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09 May 2013
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Niall Johnson
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.
08 May 2013
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Richard Marks
Broadchurch was a huge hit for ITV, says Richard Marks of Research the Media - but will it be able to replicate that success? Whatever happens, at least we've learned that rather than 'the Internet' proving to be a threat to TV, in many ways it is just what it has been waiting for: digital technology propagating a buzz around a show, and then giving people the means to join the party - a rolling stone gathering digital moss.
08 May 2013
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Niall Johnson
Despite the fact that recent legal actions confirmed the show to be as transparently vacant as we all suspected, Tuesday night brought the brand new series of Lord Sugar's desperate hunt for cringe inducing sound bites.
07 May 2013
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Niall Johnson
The working week kicked off in suitably dramatic fashion after three days of family films and desperate talent show auditions.
02 May 2013
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Niall Johnson
Last night saw MasterChef (BBC One, 9pm) make another valiant effort to wrap the current series up but failed to actually get rid of any contestants.
01 May 2013
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Niall Johnson
After seven long weeks and 21 episodes of competitive cooking and countless 'journeys', Tuesday night finally brought exhausted viewers a promise of the closure with MasterChef: The Final Three (BBC One, 9pm).
30 Apr 2013
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Niall Johnson
Monday evening saw ITV venture into scary new territory as two fresh prime time sitcoms were released from the traps onto an unsuspecting audience.
29 Apr 2013
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Niall Johnson
Saturday night brought about the kind of showdown that keeps schedulers up at night, as ITV and the BBC's big guns of helium-light entertainment went head to head.
26 Apr 2013
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Niall Johnson
Thursday night saw a traumatised Liam Butcher face off against his family's greatest enemy and barely survive. Yes, ITV's troublesome gang of overpaid footballers were back to plague EastEnders (BBC One, 7:30pm) by running away with a sizeable chunk of the show's audience.
25 Apr 2013
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The Media Leader Staff
Commercial terrestrial television channels broadly continue to enjoy a strong performance as the year progresses, with total terrestrial revenue up 10.5% year on year - but Channel 4 sees another drop in revenues.
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