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Carnival Films calls time on what has become the highest rating UK drama of the past decade across any channel.

Wednesday night saw BBC One develop a serious case of the munchies by dedicating its two hour prime time window to both competitive and inventive culinary creations and fried chicken.

Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild event, the WPP boss gave his two cents on a range of subjects – from the plight of newspapers and the future of the BBC, to Jeremy Clarkson’s fisticuffs.

Tuesday saw the masses return to 9pm slot with a mixture of working class drama, a grand South American adventure and a repeat of a dependable police procedural favourite.

TV remains king, but digital adspend shows huge growth across the globe according to Carat’s latest forecats – whilst print goes into steeper decline.

As usual, Monday night brought a bevy of soap action to keep the teatime masses entertained but dropped the ball when it came to the prime slot with broadcasters seemingly taking a breather after a heavy weekend.

With BBC Three facing a difficult future, ITV has picked up the rights to air Family Guy and American Dad in the new multi-year deal.

Saturday saw a severe case of rugby fever descend across the nation as BBC One celebrated the culmination of the Six Nations Rugby championship by delivering an entire afternoon of heated action.

February saw good ratings for rugby, Ant & Dec, this year’s BRITs award ceremony and an adaptation of JK Rowling’s latest novel.

Thursday night brought a glut of factual documentaries to UK TV screens, resulting in a rather lacklustre night of prime time thrills with only BBC Two managing to deliver some scripted drama.