Viewers of Emmerdale and Coronation Street should be aware that programming adjustments are happening this week due to ITV’s live football coverage.

The popular soaps frequently experience schedule shifts when football matches are broadcast, and a few alterations are scheduled for this particular week.

This follows last week’s rearrangement when both programmes were moved to accommodate England’s match against Uruguay on Friday, March 27.

Below is the information regarding the modifications and which episodes are affected by the schedule changes this week.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street schedule adjustments for this week

The England versus Japan fixture will be shown starting at 7pm on ITV1 on Tuesday, March 31, with the match beginning at 7.45pm.

Due to the match extending into the regular soap time slots, both Emmerdale and Coronation Street have had to alter their typical programming.

Emmerdale normally begins at 8pm on ITV1 from Monday through Friday, but this Tuesday’s episode scheduled for March 31 will not be broadcast.

Instead, an Emmerdale episode will be shown on Sunday, April 5 at 7pm.

Coronation Street typically airs from 8.30pm on the same channel Monday through Friday, but Tuesday’s episode will also not air.

Instead, Coronation Street viewers can catch a new episode on Sunday, April 5 at 7.30pm.

That’s not the only change, as both programmes will air earlier than usual on Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3.

Emmerdale will begin at 7.30pm while Coronation Street will start at 8pm on both Thursday and Friday, meaning both shows will be broadcast 30 minutes earlier than their normal times.

In 2025, ITV revealed modifications to its soap schedule, affecting both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

Beginning in January 2026, the channel introduced a “soaps power hour” on weekdays featuring 30-minute Emmerdale episodes at 8pm and 30-minute Coronation Street episodes at 8.30pm.

Coronation Street had previously aired three hour-long episodes per week, while Emmerdale broadcast four 30-minute episodes and one hour-long installment.

During May 2025, ITV chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall stated that the company was making “good progress” on a cost-reduction initiative, indicating expectations to achieve £30 million in non-content savings throughout 2025.

ITV also implemented changes to its well-known daytime programming including Good Morning Britain (GMB) and Lorraine.

Starting from January this year, Good Morning Britain was extended by 30 minutes, while Lorraine Kelly’s morning programme was shortened to 30 minutes for 30 weeks of the year.