Thursday 4th August Overnights
BBC One
13:45- Doctors: 1.7m (19.9%)
19:30- EastEnders: 7.37m (36.2%)

ITV1
19:00- Emmerdale: 6.37m (33.9%)
20:00- Emmerdale: 6.16m (28.7%) , +1: 192k (0.8%)
20:30- Coronation Street: 6.96m (30.4%) , +1: 183k (0.8%)

Channel 4
18:30- Hollyoaks: 1.18m (6.5%) , +1: 125k (0.6%)

Channel 5
13:45- Neighbours: 800k (9.2%)
17:30- Neighbours: 1.15m (8.1%)

Ratings include HD and are tape-checked where necessary

Multichannel
BBC Three
22:00- EastEnders: 744k (3.9%)

E4
19:00- Hollyoaks: 470k (2.5%) , +1: 125k (0.6%)

Source: Broadcast (1) (2), C4Sales, DS, DS (2)

Hollyoaks ratings starting to really bounce up. First Lool altogether nearly had 600,000 viewers. The share is going up too. Could be even better next week, with the Silas story picking up and the weather is supposed to be cooler. Could get up to 1.4 maybe?

The other soaps seem to have stalled and the weather was not that good yesterday, but I think they too will pick up a lot.

Ouch for Coronation Street.

Wow, I'm very shocked that Hollyoaks is increasing in the summer. Very good.

Looks like the ratings are starting to reflect quality.

Yeah, I also noticed Hollyoaks has been improving in the ratings recently. Here's the monthly overnight averages for Hollyoaks so far this year (thanks to dave01):

Jan - 1.21m (5.5%)
Feb - 1.18m (5.6%)
Mar - 1.09m (5.5%)
Apr - 0.96m (5.4%)
May - 0.97m (5.3%)
Jun - 0.87m (5.0%)

So the 1.2m rating it got yesterday is well up from what it has been getting in the last few months, about 30% higher. The 6.5% share yesterday was also about a share point up too. And yesterday's rating was up +13% compared to the same episode last year. It's been getting 1m+ more often recently. Is there a major storyline going on at the moment?

I know HO has a smaller audience so increase and decreases of viewers is not as big, but it seems to be the only soap getting better ratings, even if it is a slow rise, but the e4 fl counts a lot too. Im sure c4 will be happy if this carries on, I can't see it going no where tbh. Figures in June were dropping off at 600k to 800k through the week. Recently it has been between 1.1 to 1.3 and I looked at barb and there was a top 30 rating of 1.44. The highest figure of the year I think. The show is just so much more natural, not rushed in a week and the show feels more like a community, which makes me want to watch it more.

Nothing major, until tonights episode where the Silas story is about to gather pace and into next week with the investigation and they are doing a press conference I think? Also a reconstruction of India's murder.

Really pleased to see Hollyoaks finally gaining back some viewers!! who says soaps can;t increase their ratings in the summer

Awful for Corrie. That's a really bad figure. Nice win for EE although nothing to write home about as that rating is nothing great itself.

not a great night for the soaps. Good win for Eastenders but as GhettoBlaster says nothing to write home about it.

Hollyoaks did well though

same thursday last year:
Eastenders 8.04m(lisa returns)
emmerdale 6.18m / 6.29m
corrie 7.04m

EE down 670k y-o-y

corrie down 80k y-o-y

emmerdale's first episode is up 190k, second one is down 130k

same day 2009
corrie- 7.34m
EE- 7.26m



EE v corrie - thursday clash
7.37m v 6.96m

EE 18-13



last nights figures with repeats added in:
eastenders 8.11m
corrie 7.14m
emmerdale (7pm) 6.37m
emmerdale (8pm) 6.35m
neighbours 1.95m
hollyoaks 1.83m
doctors 1.7m
(first look from previous night used)

interesting facts
EE- its second highest rating of the week, 2nd time that it has averaged 7.4m in the last 3 weeks

corrie- lowest thursday rating since 14th july

emmerdale- 6.37m- its highest rating of the week!, lowest 8pm rating since 14th july

thanks rzt for posting the ratings!
strange that the 2nd emmerdale dropped, great for hollyoaks, doctors and neighbours all posting good figures, EE back on average
strange that the ITV soaps didn't benefit!

