Editing Richard and Judy (section)

==''Richard & Judy''==
In 2001, they left ''This Morning'' after being approached by [[Channel 4]] to host a programme titled ''[[Richard & Judy]]'', which aired for one hour in the teatime slot.

The show was produced by Cactus TV, a company run by [[Simon Ross]], the brother of [[Jonathan Ross]], and his wife [[Amanda Ross (television executive)|Amanda Ross]]. In February 2007, the couple issued a public apology on air following the discovery of a phone scam related to the daily quiz You Say We Pay, in which winners were selected in advance while viewers were still encouraged to call the premium-rate entry number. On the same broadcast, Madeley and Finnigan announced that the quiz would be suspended until further notice. Later that week, it was reported that police investigations would be conducted, potentially leading to interviews with the hosts. Channel 4 stated that the scam might have occurred over two series of the show. Both hosts denied involvement in the scam,<ref name="Judd">{{cite news |author=Terri Judd |date=19 February 2007 |title=Revealed: Richard and Judy quiz scam |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2283955.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930202514/http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article2283955.ece |archive-date=30 September 2007 |access-date=27 August 2007 |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> which was exposed by ''[[The Mail on Sunday]]'' after receiving the story from media publicist Jonathan Hartley.

The show introduced two clubs: the [[Richard & Judy Book Club]] and the Richard & Judy Wine Club, which were similar in format to those associated with [[Oprah Winfrey]]. The Book Club focused on literature by new and emerging authors, with one book reviewed each week. An awards ceremony was held annually to announce the book selected as "Read of the Year."

In July 2008, Finnigan underwent knee surgery and took a brief leave of absence from the show to recover. During this period, Madeley was joined by guest presenters [[Emma Bunton]] and [[Myleene Klass]], and presented one edition of the show alone on 23 July 2008.

In 2008, it was announced that their Channel 4 series which began in June would be the last for the programme, and ended on 22 August 2008. However, they signed a contract for a new [[Prime time|prime-time]] show on UKTV's new channel, Watch. Their new show still contained features such as the "Book Club" and "Summer Read."

===Move to Watch===
Richard and Judy began hosting a new topical chat show on [[UKTV]]'s digital channel, [[Watch (TV channel)|Watch]], after seven years at Channel 4. The programme, ''Richard and Judy's New Position'', premiered on 7 October 2008 and aired weeknights at 8:00 PM. The first episode was viewed by 200,000 people, but viewership declined over time, with the second episode attracting 53,000 viewers and numbers eventually falling to 11,000. This contrasted with their previous show on Channel 4, which had garnered up to 2.5 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 November 2008 |title=Turning off Richard and Judy |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/turning-off-richard--judy-1041653.html |newspaper=The Independent}}</ref> Due to the decline in viewership, it was announced on 8 May 2009 that the show would be discontinued in July. The presenters commented that the low ratings were due to a lack of audience engagement.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 May 2009 |title=Early exit for Richard and Judy |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8040368.stm |work=BBC News}}</ref>