“It's not unfunny - it's just nothing new.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Cowards, BBC4
“It's not unfunny - it's just nothing new.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Supersize vs Superskinny, C4
“The only possible objection to Supersize vs Superskinny is that it lacks the divine spark of cruelty that would make it a cult.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

President Obama: The Inauguration, BBC1
“This is like The X Factor.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Big Bang Theory, C4
“I was told I should try the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory which has returned for a second series and is lucky to have got that far, I'd say.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

Big Chef Takes On Little Chef, C4
“This is the best reality show around, because it exposes the motives of those taking part and of television's, too.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

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