Friday 5th August 2011 - Soap Ratings
BBC One
13:40 - Doctors: 1.4m (21.0%)
20:00 - EastEnders: 6.77m (34.1%)

ITV1
19:00 - Emmerdale: 5.70m (34.2%)
19:30 - Coronation Street: 7.08m (38.2%)
20:30 - Coronation Street: 7.29m (34.8%) , +1: 166k

Channel 4
18:30 - Hollyoaks: 843k (5.4%)

Channel 5
13:45 - Neighbours: 559k (8.3%)

E4
19:00 - Hollyoaks: 377k (2.3%)

Source: DS

Not a great night for any of the soaps though the weather was very hot last night. Percentage wise of total viewers they were quite high though compared to the rest of the week.

Some very low ratings last night. A shame Emmerdale has been so low this week. I've really enjoyed Leyla's final week and will miss her! I knew she was leaving, but I had no idea this week was her final week. Another rating under 7m for EE. That's 2 Friday's in a row now. Although I suspect that the second Corrie is below 7m as that figure is tape-checked. I think overall though, the soaps have had quite a good summer in ratings terms. Come September, the only way will be up!

Wish you would visit some of the negative Emmerdale threads today. Its all doom and gloom yet these ratings havent gone done like previous summers.

Low ratings for the Soaps Yesterday but the weather was good yesterday so no surprise. As Roscoe Barnes says though i do think the soaps have had good ratings this Summer but they will get higher once September comes

Wasn't there some kind of football on last night?
could have also been an effect to the soaps rating lower

Yes Hull V Blackpool but i don't think that would have affected the ratings.

same friday last year:
Eastenders 8.03m(phil on crack)
emmerdale 6.12m
corrie 7.22m/ 7.3m

EE down 1.26m

corrie first ep. down 140k, second one is down 10k

emmerdale down 420k

same day 2009
corrie 7.2m/7.5m
eastenders 7.13m



interesting facts
EE- 2nd friday in a row below 7m

corrie- its lowest friday 7:30 episode since the 1st july; lowest friday 8:30 episode since 24th june.

emmerdale- third lowest rated episode of the year; lowest rated friday episode since 1st july.


all the soaps hit by the weather.

lowest emmerdale overnights so far this year
1.3.73m(7 july)
2.4.96m(1 july)
3.5.7m(5 aug)
4.5.72m(3 june)
5.5.82m(8 apr.)

Monday 8th August Overnights
BBC1
20:00 - EastEnders: 7.7m (32.7%)

ITV1 (inc ITV1+1)
19:00 - Emmerdale: 6.8m (33.8%)
19:30 - Coronation Street: 8.4m (37.9%)
20:30 - Coronation Street: 8.1m (33.2%)

C4 (inc C4+1)
18:30 - Hollyoaks: 1.0m (4.7%)

Ratings include HD and are full-slot averages

same monday last year
emmerdale 6.81m
corrie 8.42m/8.78m
Eastenders 8.44m

emmerdale down 100k year on year
first corrie down 120k, second one down 370k
eastenders down 770k

same monday 2009
emmerdale 6.66m
corrie 8.85m/8.73m
eastenders 7.88m



monday 8 august ratings with repeat showings
corrie (8.30) 8.59m
corrie (7.30) 8.42m
eastenders 8.37m
emmerdale 6.71m
neighbours 1.78m
doctors 1.7m
hollyoaks 1.38m



interesting facts

emmerdale- highest monday rating since 18th july; highest rating of the month so far

corrie- 3rd time that it has rated 8.41m this year:mon 11th july and fri 1st april

eastenders- 2nd lowest monday rating of the year

emmerdale and doctors both posted good figures last night

Low audience shares last night.

