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Soapland was rocked with a real-life bombshell this week, as ITV announced that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be cutting episodes permanently next year. The long-running shows currently air six episodes per week, but will be shifting to five weekly episodes each from January 2026.

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ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are to see their content cut by an hour a week between them from next year. Coronation Street currently airs for three hour-long episodes a week, while Emmerdale is four 30-minute episodes plus one hour-long instalment.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have announced a major shakeup as the ITV soap schedule has been cut in half to give the popular soaps a 'streaming-friendly' pace

A Coronation Street star has called the loss of an episode of the soap a week ‘devastating’, revealing the cast are ‘tremendously worried’ about its future. Earlier this week, ITV revealed huge changes coming to both Corrie and Emmerdale,

ITV has confirmed a huge schedule shake up for its soaps in 2026. Hour-long episodes of Coronation Street are currently broadcast at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Emmerdale airs daily at 7.30pm with an hour long episode broadcast on Thursdays.