Thursday night delivered an epic political ‘battle’ to the TV nation, as Channel 4 and Sky News joined forces to bring together the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition for a bit of a sit down and a gentle natter.

Wednesday night saw BBC One develop a serious case of the munchies by dedicating its two hour prime time window to both competitive and inventive culinary creations and fried chicken.

Tuesday saw the masses return to 9pm slot with a mixture of working class drama, a grand South American adventure and a repeat of a dependable police procedural favourite.

As usual, Monday night brought a bevy of soap action to keep the teatime masses entertained but dropped the ball when it came to the prime slot with broadcasters seemingly taking a breather after a heavy weekend.

Saturday saw a severe case of rugby fever descend across the nation as BBC One celebrated the culmination of the Six Nations Rugby championship by delivering an entire afternoon of heated action.

Thursday night brought a glut of factual documentaries to UK TV screens, resulting in a rather lacklustre night of prime time thrills with only BBC Two managing to deliver some scripted drama.

Most newsbrands recorded declines in February, with Trinity Mirror Nationals dropping 796,000 daily unique browsers.

Wednesday night saw BBC One take a slice of Channel 4’s greased up chicken shop action, although The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop (9pm) featured significantly less aggressive drunks and amorous drag queens.

Tuesday night brought the launch of a new ensemble drama on BBC One, with Ordinary Lies promising to be a hard-hitting tale dealing with the self-made trials and tribulations of those put-upon working class Northern types.

The start of a fresh new week of TV brought an end to ITV’s latest crime drama, as credibility-stretching Arthur and George’s (9pm) time on our screens wrapped up after a swift three-week run.