Thurs ratings: 'EastEnders' nabs 7.5m with Vanessa drama

EastEnders remained the most popular soap on Thursday evening with more drama for Vanessa, according to overnight viewing data.



The BBC One soap appealed to 7.55m (36.5%) from 7.30pm, as Vanessa realised that Michael wanted Tyler to get seriously hurt in the fight. A further 825k (4.1%) saw BBC Three's repeat screening from 10pm.

Coronation Street averaged 6.85m (28%) for ITV1 from 9pm, as Carla wondered whether to tell the truth about the crash to Stella's family. An additional 186k (0.9%) watched the episode on ITV1+1.

Rural soap Emmerdale grabbed 6.68m (34.3%) on ITV1 from 7pm and 218k (1%) on +1, as Charity and Jai's engagement party turned sour after Declan dropped off Katie.

Elsewhere, Hollyoaks had 990k (5.4%) on Channel 4 from 6.30pm and 150k (0.7%) on +1. E4's first look at the next episode appealed to 452k (2.3%) from 7pm. The new series of spinoff show Hollyoaks Later had 392k (2.2%) on E4 from 10pm and 148k (1.6%) on timeshift.

Earlier in the day, Doctors entertained 1.67m (23.3%) on BBC One from 1.45pm, while Neighbours had 683k (9.4%) on Channel 5. The Aussie drama's repeat screening was watched by 1.04m (7.4%) from 5.30pm.

Home and Away appealed to 754k (4.6%) on Channel 5 from 6pm, and 5*'s first look at the next episode pulled in 355k (1.9%) from 6.30pm.