Ricky return brings 10.3m to 'EastEnders'

Ricky Butcher's return to Albert Square was watched by 10.3m viewers last night.

The old favourite, played by Sid Owen, turned up ahead of the funeral of his father Frank during last night's 8pm EastEnders.

The show won 43% of the audience, was up on the 9.2m (39.6%) slot average and was the day's most watched programme.

Coronation Street came close though, bringing 10.1m (45%) to ITV1 for its 7.30pm instalment and 10m (41%) for the second at 8.30pm.

BBC One was back on top at 9pm when 5.5m (24%) saw Crimewatch, with 4.5m (20%) watching The Fixer on ITV1.

BBC Two took third place with 1.6m (7%) tuning in for Alternative Therapies for an hour, while Channel 4 was close behind. Feature-length drama Poppy Shakespeare drew an audience of 1.3m (6%) from 9-10.45pm.

Five cooking competition Breaking Into Tesco reached 1.1m (5%) over the hour from 9pm.

> Click here for the Digital Spy recap of last night's EastEnders