Boxing Day figures: 'EastEnders' B&B explosion thrills 9.9m

[dutchman]

EastEnders topped the soap ratings on Boxing Day as the Yusef Khan storyline reached a dramatic climax, overnight figures show.



EastEnders pulled in 9.94m (38.1%) at 9pm on BBC One as vengeful Yusef set fire to the B&B with explosive consequences. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 703k (3.3%) at 10.30pm.

Coronation Street's hour-long episode, meanwhile, attracted 7.94m (31.7%) at 8pm and 250k (1.0%) on +1 as Becky tried to fight back against twisted Tracy.

Emmerdale interested 5.57m (25.6%) at 6.30pm as Debbie shared her latest plan with Andy, with a further 318k (1.4%) watching on timeshift.

Hollyoaks mustered 582k (2.9%) at 6.05pm on Channel 4 and 142k (0.7%) on Channel 4+1, while E4's first look screening appealed to 340k (1.6%) at 7pm.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional