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4.6 million viewers tuned in to see the retail king learn that he was to become a single man again just in time for the third series.

On Thursday night BBC One brought the TV viewing nation a gentle reminder that no matter how tough a week you had, a better paid well-known celebrity probably had it worse than you.

Wednesday night’s prime time selection revealed a nation obsessed with law enforcement as both BBC channels and ITV’s big draws were off the justice-serving variety.

Over half of journalists, political insiders and business leaders believe that paywalls are the future of digital news, according to a YouGov study conducted on behalf of the London Press Club.

The ABC’s CEO is correct to believe that the auditor cannot waste time responding to every flash-in-the-pan and wacky fad coming out of Silicon Valley, but it is still vital someone is watching out for the Next Big Thing.

In a new series, David Indo examines the value of client and agency relationships. The first of these looks at how advertisers that behave well towards their agencies can reap the rewards – and how good clients can finish first.

Last night’s concluding part of the first slaughter of the series saw po-faced DI Perez team up with an even more despondent-looking Brian Cox (the other one) for some infanticide closure.

Based on a true story, The Widower (9pm) saw Shearsmith turn his creepier-than-your-Great-Aunt’s-doily-collection persona dial all the way down to ‘subtle’ as he plotted to kill off his wives, all for a shiny life insurance hoard.

The balance between digital technology and creative is at breaking point, says Ed Owen – and while there’s good creative out there, too much is driven by the next ‘new’, and marketers need to be far more circumspect.

In the face of falling market share, Budweiser employed neuroscientists to help fine-tune its TV advertising to make it more emotionally engaging. The insights it revealed are fascinating – but did it work?