Hollyoaks defies doom-mongers as it lands biggest ratings of the year in huge boost

  • Date: 26th July 2024

Metro Exclusive

Hollyoaks are celebrating their biggest week of the year so far after moving to a digital-first strategy.

This means that new episodes now debut on Channel 4’s streaming service before airing the following day on E4.

The figures are a promising sign for the long-running Chester-based soap, which is celebrating thirty years on air next year. These viewing highs have been driven by gripping, issue-led stories.

Full article can be read HERE 

Summer in Hollyoaks is a non-stop ride. We don’t shift in pace in the school holidays at all, which soaps traditionally do as viewers change their routines.
Hollyoaks Executive producer Hannah Cheers
‘Hollyoaks is firing on all cylinders, and these fantastic ratings – including an astonishing 50% increase in [on-demand] views – are proof of that.’
Channel 4 Commissioning Executive Ben Wadey

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