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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.

Britain’s Got Talent, The C-Word and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell were among some of the most-watched programmes in May.

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.

As the Daily Mail publishes a hugely misleading attack, Raymond Snoddy argues that the public mood is being manipulated to make it hostile to the BBC in advance of vital talks with Government.

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

US cable network AMC, the broadcaster of shows including Breaking Bad and Mad Men, is to exclusively launch on BT this September, making it accessible to UK audiences for the first time.

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

“Whatever can be automated will inevitably be automated, especially TV,” says Bob Lord, president of AOL.