{"id":863507,"date":"2026-09-28T12:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863507\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:20:11","slug":"coronation-street-and-emmerdale-off-air-again-this-week-in-schedule-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/863507\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street and Emmerdale off air again this week in schedule shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sports coverage is about to disrupt scheduled editions of <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coronation Street<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emmerdale<\/a> again this week.<\/p>\n<p>The soaps typically air in what broadcast ITV has dubbed as a &#8220;power hour&#8221;, each weekday evening at 8pm. This new time slot was introduced to provide consistency and to help navigate the disruption that the footy causes annually.<\/p>\n<p>However, since then, both serial dramas have been repeatedly shifted to accommodate other programmes.<\/p>\n<p>This week will sadly see them off air tomorrow (29 September), because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programme\/b-o6htw4\/uefa-nations-league-live\/episodes\/?episode=b-9mlu7m\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UEFA Nations League Live<\/a>. Czechia will play England, with kick-off at 7.45pm. Mark Pougatch presents all the action from the second Group A3 match for both teams, held at Fortuna Arena in Prague.<\/p>\n<p>Soap viewers will undoubtedly be wondering when they can tune into their next slice of Weatherfield or Dales action. Luckily, there isn&#8217;t long to wait.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/EMBARGOCorriedaleVickyDanny01-7b4a9b1.jpg\" alt=\"Danny Miller and Vicky Myers sit beside some trailers in a darkened carpark for filming of Corriedale\" data-item-name=\"Danny Miller and Vicky Myers sit beside some trailers in a darkened carpark for filming of Corriedale\" title=\"EMBARGO_Corriedale_Vicky_Danny_01\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.7060380081789752;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"494.22660572528264\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Both Corrie and Emmerdale are off air tomorrow.\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale returns Wednesday 30 September at 8pm, followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a busy week in the Dales as the King family edge closer to their final goodbye to Jimmy (Nick Miles). His ex-wife Sadie (Patsy Kensit) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/emmerdale\/emmerdale-spoilers-sadie-king-robert-sugden-scheme-threat-exposure\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">continues to scheme<\/a>, while his most recent spouse Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) still hasn&#8217;t listened to a very telling voice note that would expose it.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as Gabby Thomas&#8217;s (Rosie Bentham) health declines, Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) hands her a diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2509emmnicola-92bfa5a.jpg\" alt=\"Nicola sits with Carl and Elliot in a scene from Emmerdale\" data-item-name=\"Nicola sits with Carl and Elliot in a scene from Emmerdale\" title=\"25_09_emm_nicola\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1 \/ 0.6667450611476952;object-fit:contain\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466.7215428033866\" data-testid=\"image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Will Nicola listen to Jimmy&#8217;s voice notes?\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n<p>Over on the cobbles, after Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) was taken in for questioning, Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) is still wondering who pushed her down the Rovers&#8217; cellar stairs.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-eva-price-accident-sam-blakeman-panic-itvx-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comes clean<\/a> \u2013 leaving Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), Toyah and Leanne Battersby (Georgia Taylor and Jane Danson) speechless. They also learn that he&#8217;s run up 6k worth of debt on Nick&#8217;s credit card.<\/p>\n<p>What will happen to Sam?<\/p>\n<p>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 8pm and Coronation Street usually airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1. Both can be streamed from 7am that day on ITVX.<\/p>\n<p>Add Coronation Street and Emmerdale to your watchlist on the  \u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sports coverage is about to disrupt scheduled editions of Coronation Street and Emmerdale again this week. 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