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ITV Reshuffles Coronation Street and Emmerdale Schedules for World Cup Football

ITV has rearranged soap airtimes to protect episode counts as it prioritises live Women's qualifiers and the Men’s World Cup.

Overview

  • Coronation Street aired a rare Sunday episode on Sunday, June 7 to replace an instalment missed when live women's football was shown earlier in the week.
  • Both soaps will be taken off air on Tuesday, June 9 because ITV1 will broadcast the England v Ukraine Women's European Qualifier with coverage beginning at 7.30pm.
  • On Wednesday, June 10 Emmerdale will start at 7.00pm and Coronation Street at 7.30pm to make room for ITV’s live coverage of England’s warm-up match against Costa Rica.
  • No new episodes will air on Thursday, June 11 because the World Cup opening ceremony and first match are scheduled that evening, and ITV will run hour-long make-up editions on Friday, June 12 (Emmerdale at 8.00pm and Coronation Street at 9.00pm).
  • The changes build on ITV’s January 2026 shift to a weekday 30-minute ‘soaps power hour’ and the broadcaster says it will keep publishing episode guidance and storyline updates so viewers know when to watch.