This article is about the television series. For the presenters of this programme, see Richard and Judy.
Richard & Judy (also known as Richard & Judy's New Position) is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 August 2008, but later moved to digital channel Watch from 7 October 2008 to 1 July 2009.[1]
Richard & Judy started with Channel 4 on 26 November 2001 and aired every weekday from 5pm to 6pm. Between 2006 and 2008, the Richard & Judy show shared this original timeslot with The Paul O'Grady Show, a programme that started in March 2006. For three months of each year, between 2006 and 2008, the Richard & Judy show occupied the 5pm to 6pm slot (January to March and June to August), and then the Paul O'Grady Show occupied the timeframe for the following three months (March to June and September to December).
On the 15 August 2008 edition of the show, Richard stated that the following week's episode would be the last with Channel 4 and the final broadcast occurred on 22 August 2008.
2008–09: Watch
Following the show's departure from Channel 4, the producers of Richard & Judy subsequently signed a £2 million deal with the UKTV network Watch. Madeley and Finnigan renamed the show and hosted Richard & Judy's New Position from 7 October 2008. The couple stated that the new version would be "a high octane prime time show",[citation needed] with Madeley explaining, "we [Madeley and Finnigan] were both hugely impressed with the team at UKTV, and their proposal was attractive and fun and will give us the kind of flexibility in our personal lives which we have been looking for". The presenters continued featuring the programme's popular "Book Club" that had begun on their Channel 4 show.
The Watch version of the show featured a sofa area for interviews, as well as a bar area where the star guests and the show's crew members gathered during broadcasts. Each week the show employed a celebrity barman; comedian Rufus Hound undertook the role in the first week's episode. Hound had been a frequent guest on the Channel 4 series.
The first episode of the Watch series attracted an average audience of around 200,000 viewers (this figure included those who watched the show on Watch+1). The second episode, in the 8pm timeslot, attracted 53,000 viewers. Watch channel representatives were reportedly satisfied with the ratings, stating that the show had started well. Ratings consistently fell for subsequent episodes, reaching a new low of 11,000 viewers.
Following a Christmas break at the end of 2008, the show returned on 13 January 2009 in a new 6pm slot. The show also dropped the "New Position" section of its title and was called "Richard & Judy" again.
By April 2009, ratings had slumped and the following month, an agreement was reached to terminate the show six months early.[citation needed] From the week of 8 June 2009, the show was reduced to a single weekly episode that aired at 4pm every Wednesday. The show's final episode was broadcast on 1 July 2009.
You Say We Pay
"You Say We Pay" was a daily competition that involved a viewer at home describing images on a TV screen for the show's two presenters (the hosts cannot see the images, as the screen is behind them) to then identify; however, the contestant was not permitted to refer to the displayed objects by their ordinary names. For each correct answer provided by Madeley and Finnigan, the viewer received £1000.
On 18 February 2007, the Mail on Sunday reported that it had received leaked emails from the programme, which suggested that viewers were being invited to call the show for a chance of entering the competition, even though the winner had already been chosen.[2] On 22 February, following Channel 4's admittance that several series of the programme could have been affected and a claim from a contestant that the problems existed in 2002, ICSTIS announced their intention to conduct an inquiry into the programme.[3]
The programme was the first in a long line of British programmes that had misled audiences into calling premium-rate numbers under false pretences, leading to the greater phone-in scandal.
As a result of the controversy, Channel 4 received a £150,000 fine from ICSTIS,[4] and a further £1 million fine from Ofcom.[5] There was no evidence to suggest that Madeley or Finnigan had any knowledge of the scandal.[2]
Richard and Judy Book Club display at W.H. Smith, Enfield.
In 2004, the Richard & Judy Book Club was added as a regular segment of the show. It was credited as having a massive effect on the sales of the books it featured,[6] much like Oprah's Book Club in the USA. Each year the segment featured ten books and discussions during the programme, often with guests. Alongside the discussions and programme features, the novels contended for the Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award, presented at the British Book Awards, where the winner was chosen by votes from the public.
The Richard and Judy Book Club debuted as a website in autumn 2010, run in conjunction with retailer WH Smith.
