EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale schedule changes this week

It's all change for the soaps this week due to two FA Cup matches.

Denise Fox (Diane Parish), Ravi Gulari (Aaron Thiara) in EastEnders

BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron

Published: Monday, 27 February 2023 at 1:15 pm

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This week's soaps are set for a major schedule shake-up due to football coverage.

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Fulham vs Leeds United and Manchester United vs West Ham in the FA Cup will air on BBC One and ITV1 on Tuesday 28th February and Wednesday 1st March respectively.

This means EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale will all be affected, with episodes shifted around in the listings throughout the week.

Today's (Monday 27th February) Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be unaffected, while two episodes of EastEnders will air back to back from 7:30pm till 8:30pm.

Meanwhile, Emmerdale will air at 7pm on Tuesday 28th, while EastEnders will be bumped from the schedule entirely and as usual for a Tuesday there will be no new episode of Coronation Street. None of them will be airing on Wednesday 1st March.

Dominic Brunt as Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale.

Dominic Brunt as Paddy Kirk in Emmerdale. ITV

On Thursday 2nd March, EastEnders will air as usual, while Emmerdale will air for an hour from 7pm, followed by Coronation Street for an hour from 8pm.

Friday 3rd's schedule will then see the same format, with half an hour of EastEnders from 7:30pm and hour-long episodes of Emmerdale and Coronation Street airing at 7pm and 8pm respectively.

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EastEnders was previously rescheduled due to the FA Cup last month, with the soap airing an unusual Friday episode to make way for the Fulham vs Sunderland match.

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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.

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