Friday ratings dip for 8.30pm Coronation Street episode

Coronation Street topped the soap ratings on Friday, but dipped well below 7m for its second episode.



For its 7.30pm instalment, the Weatherfield soap grabbed a decent 7.5m (35.1%) for Tracy's sabotage of Lloyd, which was also seen by 157k (0.7%) on ITV1 +1.

However, the audience dropped to just 6.31m (28.1%) and 161k (0.7%) on +1 for Steve and Lloyd's sports day brawl an hour later.

EastEnders logged 7.21m (32.9%) for its first showing at 8pm, while BBC Three's 10pm repeat nabbed 644k (3.1%) at 10pm, and the Omnibus averaged 274k (5.9%) from midnight back on BBC One.

Emmerdale finished the week on 6.1m (28.6%) at 7pm (+1: 142k/0.7%), while Hollyoaks pulled in 707k (3.3%) at 6.30pm (+1: 158k/0.7%) and 540k (2.5%) for E4's first look half-an-hour later at 7pm (+1: 148k/0.7%).

Elsewhere, Channel 5's lunchtime screening of Neighbours drew an impressive 717k (7.4%), ahead of the Australian serial's teatime airing which had 653k (3.6%).

Home and Away, meanwhile, interested 581k (2.9%) at 6pm and 312k (1.7%) for 5*'s first look.