The Walford soap's final instalment of trial week, which saw football hooligan gang boss Terry Bates found guilty for Jase Dyer's murder, averaged 7.13m (38.3%) at 8pm. BBC Three's 10pm repeat added a further 547k (3%).
Coronation Street's single Friday outing, during which Peter and Michelle found themselves in a passionate clinch, drew 6.99m (41.1%). ITV2's multichannel repeat added 105k (3.4%) at 1.15am.
Meanwhile, Emmerdale managed 5.01m (32.8%) in its usual 7pm slot.
Hollyoaks' climactic final edition of stunt week, which featured the demise of villain Warren Fox, was seen by a meagre 1.35m (9.5%) at 6.30pm. E4's first look took 561k (4.1%) 30 minutes later.
Five's Neighbours put in 1.16m (11.2%) at 5.30pm, before Fiver's repeat showing added 198k (1.5%).
Home and Away fell below the million mark for the third time in a week for its last transmission of the week, averaging 871k (6.6%) at 6pm. Fiver's first look had 466k (3.7%).
Ratings data supplied by Attentional
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