COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

Coronation Street continued to deliver strong ratings on Monday evening in the aftermath of Frank Foster's rape trial, overnight figures show.



Coronation Street pulled in 9.95m (40.1%) at 7.30pm as Frank returned to Underworld to cause trouble for Carla. Later, Peter's suggestion to Carla that they should leave Weatherfield was seen by 9.58m (36.2%) at 8.30pm and 142k (0.5%) on ITV1+1.

EastEnders, meanwhile, attracted 8.6m (32.5%) at 8pm for Roxy and Jack's passionate encounter. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 731k (3.6%) at 10pm.

Emmerdale entertained 7.98m (34.5%) at 7pm as Amy and Val finally settled their differences, with 131k (0.5%) catching the timeshift airing an hour later.

Hollyoaks mustered 1.22m (5.5%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 as Nancy's mum Margaret returned to the village, while the aftermath of her arrival brought 512k (2.2%) to E4's first look at 7pm.

Over on Channel 5, Neighbours managed 840k (10.3%) at 1.45pm and 1.14m (6.4%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away had 838k (4.1%) at 6pm and 488k (2.2%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.

Elsewhere, the latest episode of Doctors - titled 'Denial' - appealed to 1.76m (21.7%) at 1.45pm on BBC One.