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In an effort to brighten up your Thursday night, the BBC last night rolled out the 16^th series of Silent Witness (BBC One, 9pm) specifically for those whose January blues were getting the better of them.

Excited viewers of midweek television were treated to a second day of Stargazing Live (BBC Two, 8pm) as Dara O’ Brian and a bunch of overly enthusiastic children turned their attention to the heavens.

Jeremy Toeman, CEO of Dijit Media and Editor of LIVEdigitally, has a theory on what could “kill” the TV industry as we know it – it’s called “Catch-Up TV” and it’s going to come back to haunt the industry.

The punctual drama of Christmas day in Walford continued to echo throughout last night’s EastEnders as Max Branning was still struggling with the small issue of the new wife he forgot he had married.

While there was plenty of lightness and comedy littered about Monday’s prime time schedule, ITV 1 inadvertently created an air of gloom for many viewers by doing the unthinkable.

So here we are, in that listless post-Christmas netherworld…and the ads are the usual flotsam and jetsam. I’ve often wondered why more advertisers don’t go for something special during this time…

The BBC launched a mobile application today that provides specific cover for all of its sport content.

The past weekend offered up a wave of childhood nostalgia that set the Twittersphere alight, far too many soaps for one night and Sunday return of a very familiar format.

Last night Channel 5 launched the grubby jewel in their scheduling crown as the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother was unleashed upon the nation.

During the whole festive period the iPlayer app was downloaded nearly one million times – with almost 300,000 downloads on Christmas Day alone – and by the end of 2012 the iPlayer app had been downloaded nearly 13 million times.