'Hollyoaks' Silas plot boosts E4's first look showing

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The Silas murder plot helped E4's first look showing of Hollyoaks pull in nearly 700k on Tuesday night, while EastEnders scored with Christian's ultimatum, according to overnight audience data.



Hollyoaks was seen by 673k (3.1%) on E4 from 7pm as Silas gave Lynsey a new clue about the identity of his next murder victim. A further 147k (0.6%) tuned in on +1.

Earlier, Lynsey's decision to tell Doug about Silas's twisted game was seen by 1.21m (5.8%) on Channel 4 from 6.30pm, and 100k (0.4%) an hour later.

BBC One's EastEnders was enjoyed by 8.74m (38.2%) from 7.30pm, as Christian told Syed that he must make a choice about their future. The repeat screening fetched 923k (4.7%) on BBC Three from 10pm.

Emmerdale averaged 7.25m (33.5%) for ITV1 from 7.00pm and 152k (0.7%) on +1 as Sandy was left hurt when he thought that Ashley wanted to offload him.

BBC One's Holby City grabbed 5.64m (24.2%) in the 8pm hour for the episode 'Culture Shock', featuring Sahira's frustration with the new rules at work.

Earlier in the day, Doctors entertained 1.69m (21.2%) on BBC One from 1.45pm, while Neighbours had 668k (8.2%) on Channel 5. The Aussie drama's repeat screening was watched by 1.11m (7%) from 5.30pm.

Home and Away managed 870k (4.6%) on Channel 5 from 6.00pm, before 5*'s first look at the next episode pulled in 568k (2.7%).