ITV was forced to adjust its schedule this week due to the Women’s European Qualifiers between England and Ukraine and the FIFA World Cup.
The World Cup is once again set to disrupt the Emmerdale and Coronation Street schedules next week.
All the Emmerdale and Coronation Street schedule changes next week
Emmerdale and Coronation Street usually air on ITV1 at 8pm and 8.30pm, Monday to Friday, in what is known as the “soaps power hour” (introduced in January 2026).
The hit soaps will air on ITV as usual on Monday (June 15), Tuesday (June 16), and Friday (June 19).
However, both soaps have been removed from the ITV1 schedule on Wednesday (June 17) due to England’s opening World Cup fixture against Croatia, which begins at 8pm.
On Thursday (June 18), Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been replaced on the ITV1 schedule by the World Cup match between Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
A gun, a confrontation and a marriage proposal?! 💍
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— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) June 8, 2026
Have you noticed ITV’s new scheduling this year?
From January 2026, the broadcaster introduced a “soaps power hour” on weekdays with 30-minute Emmerdale episodes at 8pm and 30-minute Coronation Street episodes at 8.30pm.
Coronation Street previously aired for three hour-long episodes a week, while Emmerdale aired four 30-minute episodes and one hour-long instalment.
Announcing the new schedule last year, ITV’s Managing Director of Media and Entertainment, Kevin Lygo, said: “The new commissioning pattern is viewer-led.
“We already give more choice than ever to viewers on how they watch us through ITVX and we want to present their favourite soap to them, in the most digestible way.
“In a world where there is so much competition for viewers’ time and attention, and viewing habits continue to change, we believe this is the right amount of episodes that fans can fit into their viewing schedule, to keep up to date with the shows.”
Will these changes interrupt your soap viewing habits next week? Let us know in the comments below.
