The Ratings

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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

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