Overview
- Coronation Street and Emmerdale, which were due Tuesday night, are off for England v Japan coverage that starts at 7pm, with the postponed episodes now set for Sunday at 7pm and 7.30pm.
- Wednesday keeps the usual 8pm and 8.30pm slots, while Thursday and Friday move 30 minutes earlier to 7.30pm for Emmerdale and 8pm for Coronation Street to make room for Vera repeats.
- The cancelled broadcasts will not appear early on ITVX, where same‑day episodes are typically posted from 7am.
- The latest changes follow Friday’s England v Uruguay pre-emption, after which both soaps aired on Sunday 29 March at the earlier 7pm and 7.30pm times.
- Fans reacting on social media said they enjoyed the recent Sunday night airings and called for a permanent return to a Sunday slot.