Why are Coronation Street and Emmerdale not on ITV tonight?

The broadcaster has adjusted its schedule throughout the week to accommodate major international football broadcasts.

Tuesday (June 9) saw Coronation Street and Emmerdale replaced by the Women’s European Qualifier between England and Ukraine.

The soaps then aired at an earlier time on Wednesday (June 10) due to England’s Men’s World Cup warm-up match against Costa Rica.

Heads up! ⚽️ Here’s where to find us this week.

Don’t forget, you can catch us at 7am on ITVX and YouTube 🎉#Corrie #Emmerdale pic.twitter.com/QuiLDLLv0b

— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) June 8, 2026

Why are Coronation Street and Emmerdale not on ITV tonight?

Once again, it is a major sporting event that will keep Coronation Street and Emmerdale off air tonight.

Coverage of the World Cup opening ceremony begins at 6.15pm on ITV1, followed by the tournament’s first match at 7.50pm.

The 2026 World Cup starts on ITV tonight 🤩

It all gets started at 6.15 pm with all the build-up and the opening ceremony! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/7SJZc90rRt

— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 11, 2026

As a result, both Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been removed from ITV’s evening schedule.

Soap fans will have to wait until Friday (June 12) for the next episodes.

Emmerdale will return for a full hour at 8pm, with Coronation Street following at 9pm, also for an hour-long episode.

No episodes of the soaps will be available to watch on ITV1 on Sunday (June 14).

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.”

Have these ITV schedule changes disrupted your soap viewing habits this week? Let us know in the comments below.