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 Meridian the first half of the programme, and joined as one for the remainder of the programme. One of the opt out segments would be pre-recorded depending on the regions news. The new programme began on 9 February 2009, presented by Sangeeta Bhabra and Fred Dinenage. Pan-regional bulletins including morning ones during "Daybreak", which are branded "Daybreak Meridian News", are also used in the region. The sub-regions retain their own local advertisements. In 2013, following a network wide rebrand of ITV, the long-standing "Meridian Tonight" brand was retired and replaced by "ITV News Meridian". On 23 July 2013, proposals to reintroduce