BBC

Host: Gary Lineker

It’s got to the stage with Lineker where you can easily forget he is England’s third all-time highest goalscorer. For many he is now simply that man with the silver hair who presents football on the telly, partly because of how long he’s been doing it and partly because he’s rather good at it. Euro 2016 has been another tournament in which the former striker has smoothly combined easy charm with razor‑sharp professionalism, seen best with his handling of a truly baffling set of responses to a relatively straightforward set of questions by Jens Lehmann during half-time of Germany’s 1-0 victory against Northern Ireland on Tuesday. Lesser men would have stumbled amid the ‘what did he just say?’ haze.

Rating 8½/10

Alan Shearer: at his forthright best. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Main studio pundit (English): Alan Shearer

The fear going into this tournament was that Shearer would be too frazzled and fed-up to pundit having spent the past season commenting on Newcastle United’s tragicomedy slide out of the Premier League in his role on Match of the Day. But refreshed and no doubt enthused by memories of Euro 96, the former St James’ Park striker has been at his forthright best in a position just left of Lineker and with the Eiffel Tower located behind his increasingly shiny head. Shearer’s obvious dissatisfaction with Roy Hodgson could become properly interesting should England continue to stumble through proceedings. Rating 7½/10

Main studio pundit (Welsh): Dean Saunders

A scan of the internet suggests Saunders has not done well in his role as Wales cheerleader on their return to the international tournament stage. Yes the 52-year-old has been rather hit and miss, but his coaching roles in Wales – as assistant to John Toshack with the national team and as manager of Wrexham – means he has come armed with some nice bits of insight, such as how he had to tell the Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward to swear less when they worked together at the Racecourse Ground. And to all those criticising ‘Deano’, remember this – more Saunders means less Robbie Savage. Which can only be a good thing.

Rating 6/10

Main studio pundit (Rest of the world) Thierry Henry

The lip quiver. Did you spot the lip quiver? You didn’t? Well here it is – weirdly brilliant but also it’s the best thing Henry has done as a pundit. OK, that’s harsh, because what this tournament has shown is that Henry has undoubtedly improved at talking about football. There remains a sense, however, that the former France striker is still coasting – less va va voom and more so so what? – and that’s what made the lip quiver (Henry’s reaction after Rio Ferdinand suggested he could get Puma to sort out Switzerland’s less-than-sturdy kit during their recent draw with France) so memorable. It was the moment Henry dropped a shoulder and raced away from the norm. Let’s hope for more to come.

Rating 6/10

Main commentator: Guy Mowbray

The BBC’s leading voice and it’s not difficult to see – or should that be, hear – why. That rich, growling tone, that confident, consistently informed delivery, Mowbray is a man at ease on the biggest stage. What we wait for now is a line to top the one he delivered just before the second half of England’s defeat by Italy at the last World Cup: “It’s close to midnight so let’s hope for a thriller.” Over to you Guy.

Rating 8/10

Co-commentator: Mark Lawrenson

I met Lawrenson last year and he’s a lovely man, so it genuinely pains me to be part of the chorus of voices calling for the poor sod to be put out of his misery. For some time now ‘Lawro’ has given the impression of someone who simply doesn’t like football anymore, or does like it but sees commentating as a really good way to audition for the role of sarcastic team captain on a BBC Two panel show. He has now also slipped into making really bizarre remarks, such as suggesting the Sweden defender Andreas Granqvist “went down like custard” during their 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland. Seriously, let’s bring him home.Rating 3/10

Others

Rio Ferdinand:: More excitable than analytical but the desire to offer strong, interesting opinions is clearly there, and he can deliver.

Rating 6/10

Danny Murphy: The former midfielder quickly took to punditry and that is perhaps the problem – he now often comes across as a fed-up veteran. Decent analysis is there, Murphy just needs to lighten up. Rating 6½/10

Martin Keown: Tries hard and that’s largely the problem – leads to the former defender coming out with some right nonsense, such as describing a close-range header by Cristiano Ronaldo during Portugal’s 3-3 draw with Hungary as “the finest sight in football”. Really Martin? Really? Rating 5½/10

Mark Chapman A high-level broadcaster who has brought a high-level range of jumpers, not to mention a high-level beard, to the BBC’s nightly highlights show. Rating 8/10

Overall rating: 65/100

ITV

Host: Mark Pougatch

Euro 2016 is a big moment for Pougatch, representing as they do his first major tournament as ITV’s face of football, and he must have feared the worst upon being told that his first hosting gig would take place on top of a terrace overlooking Notre Dame. Talk about taking a man out of his comfort zone and setting him up, quite literally, for a fall. But Pougatch showed all his broadcasting experience and has continued to be a solid presence since. One thing though, and this may be down to the volume control on my TV; but he appears to be talking really, really loudly.

