Soaps Ratings Roundup: April 20

EastEnders was the victor in the early evening soaps battle on Monday night, early figures show.

BBC One's first Walford instalment of the week, which saw Masood worrying about his wife Zainab, delivered 8.89m (41.4%) at 8pm.

BBC Three's 10pm repeat was the most watched multichannel programme of the day, logging 682k (4%).

ITV's two outings of Coronation Street at 7.30pm and 8.30pm, during which Luke accidentally brought back painful memories for Maria and Tara upped her revenge plot, averaged 8.47m (42.3%) and 8.52m (37%) respectively.

The later ITV2 repeats between 11.45pm and 12.45am added 127k (2.6%) and 93k (2.6%).

Emmerdale's screening at 7pm, during which Mark attempted to buy Faye off with a luxury flat, attracted 6.02m (33.8%).

Channel 4's traditional 6.30pm edition of Hollyoaks took 1.49m (8.8%), while E4's first look put in 592k (3.7%).

Meanwhile, BBC One's daytime medical drama Doctors had its lowest audience in months, drawing 1.36m (23.4%) at 1.45pm for an episode entitled 'Unchained Melody'.

Five's transmission of Neighbours at 5.30pm, which saw Elle and Lucas make a shocking discovery, interested 1.25m (10.3%), while Fiver's 7pm repeat added 253k (1.6%).

Home and Away's Monday outing, in which Leah and Roman were involved in a car accident, averaged 1.1m (7.2%) at 6pm, while Fiver's first look had 629k (4.2%).

Ratings data supplied by Attentional