Overview
- ITV1 is airing Ireland v Wales in the Six Nations from 7.20pm with an 8.10pm kick-off from Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, presented by Jill Douglas.
- Emmerdale at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8.30pm are off the schedule, so there is no Friday ‘soap power hour’.
- Tonight’s instalments move to Monday at their usual times, with episodes dropping on ITVX from 7am.
- Fans voiced frustration on social media and urged ITV to shift sport to other channels or release soap episodes on ITVX when schedules change.
- The disruption continues a pattern since January’s ‘viewer-led’ revamp, and Radio Times reports a similar reshuffle is planned for Friday, March 14.