A health scare on Coronation Street saw the ITV1 serial drama beat its BBC One rival in the Friday night ratings.
Bill Webster's collapse brought in 7.66m (38.9%) at 7.30pm, while a further 115k (0.5%) caught up on timeshift.
The second episode in the double bill, which saw Sally give her support to Kevin, held on to most of the audience, with 7.5m (34.2%) and 145k (0.6%) on +1.
Earlier on ITV1, Chas's threat to harm herself on Emmerdale took 6.07m (33.5%) at 7pm, and 136k (0.6%) on the broadcaster's +1 channel.
On BBC One, the latest developments in EastEnders' Vanessa saga interested 7.13m (33.8%), while a healthy 678k (3.4%) opted to watch BBC Three's 10pm repeat.
Hollyoaks nabbed 960k (5.8%) for Channel 4 as Francis considered his next move. E4's first look then generated 363k (2.1%).
An episode of Doctors titled Fatshe Leno La Rona had 1.37m (24.8%) during BBC One's afternoon schedule.
Channel 5's Neighbours entertained 711k (12.7%) for its afternoon showing, expanding to 1.05m (8%) at 5.30pm. Home and Away followed at 6pm with 727k (4.7%).
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 6:15 pm