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EastEnders is a British soap opera, examining the domestic and professional lives of working class people who live in the fictitious London Borough of Walford in the East End of London. The show was created by Julia Smith and Tony Holland, and broadcast its first episode on 19 February 1985. Originally, the typical week comprised two half-hour episodes on BBC One, in a time slot of 7.00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, until August 1985 when they were moved to 7.30pm. On 11 April 1994, a Monday episode was added, broadcast at 8.00pm, and a further 8.00pm episode was added on 10 August 2001, on Fridays. As of 30 November 2018, there have been 5,821 episodes.[1]

The numbering of EastEnders episodes has changed three times. The episode broadcast on 11 April 1994 was given the number 1, following on from the previous episode numbered 952.[2] The episode on 6 August 2001 was also given the number 1, following on from the previous episode numbered 1170. On 13 April 2009, the episodes were retroactively renumbered, so the episode on this date had the number 3770,[3][4] and the previous number, originally 1621,[5] was renumbered to 3769 (and so on).[6] These lists use only the retroactive numbering.

Summary edit

Year Episodes[α] Supplemental episodes[β] Episode numbers[α] Originally aired Average viewers
(millions)[γ]
First aired Last aired
1985 91 0 1–91 19 February 1985 31 December 1985 14.37
1986 105 0 92–196 2 January 1986 30 December 1986 20.66
1987 107 0 197–303 1 January 1987 31 December 1987 21.14
1988 104 1 304–407 5 January 1988 29 December 1988 18.94
1989 104 0 408–511 3 January 1989 28 December 1989 16.99
1990 104 0 512–615 2 January 1990 27 December 1990 17.17
1991 105 0 616–720 1 January 1991 31 December 1991 17.12
1992 106 0 721–826 2 January 1992 31 December 1992 18.28
1993 105 0 827–931 5 January 1993 30 December 1993 17.90[δ]
1994 142 0 932–1073 4 January 1994 29 December 1994 16.02[ε]
1995 157 0 1074–1230 2 January 1995 28 December 1995 14.54[ζ]
1996 161 0 1231–1391 1 January 1996 31 December 1996 14.65
1997 162 0 1392–1553 2 January 1997 30 December 1997 14.23[η]
1998 161 3 1554–1718 1 January 1998 31 December 1998 14.75[θ]
1999 169 0 1719–1888 4 January 1999 31 December 1999 15.87
2000 160 1 1889–2050 3 January 2000 31 December 2000 15.47
2001 179 0 2051–2229 1 January 2001 31 December 2001 15.92
2002 211 2 2230–2440 1 January 2002 31 December 2002 11.95
2003 210 2 2441–2651 1 January 2003 31 December 2003 12.58
2004 209 1 2652–2864 1 January 2004 31 December 2004 11.32
2005 209 0 2865–3075 3 January 2005 30 December 2005 10.19
2006 207 0 3076–3286 2 January 2006 29 December 2006 9.16
2007 208 0 3287–3498 1 January 2007 31 December 2007 8.87
2008 208 0 3499–3710 1 January 2008 30 December 2008 8.42
2009 209 1 3711–3922 1 January 2009 31 December 2009 8.43
2010 204 17 3923–4135 1 January 2010 31 December 2010 9.35
2011 211 9 4136–4347[ι] 1 January 2011 30 December 2011 9.02
2012 206 9 4348–4559 1 January 2012 31 December 2012 8.23
2013 212 6 4560–4774[κ] 1 January 2013 31 December 2013 7.72
2014 206 1 4775–4987 1 January 2014 30 December 2014 7.20
2015 209 1 4988–5201 1 January 2015 29 December 2015 7.17
2016 210 0 5202–5414 1 January 2016 30 December 2016 6.94
2017 209 0 5415–5627 1 January 2017 29 December 2017 6.68
2018 206 2 5628–5840 1 January 2018 31 December 2018 6.12
2019 210 1 5841–6052 1 January 2019 31 December 2019 5.60[λ]
2020 135 0 6053–6193 1 January 2020 31 December 2020 5.49[μ]
2021 209 0 6194–6409 1 January 2021 31 December 2021 4.36[ν]
2022 210 0 6410–6619 3 January 2022 29 December 2022 TBA
2023 210 0 6620–6830 1 January 2023 29 December 2023 TBA
2024 TBA TBA 6831– 1 January 2024 TBA TBA

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b Some 55- or 60-minute episodes are each assigned two episode numbers, meaning the number of episodes and the episode numbers do not necessarily match.
  2. ^ Includes spin-off and special episodes including those broadcast via BBC Online, BBC Red Button or BBC iPlayer.
  3. ^ Official ratings are over a seven-day period up to 2014 and from 2022, and over a 28-day period from 2015 to 2021. Up to the end of 2001, but excluding 1996 and 1997, the rating was also combined with that of the omnibus (though for 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1998, some ratings are not combined, as noted). Ratings for supplemental episodes are not included.
  4. ^ The viewing figures for 16 episodes are not combined with the omnibus.
  5. ^ The viewing figures for 52 episodes are not combined with the omnibus.
  6. ^ The viewing figures for 138 episodes are not combined with the omnibus.
  7. ^ The viewing figures for 10 episodes are unknown.
  8. ^ The ratings are not combined with the omnibus before 29 June 1998, but are combined thereafter.
  9. ^ Includes 4179A ("Whitney's Story", 2011 Comic Relief mini-episode).
  10. ^ Includes 4605A (2013 Comic Relief mini-episode).
  11. ^ The viewing figures for five episodes are unknown and are not included in this average; the actual average is likely to be lower because of this.
  12. ^ The viewing figures for 25 episodes are unknown and are not included in this average; the actual average is likely to be lower because of this.
  13. ^ The viewing figures for 95 episodes are unknown and are not included in this average; the actual average is likely to be lower because of this.

References edit

  1. ^ "EastEnders series and episode guides". Radio Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ Brake, Colin (1994). EastEnders : the first ten years : a celebration. London: BBC Books. p. 129. ISBN 9780563370574.
  3. ^ Green, Kris (21 May 2012). "Soaps: EastEnders: 3770: 2009-04-13". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Walford Webcam". BBC Online. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Walford Cam". BBC Online. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. ^ Email from BBC Archives, 22 April 2016, We hold a collection of Programme-as-Broadcast documents here (PasBs) which contain the basic production details for all BBC programmes, including the Episode numbers for EastEnders. From checking these I can confirm that the episodes were numbered 1 to 952 from 19/02/1985 to 07/04/1994. Then the numbering system restarted again with the episode on 11/04/1994 being Episode 1, coinciding with the beginning of there being 3 episodes a week. [...] In 2001 they decided to start from 1 again, when it changed to 4 episodes a week. So the episode on 06/08/2001 is Episode 1 according to PasBs. Finally, in 2009 they decided to go back to the original numbering system – so the episode on 13/04/2009 is listed as number 3770 on the PasB (this is counting back from the first episode in 1985). This then matches up with the numbers [...] from the Radio Times.

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