Coronation Street retained the Monday evening ratings crown with more drama for Gail, David and Kylie, according to overnight audience data.
ITV1's flagship soap averaged 7.98m (38.6%) from 7.30pm and 122k (0.5%) on +1 as David and Gail did some detective work after Kylie received a mysterious phone call. Gail's decision to become an unlikely source of support for Kylie was watched by 8.21m (36.1%) from 8.30pm and 177k (0.7%) on timeshift.
EastEnders appealed to 7.97m (36.2%) on BBC One from 8pm, as Syed shocked his family by announcing his plans to marry Christian. A further 786k (4%) caught BBC Three's repeat screening from 10pm.
On Emmerdale, 6.33m (32.5%) tuned in on ITV1 from 7pm and 140k (0.6%) on +1 as Leyla took Jacob on an adventure, leaving David worrying that she would run off with him.
Elsewhere, Hollyoaks managed 1.18m (6.8%) on Channel 4 from 6.30pm, before E4's first look at the next episode pulled in 426k (2.2%).
Earlier, Doctors had 1.36m (17.2%) on BBC One from 1.45pm, while Neighbours entertained 712k (9%) on Channel 5. The Aussie soap's repeat screening fetched 1.16m (8.9%) from 5.30pm.
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:42 pm