Who'll be top dog for Woolfe's Fox and Friends?

The new Channel Five controller, Richard Woolfe, has already begun making his mark since arriving at the broadcaster from Sky1 in April. He has signed up the former pop star Louise Redknapp to front reality show The Farmer Wants a Wife and has ordered Ross Noble's Aussie Trip. However, much speculation has focused on who will front the channels' ambitious new nightly current affairs show, which is expected to air at 7pm and has been compared to Fox and Friends on the US outlet Fox News. Matthew Wright, who fronts Five's morning show The Wright Stuff, was seen as the front runner, but Monkey understands he is no longer in contention. The hot money is now on a pairing of the former footballer Ian Wright and the former glamour model Melinda Messenger, who has previous with presenting for Five, having guest hosted The Jack Docherty Show back in the day. No word yet on when the presenters will be confirmed, although sources say the broadcaster is currently casting from a "massive list" and is trying lots of people out. Watch this space.