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February was a relatively static month for commercial terrestrial channels; however, total satellite revenue was up 17.1%.

After three punishing instalments, last night saw ITV’s Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme (9pm) planted the former Big Brother presenter in another thrilling environment.

The amiable rural excitement of Countryfile (BBC One, 6:45pm) outshined Friday’s soaps and Saturday’s deluge of light entertainment.

Thursday brought a fairly underwhelming TV line-up for the nation’s prime time viewers with a mixture of lightweight fare failing to secure significant audiences.

February saw big ratings for 6 Nations rugby, the Brit Awards, spy drama The Night Manager and cop show Happy Valley.

The second series of BBC One’s ultra-grim northern drama, Happy Valley (9pm), came to an end last night in an expectedly bloody, traumatising and bleakly funny fashion.

Monday night saw daring adventurer/jobbing TV presenter Davina McCall take on another audacious challenge as her bizarrely conceived four-part show continued on ITV

Despite a deluge of live sports coverage on offer, the past weekend’s TV saw the usual suspects clamber their way to the top.

The second instalment of the sophomore series saw the show throw caution to the wind and delve into full Morse mode.

For the fifth week in a row BBC One has claimed Tuesday night glory.