Monday night saw Long Lost Family’s (ITV, 9pm) penultimate episode up the stakes by devoting an entire episode to one person’s search for her mother, so you just know the precious tears were in plentiful supply.
Last night soap fans were treated to yet another ruthless and brutal pre-watershed murder in what surely must be the Dales’ most hazardous village. Yes, that’s right – Cameron, Emmerdale’s most prolific mentalist yet, was at it again.
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Last night’s telly fun saw the return of an old favourite as the original ‘let’s make celebrities cry’ programme and guaranteed ratings draw, Who Do You Think You Are? (BBC One, 9pm) came back for a tenth series.
Although it was a bit of a limp night all round, the last thing EastEnders needed was a face-off with Emmerdale.
A brand new week saw the arrival of a brand new Royal which resulted in some serious coverage yesterday – unfortunately television audiences weren’t flocking to their screens to grab an exciting look at the exterior of a building.
If you didn’t think the ninth series of Lord Sugar’s bloated interview process was dragged out long enough already then you’ll be happy to know that last night’s finale was a feature-length tale of nerves, confidence and the inevitable tears.Refreshingly, the past few series of The Apprentice (BBC One, 8pm) have dropped the excruciating charade… Continue reading TV Overnights: 6.1 million viewers watch Lord Sugar opt for cosmetic surgery to get his woman
Fans of Luther’s brand of near-comic violence and ghastly murders weren’t really affected by the heat as the audience only fell by a small amount week on week.
Even though the series has past the halfway point, the uninspired recurrent format of Long Lost Family hasn’t done anything to dampen its popularity.
Ye olden day shagathon, The White Queen (9pm) reached the half-way point, building itself up for its very epic climax in five weeks’ time. BBC One’s white knight of Sunday evening strode in on its HD horse, pulling in 3.6 million viewers into its web of political deviance and plethora of characters.
