Soaps Ratings Roundup: August 4

EastEnders took a comfortable lead in the soap ratings on Tuesday, logging just over 8m.

The Walford soap's second outing of the week, during which Dawn and Garry set a date for their wedding, was watched by 8.01m (40.5%) at 7.30pm.

BBC Three's 10pm repeat was the most-watched multichannel programme of the day, adding a further 852k (4.8%).

Emmerdale's screening at 7pm, which saw Nicola recovering in hospital put in 6.12m (33.3%) at 7pm.

BBC One's Doctors was seen by its highest audience since the end of May with 1.86m (23.6%) tuning in for yesterday's episode titled 'Tears For Souvenirs',

Hollyoaks' instalment, in which Carmel offered Jacqui a partnership in Evissa, had 1.54m (8.9%) at 6.30pm on Channel 4. E4's first look managed 441k (2.6%), before its timeshift repeat on E4+1 added 103k (0.5%).

Five's Neighbours attracted 1.52m (11.6%) in its usual 5.30pm timeslot, before 154k (0.9%) saw Fiver's repeat at 7pm.

BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional