“The whole thing is now filmed like 24 on acid.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

CSI: Miami, Five
 “The whole thing is now filmed like 24 on acid.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

CSI: Miami, Five
 “In a world where more and more of us have seen The Wire, CSI simply doesn't cut the mustard any more. It's meant to be a police procedural and, except for the odd burst of sexual tension between implausibly attractive cops, the plot is all about process. But when that process is so utterly preposterous - and we're talking science fiction here - the whole thing just ends up feeling a bit like Midsomer Murders, with tits.
Tim Walker, The Independent

Olympic Dreams, BBC1
“God, what a killer Olympic Dreams. Devastating. I was almost in tears several times.”
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian

The Ghosts of the Mary Rose: Revealed, Five
"This slice of history-meets-CSI made the Tudor wreck more interesting than it's ever been on land."
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

The Secret Millionaire, C4
 “On paper The Secret Millionaire sounds as tacky as hell. In practice, it is more like a good deed in a naughty world.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

The Secret Millionaire, C4
“This show always throws up its fair share of moral quandaries: Should rich people give poor people big cheques and leave it at that? Should we congratulate them for it? Shouldn't they just vote for higher taxes on their own incomes? If the millionaire wants to keep his munificence so mysterious, why's he doing it on television? Not exactly Bruce Wayne, is it?”
Tim Walker, The Independent

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