'Just as grubby as any preceding news broadcast from which it tried to set itself apart'. Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Cutting Edge: Sex, Lies and the Murder of Meredith Kercher, C4
“Nothing yet is known for sure about the ‘sex', ‘lies' and ‘murder' of Meredith Kercher, so in the vacuum Cutting Edge served up some talking heads, reheated salacious rumours and was just as grubby as any preceding news broadcast from which it tried to set itself apart.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Cutting Edge: Sex, Lies and the Murder of Meredith Kercher, C4
“By the end of this engrossing documentary the only thing that could be said with any certainty about the death of Meredith Kercher is that it was anything but straightforward.”
Gerard O'Donovan, Daily Telegraph

Come Dine with Me, C4
“I think I've discovered the worst programme on television.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

Come Dine with Me, C4
“Confession: I am addicted to this simple, brilliant show.”
Tim Teeman, The Times

Inside the Medieval Mind, BBC4
“This was far-out stuff, indeed, but it was also fairly thin on the ground.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Gossip Girl, ITV2
“Like Grange Hill crossed with Dynasty, or Sex and the City for people with spots.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

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