In 2007, Richard and Judy hosted a special Children's Book Club edition of the show as part of Channel 4's "Lost For Words" season. The featured books were chosen with the help of pupils from several schools around the UK.[7][8] The New Writers Book Club was a feature launched in October 2008 focusing on debut authors.[9]
Richard & Judy Wine Club
Richard and Judy launched their wine club in 2005. Focusing on a different selection of wine each week, they reviewed the wines and gave tasting notes to the viewers.
^Chris Curtis (8 May 2009). "Richard and Judy chatshow dropped". Broadcast. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^ abMorris, Steven (19 February 2007). "Richard and Judy show faces inquiry over quiz". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^Sweney, Mark (22 February 2007). "ICSTIS looks into Channel 4 phone-in problem". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^"Record £150,000 fine in TV quiz scandal". the Guardian. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^"Adjudication of the Ofcom Content Sanctions Committee – Channel Four Television Corporation in respect of its service, Channel 4" (PDF). 20 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^McCrum, Robert (5 March 2006). "Our top 50 players in the world of books". London: MediaGuardian. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
^Pauli, Michelle (24 October 2007). "Richard and Judy turn attention to children". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
^Reynolds, Nigel (24 October 2007). . London: The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2008.
^First novels selected as Richard and Judy switch channels The Guardian, 23 September 2008
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This article is about the television series For the presenters of this programme see Richard and Judy Richard amp Judy also known as Richard amp Judy s New Position is a British television chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan The show originally aired on Channel 4 from 26 November 2001 to 22 August 2008 but later moved to digital channel Watch from 7 October 2008 to 1 July 2009 1 Richard amp JudyAlso known asRichard amp Judy s New PositionGenreChat showPresented byRichard Madeley Judy FinniganCountry of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes1 215ProductionExecutive producersSimon Ross 2001 2009 Amanda Ross 2001 2009 Running time60 minutes inc adverts Production companyCactus TVReleaseOriginal networkChannel 4 2001 2008 Watch 2008 2009 Picture formatPALOriginal release26 November 2001 2001 11 26 1 July 2009 2009 07 01 ChronologyRelatedThis Morning 1988 present Contents 1 2001 08 Channel 4 2 2008 09 Watch 3 You Say We Pay 3 1 Controversy 4 Richard amp Judy Book Club 5 Richard amp Judy Wine Club 6 See also 7 References 8 External links2001 08 Channel 4 EditRichard amp Judy started with Channel 4 on 26 November 2001 and aired every weekday from 5pm to 6pm Between 2006 and 2008 the Richard amp Judy show shared this original timeslot with The Paul O Grady Show a programme that started in March 2006 For three months of each year between 2006 and 2008 the Richard amp Judy show occupied the 5pm to 6pm slot January to March and June to August and then the Paul O Grady Show occupied the timeframe for the following three months March to June and September to December On the 15 August 2008 edition of the show Richard stated that the following week s episode would be the last with Channel 4 and the final broadcast occurred on 22 August 2008 2008 09 Watch EditFollowing the show s departure from Channel 4 the producers of Richard amp Judy subsequently signed a 2 million deal with the UKTV network Watch Madeley and Finnigan renamed the show and hosted Richard amp Judy s New Position from 7 October 2008 The couple stated that the new version would be a high octane prime time show citation needed with Madeley explaining we Madeley and Finnigan were both hugely impressed with the team at UKTV and their proposal was attractive and fun and will give us the kind of flexibility in our personal lives which we have been looking for The presenters continued featuring the programme s popular Book Club that had begun on their Channel 4 show The Watch version of the show featured a sofa area for interviews as well as a bar area where the star guests and the show s crew members gathered during broadcasts Each week the show employed a celebrity barman comedian Rufus Hound undertook the role in the first week s episode Hound had been a frequent guest on the Channel 4 series The first episode of the Watch series attracted an average audience of around 200 000 viewers this figure included those who watched the show on Watch 1 The second episode in the 8pm timeslot attracted 53 000 viewers Watch channel representatives were reportedly satisfied with the ratings stating that the show