Monday soaps: Frank Foster death mystery grips 9.9m

Coronation Street was well above the 9m mark on Monday evening (March 12) as the investigation into Frank Foster's death continued, overnight figures show.



Coronation Street pulled in 9.88m (41.8%) at 7.30pm and 189k (0.8%) on +1 as Carla faced tough questions from the police. 9.52m (38.1%) returned at 8.30pm and 201k (0.8%) on timeshift to see Peter take matters into his own hands.

EastEnders, meanwhile, attracted 8.11m (32.6%) at 8pm as Ian saw Ben's true colours. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 529k (2.8%) at 10pm.

Emmerdale appealed to 7.49m (34.5%) at 7pm as troubled Holly made contact with a drug dealer, with a further 118k (0.5%) watching on +1.

Hollyoaks grabbed 1.04m (5.2%) at 6.30pm and 103k (0.4%) on timeshift for the latest instalment of George's ordeal, while the first look airing interested 559k (2.6%) on E4 and 111k (0.4%) on E4+1.

Over on Channel 5, Neighbours managed 753k (10.6%) at 1.45pm and 912k (5.7%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away mustered 824k (4.4%) at 6pm and 532k (2.6%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.

Elsewhere, the latest episode of Doctors - titled 'Daddy Cool' - was seen by 1.61m (22.9%) at 1.45pm on BBC One.