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22 May 2013
As viewers struggled with the Tuesday blues, soap characters turned to illicit vices to get them through last night. Drug taking appeared to be all the rage in the soaps with Emmerdale (ITV) kicking off the frenzy of increased sensitivity at 7pm.
21 May 2013
Turning the attention away from any ongoing internal scandals, last night saw BBC One's Panorama investigation into the Hillsborough disaster point its big stick of blame at misleading officials and the emergency services.
20 May 2013
After a weekend of cheap and light entertainment, it was no surprise to see yesterday evening's viewers flock to BBC One's earnest and sobering Sunday output.
17 May 2013
For the third time in just two weeks traditional soap underdog Emmerdale (ITV) was triumphant against its age old rival over on BBC One.
16 May 2013
Last night saw soap fans reel in horror as football bled into the schedules, forcing Coronation Street to air much earlier than usual - resulting in a significant drop in viewers.
15 May 2013
After Monday evening's cornucopia of harsh realism, Tuesday's prime time options at least attempted to remedy the dire situation with a new series about (comparatively) happy characters.
14 May 2013
Monday's prime time slot brought a deluge of social extremes, representing a wide variety of British life. And for once, last night's ratings proved to be just as fragmented as real life.
13 May 2013
In place of the usual Sunday evening fare (child killers, dusty detectives, gray tinged anti-nostalgia etc) was a flurry of snapping cameras and giant white smiles as the British Academy Television Awards (BBC One, 9pm) kicked off from London's Royal Festival Hall.
10 May 2013
In the all-important 9pm slot last night, BBC One decided to mimic its rival channels and gave us the first episode in a new series about hoarding - the silent killer.
09 May 2013
Quaint and twee country soap Emmerdale (ITV, 7pm) signalled the start of Wednesday night's top shelf content as the poor man's Robert Downey Jr, Cameron, escaped another bullet in the nick of time.
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