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"EastEnders topped the Thursday evening soaps ratings for the eighth consecutive week, according to overnight ratings.  The Walford soap&amp;#039;s third episode of the week, which saw Max and Jean visit the mortuary to identify what they presumed to be Stacey&amp;#039;s body, drew 8.98m (39.9%) from 8pm. BBC Three&amp;#039;s repeat added a further 786k (4.1%) at 10pm.  Coronation Street&amp;#039;s latest outing, which saw Norris catch Audrey and Lewis sharing a kiss, put in 8.34m (34.2%) at 8.30pm.  Both EastEnders and Corrie put in their best Thursday performances since March 4.  Meanwhile, Emmerdale&amp;#039;s double bill - during which Aaron began to panic about his secret being revealed, before beating Paddy to a pulp - logged 7.46m (35.3%) and 7.92m (33.6%) at 7pm and 8pm. The episodes delivered the soap&amp;#039;s best Thursday numbers since February 25.  BBC One&amp;#039;s episode of Doctors, yesterday titled &amp;#039;Risky Business&amp;#039;, interested 1.78m (24.4%) from 1.45pm, before its five-minute 10th anniversary show Decade of Doctors had 1.69m (24.1%) at 2.15pm.  Five&amp;#039;s Australian hour kicked off at 5.30pm with 1.54m (10%) tuning in for Neighbours, while 1.01m (5.6%) caught Home and Away half an hour later.  Five&amp;#039;s first look at Marilyn&amp;#039;s return to the Bay was seen by 523k (2.7%) and 184k (0.9%) watched Neighbours&amp;#039; 7pm repeat. Hollyoaks&amp;#039; 6.30pm screening on Channel 4 managed 1.22m (6.2%) and 112k (0.5%) saw it on timeshift. E4&amp;#039;s first look took 371k (1.8%) and its repeat on E4+1 added 111k (0.5%).   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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