On both Saturday and Sunday, the BBC’s flagship channel claimed the top four shows each day.

Prime time scripted drama was in short supply last night as the TV schedule was awash with cheap ‘documentary’ shows, with viewers drowning in a sea of observational reality programming.

For countless viewers, last night’s instalment of Coronation Street (ITV, 7:30pm) was a piece of fan fiction come true.

the Independent’s digital platform saw the biggest percentage growth across the month, up 6.4%, according to the latest ABC figures.

Last night saw BBC One jump aboard the current adult fantasy obsession with the launch of their latest big budget Sunday night drama. Based upon a number of salacious novels by Philippa Gregory, The White Queen (9pm) delivered a mixture of pageantry and good ol’ rumpy-pumpy.

Despite all the hullaballoo surrounding last night’s live launch of Big Brother, BBC Two’s long running documentary show, Horizon, managed to steal the show.

Wednesday’s episode saw foetus transporter Tina throw a paddy of apocalyptic proportions as she continued down the slippery slope of paternal delusion.

Coronations Street’s absence from Tuesday night’s schedules gave the dominant soap’s rivals a bit of a breather and allowed them to shine for the evening.

For the fifth consecutive week in a row, BBC Two ran away with the 9pm slot thanks to psychologically grungy thriller The Fall.

Last night saw the latest series of overblown Lord Sugar PR piece, The Apprentice (BBC One, 9pm), showing no signs of slowing down.