EastEnders was at the 6.4m mark with Lucy Beale's death episode on Good Friday (April 18), but Coronation Street remained in the top spot as the most-watched soap, overnight figures show.
EastEnders pulled in 6.41m (30.8%) at 8pm on BBC One as Lucy was killed after heading off alone. Later, BBC Three's repeat screening continued to rise with 524k (3.7%) watching at 10.30pm.
Coronation Street claimed 6.95m (35.4%) at 7.30pm on ITV and 172k (0.8%) on +1 as Maria made a move on Tyrone, while 6.77m (30.2%) returned at 8.30pm and 254k (1.2%) on +1 as Maria found a way to exploit Tyrone's fears over Kirsty.
Emmerdale dipped to its lowest rating of the year so far as Charity and Declan's storyline attracted 5.17m (29.5%) at 7pm on ITV and 182k (0.9%) on +1.
Hollyoaks was also down with 639k (3.9%) tuning in for the race to save Sandy at 6.30pm on Channel 4, but E4's first look topped the day's multichannel ratings with 646k (3.7%) at 7pm.
Over on Channel 5, Neighbours continued with 520k (7.0%) at 1.45pm and 712k (5.7%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away managed 262k (3.6%) at 1.15pm, 383k (2.6%) at 6pm and 242k (1.5%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.
Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2014 1:24 pm