When Millionaire first came on the scene in 1998, it was big, it was bold, it was something no-one had seen before. Stripped for two weeks bulldozing through ITV's schedule, the nation was gripped. Real people, with real decisions facing them.
Fast forward 10 years and it lost it a little. It could have gone off air any time between 2009 and 2014 and the public wouldn't have missed it too much. But, in 2018 - shock! It returned! This time with Jeremy Clarkson, of all people. Quite a surprise choice, but worked well. Soon, the drama was back. £1,000,000 wasn't as thrilling a prize anymore, but people were once more willing to gamble, and it became fun viewing again. 25 years since it's debut, it's still winning the timeslot by a country mile again; it freshened itself up and came back fit for the 21st century (even if the tensionless Fastest Finger First spin-off was a low point).
Fast forward 10 years and it lost it a little. It could have gone off air any time between 2009 and 2014 and the public wouldn't have missed it too much. But, in 2018 - shock! It returned! This time with Jeremy Clarkson, of all people. Quite a surprise choice, but worked well. Soon, the drama was back. £1,000,000 wasn't as thrilling a prize anymore, but people were once more willing to gamble, and it became fun viewing again. 25 years since it's debut, it's still winning the timeslot by a country mile again; it freshened itself up and came back fit for the 21st century (even if the tensionless Fastest Finger First spin-off was a low point).