By The TV Grump @TheTVGrump

During a discussion last year on reincarnation, I was asked who I'd like to come back as. I replied "Romesh Ranganathan's agent". However, I'm tempted to reevaluate matters and instead choose Scarlett Moffatt. Since vacating that black leather sofa in County Durham, she's gone onto write an autobiography, release a fitness DVD, and even become Queen of the Jungle. And now, she's unseated the lovely (if slightly vacant) Ashley Roberts on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway.

Following last week's damp squib of a helicopter trip, she was back on terra firma. In fact, she only had to make the trip to another London studio where The Voice was preparing for its broadcast. Looking less skeletal than we've seen her recently, and frankly all the better for it, she greeted the coaches before plucking two lucky "salt of the earth" types from the audience and returning to the Takeaway studio. Tom Jones remained oblivious throughout, not troubling himself with any of this post 1970 nonsense.

Elsewhere, during what seemed at times like a 4 hour runtime, Mrs Brown was this week's guest announcer. Thankfully erasing the memory of Michelle Keenan showing all the personality of a sideboard last week.

Robbie Williams turned up, pupils like dinner plates, and doing a lot of suspicious nose rubbing. In a nightmare throwback to The Brits, we were treated to a number from his new album.

The ubiquitous Stephen Mulhern collected his weekly pay cheque. Once again keeping those compromising photos of ITV executives safe for another week.

It wasn't all fun, of course. The lumbering "Crown Jewels" serial remains. And if you're watching without the luxury of being able to fast forward through the ads, an hour and a half can be a long old trek. However, 14 series in and Takeaway shows no sign of burning out. BBC One was once the undeniable king of Saturday night TV - The Generation Game and Noel's House Party reigned supreme. Then Hole In The Wall appeared, then Don't Scare The Hare. Now we're reduced to watching Gary Barlow's quest to make his next million.

ITV may struggle at other times of the week (10pm weeknights ...), but when it comes to big budget, 'watch with the family' television, this takeaway still delivers.