Emmerdale ratings boosted by Donna death aftermath
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:00 pm
Emmerdale rose further in the ratings on Monday evening (August 18) with the continued fallout from Donna Windsor's tragic death, overnight figures show.
The show pulled in 5.95m (33.0%) at 7pm on ITV - its highest figure since June 16 - as Ross remained in turmoil and Marlon had to break the news of Donna's demise to April.
Emmerdale was neck-and-neck with EastEnders, which also had 5.95m (27.7%) at 8pm on BBC One as Ian continued his attempts to hide his dirty secret. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 274k (1.9%) at 10.30pm.
Coronation Street was the most-watched soap of the day, attracting 6.84m (35.2%) at 7.30pm on ITV and 155k (0.7%) on +1 as jailed Peter blew his chance to rebuild his relationship with Simon. The audience increased slightly to 6.85m (31.3%) at 8.30pm and 172k (0.7%) on +1 as Neil's desperation left Andrea concerned.
Elsewhere, Hollyoaks topped the 1 million mark on Channel 4 for the first time since June 4, claiming 1.04m (6.2%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 as Peri started to rebel. E4's first look followed with 726k (4.0%) at 7pm and 123k (0.6%) on +1.
Over on Channel 5, Kathy's discovery of Paige's true identity in Neighbours gave the show its best lunchtime rating since January, bringing in 740k (10.3%) at 1.45pm. 761k (5.9%) caught the teatime screening at 5.30pm.
Home and Away mustered 281k (3.8%) at 1.15pm, 516k (3.3%) at 6pm and 342k (2.0%) with 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.
BBC One's Doctors continued with 1.27m (17.9%) at 1.45pm.
