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Despite the bank holiday Monday, yesterday’s TV schedule was mostly business as usual with just an old-school ‘sporting’ tournament and a sombre remembrance giving some reprieve from the usual start-of-week soaps, news and docs.

Wednesday night saw one of the country’s best-loved stand-up comedians dive back into the realm of sitcoms as Peter Kay’s Car Share (9:30pm) pulled in a pretty impressive audience for BBC One,.

Tuesday night saw BBC One début a brand new living documentary series in which some familiar faces were put through the historical ringer, all in the name of entertainment and education.

The appointment comes as the broadcaster looks to drive the consumer facing element of its data strategy.

For the second week in a row ITV’s new crime thriller Safe House secured the 9pm slot for the commercial broadcaster as Captain Happiness himself, Christopher Eccleston, continued to protect a family in his care.

Despite continued popular programming from the BBC in March, iPlayer requests were down by 44 million compared with February.

This weekend saw Britain’s Got Talent (8pm), ITV’s hugely successful Saturday night serving of frothy family fun, secure its biggest audience so far this series.

After dealing with severe hunger, dehydration, separation and fraying tempers, Thursday’s night visit to The Island with Bear Grylls saw the female camp face their biggest challenge yet (apart from navigation, obvs).

Following the publication of the latest UK adspend forecasts, James McDonald, research analyst at Warc, shows how the traditional TV spot continues to be a powerful form of advertising in the UK.

The UK’s second largest commercial broadcaster takes the Grand Prix – as MediaCom wins Most Connected Agency for the second year running and Manning Gottlieb OMD wins Best Connected Campaign for John Lewis and ‘Monty the Penguin’.