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TV’s not going extinct – but it is being re-imagined whether people like it or not, writes Videology’s Rhys McLachlan.

Nineteen years after the BBC blew away unsuspecting viewers minds with the transgressive yet landmark docusoap Airport, last night saw primetime TV cautiously return to Heathrow Airport in an attempt to milk some more drama.

Last night saw commercial broadcaster ITV rule the prestigious prime time slot as the nation’s favourite therapeutic weeping session Long Lost Family (9pm) returned, sending Twitter users into an emotional meltdown in the process.

Could it be that the current Britain’s Got Talent hullabaloo is a metaphor for the more serious problems facing ITV, asks Raymond Snoddy.

Last night saw both of the BBC’s terrestrial channels treat viewers to the return of two successful shows, with Key Mellor’s drama The Syndicate (9pm) providing the biggest prime time draw.

Monday night heralded the début of the second series of ITV’s once controversial and divisive old-school sitcom, Vicious (9pm), as the 76-year-old double act of Sir Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi returned as warring partners.

However, the consumption of traditional media – including newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and cinema – fell between 2010 and 2014, directly because of competition from the internet.

Starting April with a spring in their step, UK commercial broadcasters recorded healthy increases in revenue, with all but one down on the previous year.

We should be very wary of the home office’s plans to give Ofcom the power to vet programmes before they are broadcast, warns Raymond Snoddy.

This month saw big audience ratings for ITV with the return of Britain’s Got Talent, Safe House, Ninja Warrior and General Election Leaders’ Debate.