“It's a low-budget Lost.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

Survivors, BBC1
“Survivors is in thrall to the new Doctor Who's production values - its farrago of cinematographic gimmicks, its overblown musical score, its breathless mugging.”
Stuart Jeffries, The Guardian

Survivors, BBC1
“I'm not sure if Survivors will catch on or whether it'll prove too depressing for winter nights when escapism (or daft debates like over John Sergeant on Strictly Come Dancing) might seem more appealing. But it was a powerful opening shot.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

Survivors, BBC1
“It's a low-budget Lost.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Divas II, ITV1
“The ladies there seemed to be having a nice night out and if the footage of cheery cancer survivors inspired anyone, one can't really knock it.”
Andrea Mullaney, The Scotsman

Einstein and Eddington, BBC2
“Despite the stellar cast the tale often got bogged down in details.”
Matt Baylis, Daily Express

Einstein and Eddington, BBC2
“Einstein and Eddington was good television that could have been even better with more ambition.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

The IT Crowd, C4
“Some nights its raucous silliness is sublime. Friday's plot, involving a builder urinating in a bath, was not.”
Andrew Billen, The Times

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