Tuesday 9th August Overnights
BBC One
13:45- Doctors: 1.47m (18.8%)
19:30- EastEnders: 7.36m (35%)
20:00- Holby City: 5.07m (22.5%)

ITV1
19:00- Emmerdale: 5.89m (29.4%) , +1: 142k (0.6%)

Channel 4
18:30- Hollyoaks: 950k (5%)

Channel 5
13:45- Neighbours: 610k (7.8%)
17:30- Neighbours: 1.09m (7.6%)

Ratings include HD and are tape-checked where necessary

Multichannel
BBC Three
22:00- EastEnders: 703k (3.1%)

E4
19:00- Hollyoaks: 503k (2.5%) , +1: 125k (0.6%)

Source: DS

With seven months of the year gone, here are the official averages for the three main soaps so far this year and their rise or fall compared to the average at the same point last year:

2011 Official Averages
Coronation Street: 9.57m
EastEnders: 9.18m
Emmerdale: 7.57m

Year-on-Year Changes
Coronation Street: +32,000 (+0.3%)
EastEnders: -156,000 (-1.7%)
Emmerdale: +170,000 (+2.3%)

Ratings include HD, but does not include ITV1+1/BBC3 etc

Coronation Street is currently the most watched soap of the year based on first showings. Emmerdale and Coronation Street are both up slightly year-on-year, whilst EastEnders has dipped a little bit. Overall, however, it seems to be a steady year so far in the ratings for the three main soaps - no big declines but no big rises either.

same tuesday last year
emmerdale 6.33m
Eastenders 7.82m

emmerdale down 440k year on year
eastenders down 460k

same day 2009
eastenders 7.13m
emmerdale 5.78m



tuesday 9 august ratings with repeat showings
eastenders 8.06m
emmerdale 6.03m
neighbours 1.7m
doctors 1.47m
hollyoaks 1.3m
(first look from previous night used)

interesting facts

emmerdale- highest tuesday rating of the month; 4th time that it has rated below 6m this month

eastenders- highest tuesday rating of the month; third time that it has rated 7.4m in the last 5 episodes



thanks rzt for posting the figures and very interesting yearly averages
EE doing well considering it had the live episode and the big bulid up in the same period last year, i expect corrie to be down at the end of the year

Thursday 11th August Overnights
BBC One
13:45- Doctors: 1.77m (20.7%)
19:30- EastEnders: 7.39m (35.4%)

ITV1
19:00- Emmerdale: 6.41m (32.2%) , +1: 175k (0.8%)
20:00- Emmerdale: 6.94m (31.8%) , +1: 230k (1%)
20:30- Coronation Street: 7.21m (31.4%) , +1: 311k (1.4%)

Channel 4
18:30- Hollyoaks: 930k (4.9%) , +1: 125k (0.6%)

Channel 5
13:45- Neighbours: 654k (7.6%)
17:30- Neighbours: 1.05m (7.2%)

Ratings include HD and are tape-checked where necessary

Multichannel
BBC Three
22:00- EastEnders: 811k (4.1%)

E4
19:00- Hollyoaks: 523k (2.6%)

Sources: Broadcast, DS, DS (2)

same thursday last year:
Eastenders 7.53m
emmerdale 6.37m / 6.7m
corrie 7.59m (the lewis storyline)

EE down 140k y-o-y

corrie down 380k y-o-y

emmerdale's first episode is up 40k, second one is up 240k

same day 2009
corrie- 7.58m
EE- 6.84m
emmerdale 5.77m / 6.75m (lexi exits/rooftop showdown)



EE v corrie - thursday clash
7.39m v 7.21m

EE 19-13 EE wins for second week in a row



last nights figures with repeats added in:
eastenders 8.2m
corrie 7.52m
emmerdale (8pm) 7.17m
emmerdale (7pm) 6.59m
doctors 1.77m
hollyoaks 1.74m
neighbours 1.7m
(first look from previous night used)

interesting facts
EE- its second highest rating of the week, 4th time that it has averaged 7.4m in the last 6 episodes

corrie- third lowest rating of the month

emmerdale- 6.94m- its highest rating of the month!, third time this year that it has averaged 6.94m(mon.13th june & thurs 5th may(20:00))

thanks rzt for posting the ratings!
low for neighbours and corrie

How did you get 1.74 for Hollyoaks? I make it 1.57