Ratings: Ben's revenge seen by almost 8m on 'EastEnders'

EastEnders pulled in nearly 8m viewers on Tuesday evening as Ben took his revenge after being rejected by Christian, according to overnight audience data.



BBC One's soap was enjoyed by 7.95m (34.6%) from 7.30pm as Ben told Phil that Christian had molested him. The repeat screening fetched 978k (4.9%) on BBC Three from 10pm.

Also on BBC One, Holby City grabbed 5.57m (24.4%) in the 8pm hour for the episode 'Under the Skin', featuring Jac's decision to perform a potentially life-threatening procedure on baby Freya.

Emmerdale averaged 6.8m (30.6%) for ITV1 from 7.00pm and 147k (0.7%) on +1 as Declan heard some horrific news while waiting for Mia to arrive.

Hollyoaks was seen by 1.2m on Channel 4 from 6.30pm, before E4's first look episode attracted 673k (3%) from 7pm and 121k (0.5%) an hour later.

BBC One's Doctors entertained 1.92m (24.8%) from 1.45pm.

Channel 5's Neighbours had 804k (10.4%) from 1.45pm and 1.15m (7%) from 5.30pm. Home and Away managed 826k (4.3%) on Channel 5 from 6pm, before 5*'s first look at the next episode pulled in 506k (2.4%).