Why our summer TV is full of cheap thrills

The unusually sunny weather is why we’re only noticing now how little the networks spend on summer programming

‘According to the Kinsey report

Ev’ry average man you know

Much prefers his lovey-dovey to court

When the temperature is low.

And so it is with one of our greatest love affairs - watching TV. Just like the lovestruck Lothario in the Cole Porter classic Too Darn Hot, we prefer our telly-watching when temperatures are low. At the moment ‘it’s too darn hot’ - and consequently TV viewing is struggling. With evening temperatures ...