Pointless presenter Richard Osman has revealed the quiz show’s ratings largely depend on which politician is giving the daily coronavirus briefing.
“Although we’re up against Boris Johnson or Matt Hancock sometimes. “If it’s Matt Hancock, our ratings shoot up, but when it’s Rishi Sunak, we’re in trouble.
Hancock, meanwhile, was recently summed up as “your sister’s first boyfriend with a car” by Charlie Brooker on his coronavirus-themed special Antiviral Wipe.
The BBC Two series airs at the same time as the government briefing on most evenings and, according to the host, its viewing figures “shoot up” if an unpopular politician is giving the coronavirus update over on BBC One.