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The final episode of BBC One’s genealogical crying show Who Do You Think You Are? (9pm) aired last night, with the end of the 11th series continuing to secure its usually solid audience despite delivering more of the same.

After ten long weeks of frantic baking, difficult-to-digest puns and a lot of pastry-related stress, last night brought the finale of The Great British Bake Off (BBC One, 8pm).

Last night saw the powerful, famous and beautiful gather together in London’s Grosvenor House to heap praise and tacky awards on the normal people of the country in two-hour extravaganza of back patting and self-promotion.

Monday night saw ITV unleash a brand new twee regional detective series upon the TV schedule, with 9pm seeing fans of light-hearted murders descend upon Grantchester.

While The X Factor’s earlier 8pm performance on Saturday certainly saw an improvement, the tears and forced drama was over shadowed by the BBC’s sequinned secret weapon.

Thursday night saw the welcome return of BBC Two’s critically acclaimed gangster drama Peaky Blinders (9pm) as Cillian Murphy’s gangland boss welcomed in the 1920s with the usual visual flourish.

Wednesday night finally brought the semi-final of The Great British Bake Off (BBC One, 8pm) to the nation’s screens after nine long weeks of tears, sweat, lots of butter and a heavy sprinkling of contrived controversies.

BBC One’s dark northern thriller The Driver continued with the second episode seeing a slight fall in popularity as David Morrissey’s taxi driver-come-mafia chauffeur was dealing with serious spoilage issues in his vehicle.

Last night saw ITV air the final episode of young Pricilla White’s quest for international fame as the surprisingly successful Cilla (9pm) (in every sense) finally got a taste of the big leagues.

Not content with infecting the Saturday and Sunday night schedules with its fabricated brand of easy fame, Friday night saw ITV give the public exactly what they wanted.