Rating 8/10

Main studio pundit (English): Lee Dixon

I worried for Dixon on the international stage shorn of Adrian Chiles, with the pair appearing to have developed a firm, mutually beneficial relationship prior to the latter’s unceremonious axing by ITV’s top brass. But the former Arsenal full‑back simply shrugged off Chiles’s departure and, if anything, has become a more commanding punditry voice, combining interesting tactical analysis with a healthy dose of “man over the garden fence” patter. I particularly liked his insightful and exasperated take on Turkey’s defending during their 3-0 defeat to Spain in Nice last Friday.

Rating 8/10

The ITV squad: Lee Dixon, Mark Pougatch, Jacqui Oatley, Glenn Hoddle and Ian Wright. Photograph: ITV

Main studio pundit (Welsh): Craig Bellamy

It’s long been the case that Bellamy the man is very different to Bellamy the caricature and this tournament has merely confirmed that one of British football’s supposed hotheads is actually a considered, articulate voice on the game. He even maintains that manner when swinging a metaphorical golf club, as seen in his reaction to Jack Wilshere’s insistence that England are a superior team to Wales. Bellamy deconstructed the Arsenal midfielder’s claim with an assured, hard-to-argue-with assessment, only to be sabotaged by the actual result between the sides. Rating 7/10

Main studio pundit (Rest of the world): Slaven Bilic

The undoubted punditry star of this Euro 2016 tournament, bringing a gripping mix of authoritative analysis and barnstorming passion to our TV sets. It began on day one, and from that terrace overlooking Notre Dame, when there must have been concerns that the former Croatia defender with the oddly-shaven head was out of his depth. Instead Bilic offered a strong take on France’s narrow win against Romania and has not looked back, with his table-climbing display following Dimitri Payet’s goal against Albania and obvious urge to throw Glenn Hoddle out of the nearest window only adding to the sense that he is a marvellous maverick. What a shame that the 47-year-old has now departed from our screens so that he can go back to the day job of managing West Ham United. Rating 9/10

Slaven Bilic reacts in the ITV studio after Dimitri Payet’s goal against Albania. Photograph: ITV

Main commentator: Clive Tyldesley

I’ve long been in a minority of people who really like Tyldesley. He has been there and done it and continues to bring a swaggering authority to the big occasions. That has again been the case at Euro 2016 and he was in line for a big rating ... but then I remembered he said “Justice for the England XI” in reaction to Eric Dier’s goal against Russia. Oh Clive, what were you thinking? Rating 7/10

Co-commentator: Glenn Hoddle

Another punditry figure who attracts more criticism than acclaim and at times it is easy to see why. Hoddle talks a lot, and occasionally it slips into a rambling mess. Then there is his rather rose-tinted view of England, which is perhaps understandable given he is back in France 18 summers after he led the national team to glorious failure at the 1998 World Cup. That experience showed Hoddle knows his onions when it comes to football and despite the flak, that has been on show during this tournament. He’s really not as bad as many people say.

Rating: 6/10

Others

Ian Wright: Less overgrown-child‑like than at previous tournaments, but still prone to the odd moment. Oh and can someone please stop him referring to Hoddle as “gaffer”. It’s ridiculous. Rating: 5½/10

Peter Crouch: I’ve never seen a man look so bored/tired/disinterested on television. He should’ve stayed at home and done that dance. Rating: 3/10

Lothar Matthäus: The former Germany captain has an accent so thick you could knock a bull over with it but there is not much of note in the actual words. The real value with Matthäus comes from the fact he clearly doesn’t know the names of anyone sat near him. Rating: 5½/10

Jacqui Oatley: Possibly the hardest-working journalist at Euro 2016; crossing cities and stadiums as well as hosting ITV’s nightly highlights show from their Paris base. And all with a smile and maximum professionalism. Rating: 8/10

Overall rating: 67/100