Coronation Street just stayed ahead of EastEnders in the Monday evening ratings battle, despite slipping below 8m viewers, according to overnight audience data.
ITV1's flagship soap averaged 7.86m (38.2%) from 7.30pm and 126k (0.5%) on +1 as Ruth threatened Fiz with violence if she grassed her up. Fiz's tough prison 'justice' from Ruth was watched by 7.38m (31.3%) from 8.30pm and 109k (0.4%) on timeshift.
EastEnders appealed to 7.52m (32.7%) on BBC One from 8pm, as Whitney faced her worst nightmare after Rob started hassling her again. A further 825k (4.1%) caught BBC Three's repeat screening from 10pm.
On Emmerdale, 6.44m (33.9%) tuned in on ITV1 from 7pm, featuring Mia seeing Ella and Adam's true colours as Declan revealed all about their affair.
Elsewhere, Hollyoaks managed 1.01m (5.9%) on Channel 4 from 6.30pm and 126k (0.6%), before E4's first look at the next episode pulled in 427k (2.2%).
Earlier, Doctors had 1.38m (19%) on BBC One from 1.45pm, while Neighbours entertained 744k (10.1%) on Channel 5. The Aussie soap's repeat screening fetched 1.15m (8.7%) from 5.30pm.
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:49 pm