Ratings: EastEnders' Shirley discovery shared with 7.4m

EastEnders secured 7.4m viewers on Wednesday evening (August 15) as Shirley Carter finally discovered the truth about Heather Trott's murder, overnight figures show.



The Walford soap pulled in 7.44m (35.7%) at 7.30pm on BBC One for an episode which saw Ben Mitchell accidentally reveal his guilt, provoking a furious response from Shirley. BBC Three's repeat screening later claimed 752k (4.6%) at 10.30pm.

Emmerdale, meanwhile, attracted 6.33m (32.5%) at 7pm as Chas announced Dan as her new boyfriend, adding 151k (0.7%) on +1.

Hollyoaks appealed to 886k (4.8%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 with the aftermath of the heist drama, while 450k (2.3%) watched E4's first look at 7pm.

Over on Channel 5, Neighbours entertained 598k (7.3%) at 1.45pm and 846k (5.8%) at 5.30pm, while the latest classic episodes of Home and Away on 5* interested 194k (1.1%) and 177k (1.0%) at 6pm and 6.30pm respectively.

Elsewhere, the latest episode of Doctors - titled 'Art and Soul' - was seen by 1.29m (15.8%) at 1.45pm on BBC One.