Platt family dramas bring in 6.1m viewers on Friday

Coronation Street was Friday evening's top-rated soap (August 1) as the Platt family's latest crisis began to unfold, overnight figures show.



6.1m (32.7%) watched at 7.30pm on ITV and 185k (0.9%) on +1 as David and Kylie came back from holiday with news of bad behaviour from Max, while 5.57m (26.8%) returned at 8.30pm and 298k (1.4%) on +1 as David struggled to convince Kylie that Max's antics were a concern.

Emmerdale continued with 5.02m (29.5%) at 7pm on ITV and 214k (1.1%) on +1 as Moira tried to make Adam see sense over his recent drug use.

Hollyoaks attracted 746k (4.6%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 as Lindsey and Joe's secret scheme against Freddie was revealed, while E4's first look followed with 740k (4.3%) at 7pm and 200k (1.1%) on +1.

Over on Channel 5, Neighbours claimed 585k (7.8%) at 1.45pm and 617k (4.7%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away managed 211k (2.8%) at 1.15pm, 468k (3.1%) at 6pm and 212k (1.3%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.