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Once again BBC One unleashed its late-in-the-game super weapon Call the Midwife (8pm) on the viewing public last night.

Titles like Death in Paradise and Midsomer Murders might be a bit too high-concept for the general viewing public.

So far this short year, the TV schedule has already welcomed back an abundance of familiar police procedurals, with last night adding another entry.

Tuesday night once again saw the second series of Happy Valley (9pm) cast a long shadow over its prime time competitors.

Monday saw the first instalment of ITV’s Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme lead a fairly underwhelming beginning to a fresh week of telly.

Thursday night saw nearly all of the main broadcaster’s prime time shows come crashing to an end.

January was a good month for commercial broadcasters, with no declines recorded across the board.

Monday night brought the return of the epically titled The People v OJ Simpson: American Crime Story as the ‘classy’ BBC Two drama saw the Juice go on the run.

9pm brought the début of the latest John Le Carre adaptation, The Night Manager (BBC One), a new six part series starring Tom Hiddleston.

Johnston Press will be pleased that its latest acquisition i has seen period on period growth.