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UK soap ‘Coronation Street’ beats royal kid news

British TV viewers gave a big meh to news of the royal baby Monday night.

Long-running British soap “Coronation Street,” which airs on ITV, beat the combined royal baby viewership on BBC One, BBC News and Sky News from 8 to 9 p.m. — when the big news was announced in England.

“Coronation Street” averaged nearly 8 million viewers for the hour — compared to 4.9 million viewers who watched coverage on the other three networks, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

ITV’s royal baby special, which aired at 9 p.m., also beat the BBC’s special, drawing 3.5 million viewers to 2.9 million for the BBC special on the baby boy born to Kate Middleton and Prince William.