Coronation Street's ratings returned to normal on Friday evening following its clash with football the previous day.
Carla Connor's factory nightmare was seen by 8.37m (37.5%) at 7.30pm (+1: 125k/0.5%) at 7.30pm, then 8.58m (36%) returned for Leanne's return to Weatherfield at 8.30pm (+1: 173k/0.7%).
Derek Branning's evil
EastEnders antics attracted 7.95m (34.5%) at 8pm. BBC Three's 10pm repeat added 645k (3.3%).
Emmerdale mustered a decent 7.16m (34.4%) at 7pm for farmer John Barton's funeral, while
Hollyoaks had 950k (4.8%) and 423k (2%) for E4's first look.
Daytime serial
Doctors averaged 1.54m (21.8%) for an edition titled 'At Sea', ahead of
Neighbours which grabbed 730k (10.2%) at the same time.
Ramsay Street fans mainly tuned in at 5.30pm, when the Australian soap had 995k (6.1%).
Home and Away followed with 741k (4%), before 5*'s first look nabbed 512k (2.6%) at 6.30pm.
