4.6 million viewers tuned in to see the retail king learn that he was to become a single man again just in time for the third series.

On Thursday night BBC One brought the TV viewing nation a gentle reminder that no matter how tough a week you had, a better paid well-known celebrity probably had it worse than you.

Guardian.co.uk was the only online news platform to record any significant growth in February, while the MailOnline lost over half a million daily browsers.

Wednesday night’s prime time selection revealed a nation obsessed with law enforcement as both BBC channels and ITV’s big draws were off the justice-serving variety.

Last night’s concluding part of the first slaughter of the series saw po-faced DI Perez team up with an even more despondent-looking Brian Cox (the other one) for some infanticide closure.

Based on a true story, The Widower (9pm) saw Shearsmith turn his creepier-than-your-Great-Aunt’s-doily-collection persona dial all the way down to ‘subtle’ as he plotted to kill off his wives, all for a shiny life insurance hoard.

Thursday brought a suspiciously quiet night for UK television audiences, with the biggest show of the day being watched by less than 6 million people.

There was more Six Nations Rugby on Sunday at 2:30pm to help blow the cobwebs off, as England comfortably beat Wales, netting an impressive 4.7 million viewers and a 36% share.

Last night ITV allowed viewers to take a literal stroll down memory lane as the cast and crew commemorated one of the UK’s most famous television studios in Coronation Street: A Moving Story (9pm).

After seven years, five series and a truck-load of Sports Relief/Christmas specials, Wednesday night saw Outnumbered’s Brockman household close its door to the TV nation for the very last time.