War between Tracy and Becky steers Coronation Street to 7.9m

[dutchman]

The escalating war between Becky and Tracy on Coronation Street saw the ITV1 soap top the Friday night ratings.



The show's 7.30pm instalment brought in 7.59m (36.3%), with a further 104k (0.5%) catching up on timeshift. The second part of the double bill, which saw Becky stunned by Tracy's revelations, upped the ante with 7.86m (34.9%) and 184k (0.8%) on +1.

Kicking off the channel's soaps for the night was Emmerdale at 7pm. Nicola's drastic decision saw 6.23m (32.4%) tune in to the Yorkshire-based show, with a further 69k (0.3%) watching an hour later.

Over on BBC One, EastEnders snared 7.64m (34.6%) as Eddie divulged his secrets to Michael. A further 779k (3.8%) saved themselves for the 10pm repeat on BBC Three.

Earlier in the day, an episode of Doctors titled The Devil's Daughter held 1.6m (22.7%) on the same channel.

Hollyoaks on Channel 4 logged 1.04m (5.8%) viewers, who saw Will receive advice from his siblings. An additional 126k (0.6%) watched on +1, while 543k (2.8%) opted to check out E4's first look.

The lunchtime edition of Neighbours attracted 679k (9.5%) to Channel 5. The evening repeat, which saw Michael troubled by Tash's flashbacks, took 1.19m (8.1%). The broadcaster's second Australian soap, Home and Away, used the strong lead-in to seduce 858k (4.9%) at 6pm.