A little over 1 million live viewers tuned in to see if things in Westoros can actually get worse after that scene last week.
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Nineteen years after the BBC blew away unsuspecting viewers minds with the transgressive yet landmark docusoap Airport, last night saw primetime TV cautiously return to Heathrow Airport in an attempt to milk some more drama.
Last night saw commercial broadcaster ITV rule the prestigious prime time slot as the nation’s favourite therapeutic weeping session Long Lost Family (9pm) returned, sending Twitter users into an emotional meltdown in the process.
Last night saw both of the BBC’s terrestrial channels treat viewers to the return of two successful shows, with Key Mellor’s drama The Syndicate (9pm) providing the biggest prime time draw.
Monday night heralded the début of the second series of ITV’s once controversial and divisive old-school sitcom, Vicious (9pm), as the 76-year-old double act of Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi returned as warring partners.
After nine long months of living in a merciful Big Brother-free society, last night saw Channel 5 go and ruin everything by launching the first half of a summer-long plan to infest the national’s tellyboxes.
Monday night saw Benefits Street (9pm) finally return to Channel 4, albeit this time in a much cuddlier, more saccharine form.
Last night saw BBC One offer up a little bit of Sunday night glamour as the beautiful and (relatively) famous descended for the ultimate night of industry self-congratulation that is The British Academy Television Awards (9pm).
As expected, viewers tuned to BBC One in droves to see never-ending clips of people putting paper into boxes as well as the bevy of last-minute campaign attempts from the party leaders.
On the eve of today’s General Election Channel 4 gave the nation a horrifying glimpse of a leaderless and futile society where citizens are consigned to lay around and waste away instead of helping themselves.
