Coronation Street and Emmerdale face major schedule changes next week
The Women's Euros are shaking up the schedule on ITV.
As the UEFA Women's Euro competition gets under way next week, ITV has announced a host of schedule changes for its soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
As a reminder, Coronation Street usually airs for one hour on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm, while Emmerdale usually airs for half an hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:30pm, and for an hour from the same time on Thursdays.
However, the changes next week mean that, while Coronation Street will air as usual on Monday and Wednesday, it will no longer be airing on Friday 4th July.
Meanwhile, Emmerdale will air as usual on Monday 30th June and Wednesday 2nd July, while an extended hour-long episode will air on Tuesday 1st July, between 7pm and 8pm.
The soap will not air at all on Thursday 3rd July or Friday 4th July.
These changes are only temporary and due to the football, with other alterations also possible as the tournament continues.
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However, the soaps will see a more permanent change to their schedules taking effect next year, with both set to air half-hour episodes on weekdays for an hour from 8pm.
To mark this change, a crossover episode between Coronation Street and Emmerdale has been announced for January 2026.
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ITV described the hour-long crossover event as "self-contained", but "the consequences of the high-stakes drama will have repercussions for both communities and see them linked forever as familiar faces depart and exciting new characters arrive into both soaps".
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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.
