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ITV takes Emmerdale and Coronation Street out of the schedules again today – here's when you can next watch

Bad news, soap fans.

Christina and George look shocked in a scene from Coronation Street

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Published: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 7:00 am

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All of the action in Emmerdale and Coronation Street has been paused today, as ITV has decided to take the soaps off air once more.

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This is the second time in a week that fans of the continuing dramas will be left disappointed – Thursday 22 October's episodes were shunted to make way for The Pride of Britain Awards 2026.

Luckily, there was an extra episode added in last Sunday to soften the blow.

Unfortunately, that isn't the case tonight (Wednesday 28 October).

ITV1 will broadcast the Carabao Cup Live instead, with coverage of a Liverpool v Chelsea game beginning at 7.30pm. Kick-off is half an hour later.

Mark Pougatch will host the fourth-round match at Anfield, as the teams meet in this competition for the first time since the 2023/24 final.

Kim and Thea have a scuffle in Home Farm in a scene from Emmerdale

Claire King as Kim Tate and Chelsea Edge as DS Thea Ramsden. ITV

Emmerdale returns on Thursday 29 October at its usual time of 8pm, followed by Coronation Street at 8:30pm.

There is no extra episode this week, though instalments continue on Friday evening.

The drama in the Dales shows no signs of stopping when the programme returns. Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) is left reeling after Joe Tate (Ned Porteous) was revealed to be Baby Tate's kidnapper.

Meanwhile, at Hotten General Hospital, Kim Tate (Claire King) fears the consequences of her actions as the doctor insists they call the police over DS Thea Ramsden's (Chelsea Edge) stabbing.

Sally, Tim, Lucy and a social worker have a conversation in a scene from Coronation Street

Sally Dynevor as Sally Metcalfe, Anya Dewin as Lucy Parkinson, Amy Drake as Ruth and Joe Duttine as Tim Metcalfe. ITV

Meanwhile, on the cobbles, Sally and Tim Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor and Tim Metcalfe) receive an unwelcome surprise. Social worker Ruth (Amy Drake) arrives after being tipped off about the Halloween attack on Lucy Parkinson (Anya Dewin).

Ruth reveals that the teen has been keeping a journal, in which she accuses Sally of being very controlling and saying horrible things about her.

Meanwhile, Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) visits new love Marco Rhodes (Will Teasdale) in prison and assures him that he's got her support, while Carla Connor-Swain (Alison King) clashes with Idris Nazir (Junade Khan).

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 8pm and Coronation Street usually airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1. Both can be streamed from 7am that day on ITVX.

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Michael AdamsSoaps Editor

Michael Adams is the Soaps Editor at Radio Times, covering all of the hot gossip and spoilers from Weatherfield to Walford, Emmerdale to Hollyoaks and everywhere in-between. He joined the team from Metro, where he spent two years as a Soaps Reporter and previously worked on the sets of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

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