long had ambitions of cracking America and this could finally be his chance.”

According to the publication, the seven contestants each stood at a podium with the smartly-dressed host at the helm, and the format was described as being "a bit like 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" but with fewer questions.

The news comes after Dermot was previously announced as host of another game show, 'Silence is Golden'.

The 51-year-old star's show for UKTV's U+Dave channel will broadcast next year and sees contestants try to bag a share of £250,000 by keeping a straight face while 30 comics, including Katherine Ryan attempt to make them laugh.

In a statement, Dermot said: “I'm so looking forward to ‘Silence is Golden’.

“When a show like this falls into your lap, you can't quite believe your luck. Looking forward to having lots of fun with the audience, our comedians and assorted cast of regulars, all trying to make the audience laugh, gasp and giggle.”

The series’ commissioning editor Mark Iddon said Dermot will be the “perfect host” for their “chaotically ambitious show”.

He gushed: “We’re really excited to bring ‘Silence is Golden’ to U+Dave.

“Dermot is the perfect host to hold this chaotically ambitious show together and we think our U+Dave audiences are going to embrace this subversive and unpredictable format.

“‘Silence is Golden’ is the only show where staying silent is worth its weight in gold. It's the quietest way to lose a fortune you’ll ever see and it’s time for our studio audience to put their money where their mouth isn’t.”