The climax of 'Fair City's domestic abuse storyline has attracted over 721,000 viewers.
The current storyline, in which Suzanne is the aggressor in the domestic abuse against her husband Damien, has seen the show attract very strong audiences since it began in September.
The Carrigstown based soap has beaten 'Eastenders', 'Coronation Street', 'Emmerdale' and 'Ros na Rún' with an average viewership of 489,700.
Brigie de Courcy, Executive Producer of 'Fair City', said: “We’re delighted with this fantastically strong performance and being number one, particularly given the class and credentials of the soap company we’re keeping!
"This is down to the talent – of our storywriting team, cast and crew. We’ve done a lot of work in honing our craft and delivering what ultimately makes the difference – stories that really resonate and grip our viewers.
"Thanks to the audience for their loyalty and interest and we look forward to continuing to deliver great story for our licence fee payers.”
Damien’s abuse was revealed to the Carrigstown community last week and Suzanne has been shunned by her neighbours and rejected by her father.
The storyline has taken eighteen months to develop and has been carefully researched and developed, involving liaison with key bodies involved in this area such as Amen, Women’s Aid and Stop Seeing Red.
