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 Lunchtime News was relaunched and the 12:30 pm bulletin was restructured: Owen was joined by Katie Derham in a return to a dual-presenting team; then, on 11 April 2005, the programme was extended to 60 minutes. The 15-minute regional news bulletin at 3:00 pm was axed and incorporated into the new 60-minute "ITV Lunchtime News". On 4 September 2006, the 60-minute format was axed, returning to its shorter length and at a new broadcast time of 1:30 pm. On 5 February 2007, Owen left to join BBC News and was replaced by Alastair Stewart. On 27 July 2009, the "ITV Lunchtime News"