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Single-handedly helping perpetuate the image of an eternally grim North, last night saw DCI Banks (9pm) return to ITV, although recently it looks like the put-upon detective has a good reason to frown.

The future role of JICs – the Joint Industry Councils that manage the different audience measurement ‘currencies’ – dominated this year’s Future of Media Research conference. So what does the future have in store?

Long-running culinary cook-off, MasterChef (9pm) returned to BBC One’s screens last night after the schedule mainstay deprived the TV viewing nation of John Torode and Gregg Wallace’s combined beauty for an agonising eight months.

Monday night saw ITV’s latest novelty crime drama reach the half way point of its very short run, with the second episode of its heavily Sherlock-influenced historical mystery taking quite a knock, week on week.

TV advertising revenue increased for the fifth consecutive year in 2014, according to full year revenue figures provided to Thinkbox by the UK commercial TV broadcasters.

Bampton has agreed with the broadcaster’s new owner, Viacom, to continue as a part-time consultant for Channel 5 from 1 April to help with the transition.

The deal will see the capital’s TV channel acquire content from Entertainment One, Eyeline Entertainment and Metrodome to broadcast a brand new film strand, ‘London Film House’.

Last night saw BBC One destroy the competition with a double helping of quality period drama, drawing viewers in with a final visit to the frenzied nursing convent, followed by a romantic romp through 18th-century Cornwall.

Last night BBC Two welcomed screenwriter Jimmy McGovern back to the TV fold with daring new historical romp Banished (9pm), a gritty drama soaked in the writer’s trademark passion for unsubtle social commentary.

Wednesday night saw BBC One mark its midweek prime time line-up with a night of light entertainment, with the ‘grand’ finale of this year’s The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (8pm) seeing a national treasure named star baker.