Coronation Street topped Monday evening's (October 1) soap ratings with Kirsty's latest twisted behaviour, overnight figures show.
The Weatherfield serial pulled in 8.41m (37.8%) at 7.30pm on ITV1 and 245k (1.0%) on +1 as Kirsty threatened to take Ruby away from Tyrone if he dumped her. 8.4m (34.4%) returned at 8.30pm and 376k (1.6%) on timeshift as a helpless Tyrone was forced to reconsider his plans.
EastEnders, meanwhile, pulled in 6.91m (28.7%) at 8pm on BBC One as Kat and Alfie returned home to The Vic. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 578k (4.0%) at 10.30pm.
Emmerdale interested 6.66m (32.8%) at 7pm as Gabby made a false accusation against Marlon, adding 157k (0.7%) an hour later.
Hollyoaks grabbed 1.04m (5.6%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 as Riley discovered Mercedes's latest deception, while E4's first look had 686k (3.4%) at 7pm.
Over on Channel 5, Neighbours managed 670k (9.5%) at 1.45pm and 886k (6.0%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away mustered 717k (4.2%) at 6pm and 449k (2.4%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.
Elsewhere, the latest episode of Doctors was seen by 1.49m (21.2%) at 1.45pm on BBC One.
