The past weekend finally brought some relief for right-thinking TV viewers across the country as The X Factor’s (ITV) eleventh series finally rattled to an inconspicuous end.
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Wednesday night saw BBC One’s panicked blagging show The Apprentice (9pm) reclaim some of its lost strength after three long weeks of being continuously battered by ITV.
Tuesday night saw BBC One’s highly successful eight-part thriller, The Missing (9pm), lurch towards its no doubt devastating conclusion, with last night’s episode offering viewers a tantalising promise of some actual answers.
The festival of lighter-than-hydrogen assortment of entertainment that makes up The Royal Variety Performance 2014 kicked off at 7:30pm on the commercial broadcaster and aimed to keep viewers gripped.
The past weekend finally brought an end to one of ITV’s longest-running and highly successful reality shows while tantalisingly teasing the end of another – although both suffered at the hand of BBC One’s runaway dancing hit.
Wednesday night saw the hits keep coming for Lord Sugar’s band of merry marketers as the tenth series of The Apprentice (9pm) continued to slog it out with ITV’s runaway jungle hit.
Tuesday night saw punishing thriller, The Missing (BBC One, 9pm), hurtle towards its finale as James Nesbitt’s tortured journey continued.
Last night saw the first lucky campmate finally being released from the TV compounds of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (8:30pm) with viewers deeming ex-Premier League footballer Jimmy Bullard no longer worthy.
Saturday night’s all-star prime time entertainment officially kicked off at 7pm on BBC One as Strictly Come Dancing rolled out more cheesy routines and big Bollywood numbers in an attempt to keep the restless masses amused.
Thursday night brought an end to David Attenborough’s fascinating – and sometimes slightly traumatic – Life Story (BBC One, 9pm).
