EastEnders episodes drop EARLY this week in surprise schedule shake-up
The BBC has had to make sweeping changes to the schedule to both of it's major channels.
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Instead of the usual Monday to Thursday schedule, the first episode will not be made available on TV until Wednesday
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It is a bumper season for sport due to both the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the
Due to the extended coverage on BBC One and BBC Two, bosses at the publicly funded corporation have had to make several schedule changes.
Usually EastEnders would air every Monday through to Thursday at 7:30pm after The One Show.
However, for those wanting to know the latest goings on in Walford, this week's episodes will air at a different time.
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The first episodes of the week to air on TV will be shown on BBC One at 8pm on Wednesday 9th July.
This will be closely followed by another edition of the soap straight after at 8:30pm.
The follow-up instalment will air the
next
day on Thursday 10th July at an earlier time of 7pm.
Fans will also be able to watch EastEnders on a Friday night again with the last episode of the week on the 11th July - again at 7pm.
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This is a drastic change from its usual midweek release schedule of Monday to Thursday.
Despite the shakeup on linear television, it's still business as usual for the soap on streaming.
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Episodes will still land as normal at the same time for viewers on BBC iPlayer.
This means that all the episodes will be available to view on iPlayer far before they are aired on the small screen.
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The show's official social media accounts posted the full schedule of episodes.
On X - formerly known as Twitter - it posted: "Here is our schedule for this week's #EastEnders.
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"See you on Wednesday for double trouble!"
The account added: "Psst…. if you can't wait that long, remember that EastEnders also drops on @iPlayer at 6am, Monday to Thursday."
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Episodes will still land on iPlayer as normal every weekday morning at 6am
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This means that every episode of the soap will be available to view before it gets shows on terrestrial TV
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EastEnders continues on BBC One and is available to stream on iPlayer.
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