Tuesday ratings: 'EastEnders' Yusef drama pulls in 8.7m

EastEnders topped the soap ratings on Tuesday evening as Yusef stepped up his evil attempts to control Zainab, overnight figures show.



EastEnders pulled in 8.69m (37.1%) at 7.30pm as Yusef refused to reunite Zainab with her young son Kamil. BBC Three's repeat screening later secured 994k (4.8%) at 10pm.

Also on BBC One, Holby City entertained 4.98m (21.3%) at 8pm as Malick's ordeal continued.

Emmerdale, meanwhile, attracted 6.95m (31.7%) at 7pm and 125k (0.5%) on timeshift as Cain heard unwelcome news about his recovery.

Hollyoaks managed 1.13m (5.7%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 and 119k (0.5%) on +1 as Warren's anger erupted over Mitzeee and Brendan, while the next twists to the tale brought 521k (2.4%) to E4's first look at 7pm.

Over on Channel 5, the latest edition of Top 20 Soap Moments interested 388k (2.4%) at 5.30pm.