Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders pulled in major TV schedule shake up
Soap fans are in for a frustrating few days as a major schedule shake-up means Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale have all been pulled from screens tonight and tomorrow.
Thursday evenings usually feature a full hour of Emmerdale and a visit to Albert Square via EastEnders, but neither will air tonight (Thursday, July 3). And Coronation Street viewers are in for disappointment too, as Friday's episode (July 4) has also been bumped from the schedule, Mirror reports.
It's all down to the BBC and ITV's blanket sports coverage, with Wimbledon taking centre stage this week.
The tennis tournament has dominated BBC programming, joined by live coverage of the Women's Euros, as football teams across Europe fight to make it through the group stages.
ITV, too, has made space for the beautiful game. On Friday night, they'll be broadcasting the clash between Germany and Poland, following Portugal's meeting with Spain tomorrow, leaving Corrie fans with an extended wait for their next trip to Weatherfield.
While EastEnders devotees had a double helping earlier this week, with hour-long specials on both Monday and Tuesday, those tuning in live had to head over to BBC Two, with others opting to stream the soap on iPlayer.
There's some good news for fans of the Walford drama: when it returns next Wednesday, another double bill awaits. Emmerdale will be back a day earlier, returning to screens at 7.30pm on Tuesday, July 8.
But Corrie fans will need to wait until Wednesday for the next dose of drama, with its usual Monday slot also falling victim to the Euros.
Despite the disruption, ITV has softened the blow with a major digital update.
From Monday, June 30, full episodes of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been available to stream on YouTube from 6am, hours before their TV debut on ITVX and traditional broadcast.
Announcing the move on Instagram, the official Coronation Street account posted: 'Soap fans, rejoice! Starting tomorrow, full episodes will be available on YouTube from 7am, the same day they air on TV!'
The update was paired with a graphic showing characters from both soaps beaming beneath their iconic show logos.
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Looking ahead, even bigger changes are on the horizon. From 2026, ITV will launch a new soap power hour, with half hour episodes of Emmerdale airing at 8pm followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm.
To mark the change, a one-off crossover special will air in January 2026, bringing characters from both shows together in a dramatic hour-long episode.
Producers have promised 'everlasting consequences for everyone involved' and teased that the two fictional universes in Yorkshire and Manchester have been linked in an 'ingenious way'.
So while the soaps may be missing from the evening line-up, fans still have a way to keep up, just not in the usual way.
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