Emmerdale won the soap ratings battle on Thursday (September 12), overnight data reveals.
The ITV soap gathered 7.12 million (36.9%) at 7pm as Debbie told Chas about the Dictaphone (176,000/0.8% on +1).
A second episode dipped to 6.60m (30.8%) at 8pm (336/1.5%) when the pair decided to go to the police.
On BBC One, EastEnders interested 6.66m (33.4%) at 7.30pm, as Shirley began to discover the truth about Carl. The BBC Three repeat was seen by 468k (3.4%) at 10.30pm.
Waterloo Road appealed to 2.90m (13.7%) at 8pm on BBC One. Earlier, Doctors was seen by 1.26m (20.3%) at 1.45pm.
Channel 4's Hollyoaks attracted 920k (5.2%) at 6.30pm, while E4's first-look brought in 589k (3.1%) at 7pm.
On Channel 5, Home & Away entertained 221k (3.4%) at 1.15pm and 646k (4.0%) at 6pm. 5*'s first-look added 366k (2.1%) at 6.30pm.
Neighbours was seen by 598k (9.5%) at 1.45pm and 820k (5.9%) at 5.30pm.
