Jardine left GMTV in December 1999 and returned to STV as host of the station's "Millennium Hogmanay Show" live from the centre of Edinburgh, then he moved on to presenting the afternoon talk show "Room at the Top" and his own evening chat show "Tonight at the Top". He has also presented a number of current affairs programmes for the station, such as "Seven Days", "Wheel Nuts", "Sunday Live" election programming and the channel's coverage of "The State Opening of the Scottish Parliament". Jardine has also fronted feature programmes for STV including "Drivetime", "Summer Discovery", "Wheel Nuts", "Rich, Gifted & Scots" and "The Talent" along with four live Hogmanay shows.