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Tuesday night brought the end of Paul Abbot’s off-beat Mancunian cop dramedy, No Offence (9pm), which despite falling ratings, appears to be a hit for Channel 4.

For the third week in a row, an old-school fly-on-the-wall police documentary from BBC One has managed the enviable task of growing its audience with each instalment.

Last night saw ITV reorganise its Sunday evening defences with the recent ending of the well-received Home Fires providing an opportunity for the commercial broadcaster to launch another solid drama to bring the week to a close.

Thursday evening saw the launch of the latest run of Celebrity MasterChef as idle celebrities of yesteryear strapped on their pinafores in a frantic bid for some national exposure.

Wednesday night saw the return of dumb-as-a-bag-of-hammers-yet-perfectly-entertaining The Interceptor (9pm) as the second episode of BBC One’s super cop drama upped the silliness.

For the third week in a row the latest series of Kay Mellor and BBC One’s rags-to-riches-to-ironic-tragedy drama The Syndicate (9pm) nailed Tuesday’s prime time slot

Last night saw Sky Atlantic bring another nihilistic and sadistic season of Game of Thrones (9pm) to a typically brutal end.

Last night saw Channel 4 launch a brand new show, the creepy and unnerving psychological drama Humans (9pm), to a strong buzz and impressive ratings.

Last night saw Channel 4 up its game slightly by taking its fixed-rig camera set-up to the outskirts of Ethiopia in an ethically questionable effort to bring The Tribe (9pm) to prime time viewers’ living rooms.

In a bid to offer up some relief to the never-ending onslaught of brooding and gritty police procedurals littering the nation’s TV screens, last night saw BBC One launch hilariously earnest thriller The Interceptor (9pm).