Here then are the STV OPT OUTs for the remainder of this week:-
MONDAY 6TH - 8.00-8.30pm - ITV: Cornwall. STV: SCOTTISH PASSPORT.
9.00-10.00pm - ITV: Whitechapel. STV: IDENTITY.
10.30pm-5.30am - ITV: That Sunday Night Show/Law & Order UK/River Monsters/The Zone/Jeremy Kyle/Nightscreen/Jeremy Kyle. STV: SCOTLAND TONIGHT - THAT SUNDAY NIGHT SHOW - ODD ONE IN - FILM: THE EXORCIST, THE BEGINNING - IN PLAIN SIGHT - NIGHTSCREEN.
Verdict: STV put up an acceptable late night offering, but their failure to show Whitechapel continues to lose them favour. ITV WIN.
TUESDAY 7TH - 10.30pm-3.05am - ITV: Benidorm/The Cube/The Zone. STV: SCOTLAND TONIGHT - FILM: AMERICAN GANGSTER - JEREMY KYLE - VET SCHOOL BITES.
Verdict: Before STV joins the network at 3.05am they once again put up a good offering of programmes, including a highly rated film. STV WIN.
WEDNESDAY 8TH - 7.30-10.00pm - ITV: Football. STV: CHEETAH KINGDOM - MIDSOMER MURDERS.
10.30pm-2.35am - ITV: Football highlights/Kidnap & Ransom/The Zone. STV: SCOTLAND TONIGHT - FILM: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - JEREMY KYLE.
Verdict: STV viewers miss out on live FA Cup football earlier in the evening, but before joining the network at 2.35am with Film: Rio Bravo they offer a decent line up of programmes, again showing a well rated film. Despite the football no show, a narrow win for the Scottish broadcaster today. STV WIN.
THURSDAY 9TH - 9.00-10.00pm - ITV: Eternal Law. STV: LOVE HATE.
10.30pm-5.30am - ITV: Jonathan Ross/Take Me Out/The Zone/Tonight/Nightscreen/Jeremy Kyle. STV: SCOTLAND TONIGHT - SCOTTISH PASSPORT - JONATHAN ROSS - NIGHTSHIFT.
Verdict: The late night line ups aren't terribly exciting from either camp tonight, and earlier on Scottish viewers miss out on the networked (albeit lowly rated) Eternal Law. A narrow win for the network. ITV WIN.
FRIDAY 10TH - 8.00-8.30pm - ITV: Safari School Bites. STV: MOVIEJUICE.
9.00-10.00pm - ITV: Law & Order Uk. STV: BLUE MURDER.
10.30PM-5.30am - ITV: Film: Jaws The Revenge. STV: RUGBY UNION - FILM: THE SKELETON KEY - THE NIGHTSHIFT.
Verdict: It's a no show for 2 programmes in primetime, and bizarrely after a few weeks of the Jaws films STV decide to jump ship and not screen the last one. ITV WIN.
Conclusion: Again, STV perform well late at night earlier in the week

, but their primetime OPT OUTs continue to leave a bitter taste in the mouth.