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ITV dominated Wednesday’s soapy proceedings and the day’s viewing in general. Emmerdale at 7pm on ITV saw unhinged factory worker Laurel step up her crusade of vigilance.

After a series of surprise beatings by its commercial rival, Tuesday night saw EastEnders (BBC One, 7:30pm) rally up its best scrapping face (just think of Kirsty’s perma-growl) and finally happy slapped Emmerdale (ITV, 7pm) into submission.

It’s been at least a couple of weeks now since something caught fire or exploded in Weatherfield, so last night’s stunt episode must have come to some relief for Coronation Street’s (ITV) itchy fans.

EastEnders (BBC One, 7pm) took another blow last night as the heat drove some viewers away from their TVs – with a few others seen heading towards the Dales.

5 million viewers tuned in to see Nigel squeal in delight to find out that his great great grandfather was a commoner (in Nigel’s eyes only – Gramps was loaded), resulting in a 23% share.

Total Global Radio UK takes the top spot for weekly reach, according to the latest Rajar results – with Radio 2 in second place and Radio 1 improving its performance after a poor start to the year.

The old dogs dusted off their mystery-solving magnifying glasses, cleansed their catheters and returned with that fresh feeling for the tenth series of retrospective crime resolving.

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.

Want to know how to ‘kill’ the traditional TV industry? It’s easy, says Jeremy Toeman, CEO of Dijit Media. Come up with a cash flow of roughly $70 billion. That’s it. Pure and simple.

ITV has today reported that TV ad revenue for the first half of the year was down 3%, but the company expects a good third quarter with an anticipated 9% boost as total revenues increase by £30 million.