Jenny Ryan You an Egghead?" in 2008 and 2009, and appeared on "Mastermind", choosing the American television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as her specialist subject. Ryan wrote questions for the pilot episode of "The Chase" in 2009. She joined the show in 2015, making her debut appearance on 2 September. She was recommended for "The Chase" by Anne Hegerty, as they had both competed together on the same quiz team, where Ryan was the captain of the team. Her nickname on the show is The Vixen, in reference to her red hair; she is also referred to as The Bolton Brainiac
ITV West Country newsgathering operations moved to a smaller news bureau elsewhere in the city. ITV West Country produces the local news service "ITV News West Country". The main evening programme at 6pm on weekdays includes separate opt-out bulletins for the first 20 minutes from each of the two regions, some of which are pre-recorded depending on the day's news and due to the use of only one presenting team. The main 6pm evening programme is supplemented by shorter daytime bulletins, with the weekday "Good Morning West Country", lunchtime and late night bulletins after the "ITV News at Ten" consisting of opt-out news