The Ratings
BBC 1
A decimated EastEnders holds off the World Cup, at least for the first of the group matches, and the perennial Only Fools and Horses returns
PROGRAMME TOTAL
1 EastEnders (Tue/Sun) 16.22
2 EastEnders (Mon/Sun) 15.64
3 EastEnders (Fri/Sun) 12.53
4 World Cup (Brazil v Scotland) 12.09
5 Neighbours (Mon) 10.02
6 Neighbours (Tue) 9.09
7 Only Fools and Horses 8.88
8 World Cup (Cameroon v Austria)8.74
9 World Cup (Holland v Belgium) 8.73
10 The Clampers 8.54
Despite the wilfulness of the scheduling, Springfield's nuclear family can't be kept down
PROGRAMME TOTAL
1 The Simpsons (Mon/Sun) 5.85
2 The Travel Show 4.09
3 Home Front 4.08
4 Clueless 3.96
5 Neighbours (Fri) 3.80
6 To Catch a Killer (Thur) 3.00
7 To Catch a Killer (Fri) 2.97
8 Neighbours (Wed) 2.88
9 In the Red 2.74
10 Heart and Souls 2.70
Stars in Their Eyes puts on a million viewers for the final programme in the series and edges into the Top 10
PROGRAMME TOTAL
1 Coronation St (Mon) 17.04
2 Coronation St (Wed) 15.84
3 Coronation St (Sun) 14.80
4 Coronation St (Fri) 14.42
5 Emmerdale (Tue/Wed) 11.49
6 Emmerdale (Thur) 10.68
7 World Cup (Jamaica v Croatia) 10.23
8 Stars in Their Eyes Final 10.15
9 Stars in Their Eyes Result 9.74
10 Wheel of Fortune 9.28
A mystery: what happens to Countdown viewers after the giddy heights of Monday and Tuesday?
PROGRAMME TOTAL
1 Brookside (Fri/Sat) 4.61
2 Brookside (Tue/Sat) 4.52
3 Brookside (Wed/Sat) 4.34
4 Tourist Trap 4.06
5 Countdown (Mon) 3.93
6 Countdown (Tue) 3.74
7 Circle of Friends 3.69
8 Hollyoaks (Thur/Sun) 3.35
9 ER 3.20
10 Montel Williams (Mon) 3.12
Copyright: BARB
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