'EastEnders' attracts 8.4m with Syed's shock news

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EastEnders remained the most popular soap on Thursday evening as Syed got some surprise news, according to overnight viewing data.



EastEnders appealed to 8.41m (39.4%) on BBC One from 7.30pm, as Syed considered his next move. A further 633k (3.2%) saw BBC Three's repeat screening from 10pm.

Coronation Street averaged 7.09m (29.8%) for ITV1 from 8.30pm, as Carla freaked out when a client got flirty. An additional 252k (1.1%) watched the episode on ITV1+1.

Emmerdale grabbed 6.62m (33.2%) on ITV1 from 7pm and 107k (0.5%) on +1 as Cameron and Debbie were forced to give alibis when the police came knocking. The rural soap pulled in 6.51m (29.2%) on ITV1 from 8pm and 288k (1.3%) on +1 as Charity was disgusted when she heard about Cain and Amy.

Elsewhere, Hollyoaks had 1.14m (6%) on Channel 4 from 6.30pm. E4's first look at the next episode appealed to 463k (2.3%) from 7pm.

Earlier in the day, Doctors entertained 1.6m (23.1%) on BBC One from 1.45pm, while Neighbours had 692k (9.9%) on Channel 5. The Aussie drama's repeat screening was watched by 950k (6.2%) from 5.30pm.

Home and Away appealed to 836k (4.8%) on Channel 5 from 6pm, and 5*'s first look at the next episode pulled in 408k (2.1%) from 6.30pm.