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For the umpteenth time in its current run, Monday night saw Doc Martin (ITV) steal away the 9pm slot from its competitors, although this time the irritable medical practitioner had a little help from a friend.

Just for a bit of a change, the past weekend saw BBC One’s lighter-than-Aero weekend clap-along Strictly Come Dancing excitedly foxtrot all over the competition’s face, racing to the top of both Saturday and Sunday’s schedule.

Last night saw BBC One bring an end to yet another series of emotional genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? (9pm) as stage legend and Vicious-enabler Frances de la Tour took her spin on the world’s gloomiest roller-coaster.

Wednesday night saw the success of BBC One’s eleventh series of The Apprentice (9pm) continue as the carnival of nonsense upped sticks and went all continental, bringing the entire farce to French shores just for the hell for it.

Last night saw haunted and unstable London bobby River (BBC One, 9pm) return to TV screens in order to brighten up the nation’s gloomy Tuesday evening.

The Rugby World Cup and the return of Downton Abbey pulled in solid audiences for ITV.

After lulling viewers into a comforting sense of familiar calm for four weeks now, last night’s trip to Downton Abbey (10pm) had a deliciously nasty and grotesque surprise in store for fans.

September was a strong month for commercial broadcasters, with revenues up across the board.

For the second night in a row Lord Alan of Sugar and his band of marketing mercenaries stormed the 9pm slot for BBC One, with the sophomore episode of The Apprentice giving viewers an unprecedented twist.

Wednesday night brought the eleventh series of cringe-powered reality show The Apprentice (BBC One, 9pm) to the nation’s screens, as another hoard of buzz-word spouting ‘professionals’ entered Lord Sugar’s arena.