The week's penultimate edition of the Walford soap, which saw a concerned Dr Al pay Dot a visit, delivered 7.73m (40.9%) at 7.30pm. BBC Three's repeat at 10pm added a further 869k (5%).
Meanwhile, Emmerdale's instalment, during which Cain began to unnerve Mark, averaged 5.93m (34.4%) at 7pm.
Channel 4's Hollyoaks outing at 6.30pm managed 1.66m (9.9%), before E4's first look had 477k (3.1%). E4+1's repeat added 269k (1.5%).
Steve's obsession with a fish during yesterday's screening of Neighbours was seen by 1.43m (11.4%) at 5.30pm, while Fiver's repeat at 7pm added 226k (1.5%).
Home and Away's 6pm instalment on Five interested 1.1m (7.1%), while Fiver's first look took 514k (3.5%) at 6.30pm.
Ratings data supplied by Attentional
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