A new quiz show is dominating the ratings, with nearly a million people tuning in to each broadcast. But avid viewers aren’t turning on their TVs to watch it — they are playing along on their smartphones instead. On their screens, a clock counts down and at the base, the game’s chat room shows a scrolling chorus of excitement from the legions of players all over the world, and greetings for its host, Scott Rogowsky. “Let’s do this thing!” “We want Scott!” “Here we go!” “Scott better be here!”This is HQ Trivia, the show that is taking America by storm. On weekdays at 3pm New York time, and every night at nine, the company broadcasts a live, 15 minute show from a studio in…

Source: The Times January 08, 2018 00:05 UTC