Hollyoaks fans have been left furious at soap bosses as they announced that the iconic E4 show will be dropping down from five episodes a week, to just three.The soap, which is now exclusively aired on E4, will move from five weekly instalments to three from September.The channel explained the decision by saying this is the “optimum pattern to keep heartland audiences hooked and attract new ones in a highly saturated content market” based on Channel 4 data. Most regular soap viewers watch an average of three episodes per week, according to its research.