EastEnders edged closer to the 8 million mark on Thursday evening (January 2) as Johnny Carter's secret was revealed to his family, overnight figures show.
7.88m (34.2%) watched at 7.30pm on BBC One as Nancy told Mick and Linda that Johnny is gay during a heated family row. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 448k (2.6%) at 10.30pm.
The aftermath of Emmerdale's Home Farm fire also continued to interest viewers as 7.07m (32.1%) tuned in at 7pm on ITV and 101k (0.4%) on +1 as Sam was arrested on suspicion of arson. The figure increased to 7.14m (30.4%) at 8pm and 186k (0.7%) on +1 as Charity's scheme ran into problems.
Hollyoaks brought in 1.1m (5.2%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 as Carmel raged over Theresa's latest bad behaviour, while E4's first look had 755k (3.4%) at 7pm and 151k (0.6%) on +1.
BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional 
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:08 pm