The Weatherfield soap's third instalment of the week, during which Becky discovered that the drugs charges against her had been dropped, pulled in 7.74m (35.1%) at 8.30pm. ITV2's repeat at 10.30pm added 310k (2.4%).
BBC One's edition of EastEnders drew 7.61m (39.3%) at 7.30pm, before its BBC Three repeat at 10pm added a further 805k (4.7%).
Emmerdale's Thursday audience was down slightly on last week, with only the first instalment managing to top the 6m mark.
Its 7pm screening, during which Carl told Paddy about his one-night stand with Chas, averaged 6.51m (31.7%), while its 8pm ep managed 5.81m (32.9%).
The Kennedys' good news in Neighbours was shared with 1.22m (10.1%) at 5.30pm on Five, while a further 248k (1.5%) tuned in for Fiver's repeat.
Channel 4's edition of Hollyoaks, which saw Ravi confirm Ash's deception, was seen by 1.21m (7.5%) in its usual 6.30pm timeslot. Channel 4+1's timeshift repeat added 140k (0.8%).
E4's first look screening put in 530k (3.3%) at 7pm, before E4+1's repeat had 137k (0.7%).
Home and Away's episode, which featured the Walkers' arrival in the Bay, took 1.03m (7.1%) at 6pm. Fiver's first look averaged 493k (3.4%).
BARB ratings data supplied by Attentional
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