Coronation Street retained the Monday evening ratings crown with drama for Maria and Chris, according to overnight audience data.
ITV1's flagship soap averaged 8.3m (37%) from 7.30pm and 118k (0.5%) on +1 as Maria was left horrified as Chris completely lost control. Chris's confession to Cheryl that he is seriously ill was watched by 8.41m (34.9%) from 8.30pm and 179k (0.7%) on timeshift.
EastEnders appealed to 7.67m (32.7%) on BBC One from 8pm, as someone saw Max and Tanya together as they shared a passionate embrace outside The Vic. A further 702k (3.2%) caught BBC Three's repeat screening from 10pm.
On Emmerdale, 6.71m (33.5%) tuned in on ITV1 from 7pm as Aaron's move to The Woolpack got off to a heated start, leaving Diane furious.
Elsewhere, Hollyoaks managed 890k (4.7%) on Channel 4 from 6.30pm and 114k (0.5%), before E4's first look at the next episode pulled in 350k (1.8%).
Earlier, Doctors had 1.7m (21.2%) on BBC One from 1.45pm, while Neighbours entertained 718k (8.9%) on Channel 5. The Aussie soap's repeat screening fetched 1.06m (7.6%) from 5.30pm.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:34 am