had started well Ratings consistently fell for subsequent episodes reaching a new low of 11 000 viewers Following a Christmas break at the end of 2008 the show returned on 13 January 2009 in a new 6pm slot The show also dropped the New Position section of its title and was called Richard amp Judy again By April 2009 ratings had slumped and the following month an agreement was reached to terminate the show six months early citation needed From the week of 8 June 2009 the show was reduced to a single weekly episode that aired at 4pm every Wednesday The show s final episode was broadcast on 1 July 2009 You Say We Pay Edit You Say We Pay was a daily competition that involved a viewer at home describing images on a TV screen for the show s two presenters the hosts cannot see the images as the screen is behind them to then identify however the contestant was not permitted to refer to the displayed objects by their ordinary names For each correct answer provided by Madeley and Finnigan the viewer received 1000 In January 2006 MP and Celebrity Big Brother contestant George Galloway entered the competition and won his housemates weekly shopping budget Lionel Blair Abi Titmuss and Carol Vorderman also participated in You Say We Pay whilst they were guests on the programme Controversy Edit Main article 2007 British premium rate phone in scandal On 18 February 2007 the Mail on Sunday reported that it had received leaked emails from the programme which suggested that viewers were being invited to call the show for a chance of entering the competition even though the winner had already been chosen 2 On 22 February following Channel 4 s admittance that several series of the programme could have been affected and a claim from a contestant that the problems existed in 2002 ICSTIS announced their intention to conduct an inquiry into the programme 3 The programme was the first in a long line of British programmes that had misled audiences into calling premium rate numbers under false pretences leading to the greater phone in scandal As a result of the controversy Channel 4 received a 150 000 fine from ICSTIS 4 and a further 1 million fine from Ofcom 5 There was no evidence to suggest that Madeley or Finnigan had any knowledge of the scandal 2 Richard amp Judy Book Club EditSee main page List of books from the Richard amp Judy Book Club Richard and Judy Book Club display at W H Smith Enfield In 2004 the Richard amp Judy Book Club was added as a regular segment of the show It was credited as having a massive effect on the sales of the books it featured 6 much like Oprah s Book Club in the USA Each year the segment featured ten books and discussions during the programme often with guests Alongside the discussions and programme features the novels contended for the Richard amp Judy Book of the Year Award presented at the British Book Awards where the winner was chosen by votes from the public The Richard and Judy Book Club debuted as a website in autumn 2010 run in conjunction with retailer WH Smith In 2007 Richard and Judy hosted a special Children s Book Club edition of the show as part of Channel 4 s Lost For Words season The featured books were chosen with the help of pupils from several schools around the UK 7 8 The New Writers Book Club was a feature launched in October 2008 focusing on debut authors 9 Richard amp Judy Wine Club EditRichard and Judy launched their wine club in 2005 Focusing on a different selection of wine each week they reviewed the wines and gave tasting notes to the viewers See also EditThis Morning TV programme References Edit Chris Curtis 8 May 2009 Richard and Judy chatshow dropped Broadcast Retrieved 11 May 2012 a b Morris Steven 19 February 2007 Richard and Judy show faces inquiry over quiz The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 17 April 2020 Sweney Mark 22 February 2007 ICSTIS looks into Channel 4 phone in problem The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 17 April 2020 Record 150 000 fine in TV quiz scandal the Guardian 7 July 2007 Retrieved 27 November 2020 Adjudication of the Ofcom Content Sanctions Committee Channel Four Television Corporation in respect of its service Channel 4 PDF 20 December 2007 Archived from the original PDF on 4 July 2016 Retrieved 17 April 2020 McCrum Robert 5 March 2006 Our top 50 players in the world of books London MediaGuardian Retrieved 6 July 2007 Pauli Michelle 24 October 2007 Richard and Judy turn attention to children The Guardian UK Retrieved 9 January 2008 Reynolds Nigel 24 October 2007 Richard and Judy cast spell on children s books London The Telegraph Archived from the original on 24 October 2007 Retrieved 9 January 2008 First novels selected as Richard and Judy switch channels The Guardian 23 September 2008External links EditRichard amp Judy at Channel4 com Richard amp Judy at 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