Ratings: Hollyoaks rises to 970k on E4 with Katy's funeral

Hollyoaks' E4 ratings were boosted further on Thursday evening (April 10) as Sinead was finally able to clear her name, overnight figures show.



970k (5.2%) tuned in for E4's first look at 7pm and 181k (0.8%) on +1 as Sinead interrupted Katy's funeral with proof that she didn't poison the youngster.

The figure was the highest for E4's first-look airings since January 9, when 974k watched the aftermath of Finn's attack on John Paul.

Earlier, the arrival of Katy's post-mortem results was seen by 996k (5.9%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4 and 113k (0.6%) on +1.

Meanwhile, Emmerdale's 7pm screening was the most-watched soap of the day on first-run airings. The show attracted 6.19m (33.4%) at 7pm on ITV and 170k (0.8%) on +1 as Donna was revealed to be terminally ill, while 5.93m (27.5%) returned for the second episode at 8pm and 217k (1.1%) on +1.

EastEnders managed 6.11m (31.0%) at 7.30pm on BBC One as Lola was run over by Ronnie. BBC Three's repeat screening secured 341k (2.4%) at 10.30pm.

Over on Channel 5, Neighbours continued with 591k (9.4%) at 1.45pm and 848k (6.3%) at 5.30pm, while Home and Away grabbed 178k (2.8%) at 1.15pm, 565k (3.6%) at 6pm and 371k (2.2%) for 5*'s first look at 6.30pm.

Elsewhere, the latest episode of Doctors had 1.29m (20.7%) at 1.45pm on BBC One.