July saw the UK’s desktop-only online population remain static with a total of 45.4 million visitors using the internet over this period.

This past weekend might have possibly heralded the end of an era for ITV as its tired, ailing golden goose, The X Factor, showed serious signs of terminal illness as the nation’s apathy finally spread to its heart.

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After rising all the way past 10 million viewers for last week’s ‘doughverload’, yesterday saw The Great British Bake Off (8pm) struggled to maintain that impressive bench mark.

Last night Channel 4 decided to turn their fixed rigged cameras on the disruptive pupils of a welsh school, hoping that maybe some prime time exposure is exactly what they need to settle down.

Monday night brought an end to ITV’s ‘experimental’ holiday show Travel Guides (pm) after an initial run of four episodes.

This past weekend saw BBC One dust off its long-running medical drama Casualty and attempted to administer a punch of adrenaline straight to the heart with two very ‘special’ episodes.

Last night saw the third episode of The Great British Bake Off’s (8pm) sixth series gain even more momentum as the live audience jumped all the way to 10 million viewers on BBC One.

Despite the fact that New Tricks and change have never been very happy bedfellows, last night saw BBC One’s ageing retired detective drama push through another major modification.

Even Paul Hollywood isn’t impervious to all those irrepressible emotions.