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In for a Penny returns with a bang as Stephen Mulhern bags highest overnight figures ever

Stephen Mulhern kick-started ITV show In for a Penny series two with a bang, according to the latest figures.

The Catchphrase and former Britain's Got Talent presenter hosts the popular Saturday night game show, which launched its second season last weekend.

ITV Studios has shared the latest stats of the successful launch on Twitter.

It seems Stephen, 42, has completely outdone himself this time around as he raked in an astonishing total of 5.4million viewers.

The channel also revealed it had "easily" won the 8pm prime time slot on telly.

The Twitter statement read: "The #InforaPenny series 2 launch in the UK saw the highest overnight volume and share for the title ever!

Stephen is the show host - and attracted 5.4m viewers on Saturday (ITV)

"The launch reached 5.4m viewers & easily won the 8pm timeslot for #saturdaynight".

The exciting pop-up show is a spin-off to the original Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway feature.

It first aired in April last year, and the feel-good series sees cheeky Stephen explore the streets of several UK cities to complete a range of challenges.

The presenter is back up to his old tricks and challenges across the UK (ITV)
Viewers love the popular Saturday night game show (ITV)

Stephen takes his unique brand of games and quizzes to unsuspecting members of the public for a chance to win anything from the price of their petrol to a huge cash prize.

The 30-minute long episodes will no doubt be keeping Brits entertained as they self-isolate at home.

Mulhern recently announced he's bringing back some "new and old" magic tricks to his Instagram.

The famous presenter took to social media to share his big news, and revealed Magic with Mulhern is a new series he'll be posting on his account.

He warned fans: "Make sure you don't miss it!" in a hilarious video of himself playing with a pack of cards.

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