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Coronation Street and Emmerdale off air today in ITV schedule shake-up
There's another change to the soap schedules.
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- Laura Denby
Published: Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 7:00 am
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Those hoping to catch the latest drama in Emmerdale and Coronation Street will have to wait another day, as ITV has delayed the next episodes once more.
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While this is usually due to sports coverage, Thursday 22 October's schedule will actually make way for The Pride of Britain Awards 2026.
Carol Vorderman and Ashley Banjo will be on hand to honour this year's as-yet unsung heroes, and you can watch the emotional ceremony from 8pm until 10:05pm.
But if you're wondering when you can be reunited with the Yorkshire Dales and those famous Weatherfield cobbles, look no further – we have all the answers.
Emmerdale returns on Friday 23 October at its usual time of 8pm, followed by Coronation Street at 8:30pm.
To make up for the night off, both soaps are also billed for episodes on Sunday 25 October at the usual times.
Debbie flirts with stranger Stan.
The next instalment of Emmerdale sees vengeful DS Thea Ramsden (Chelsea Edge) get hold of birth mother Kim Tate's (Claire King) phone, and after downloading some messages, she heads off in search of evidence.
What will she find?
Meanwhile, Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) is pleased to note she's caused tension between Ruby (Beth Cordingly) and Caleb Miligan (William Ash), and Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) is thrown by what boyfriend Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) has to say.
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Over in Corrie, Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) horrifies wife Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) when he tells her his dad Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) took his phone in the pub.
When Fiz confronts nasty Ross, how will he react?
Also, Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) is still stung by husband Ronnie Bailey's (Vinta Morgan) reluctance to be intimate with her, and he soon finds her flirting with another man!
Is their marriage well and truly on the line?
Speaking to Radio Times at the Inside Soap Awards, Jonathan Howard, who plays Debbie's son Carl, shared his sadness at filming her last Christmas as Debbie's battle with dementia continues.
And as revealed by Digital Spy, Coronation Street is planning a special episode dedicated to Debbie's perspective of the world.
"We're planning an episode where it's all from Debbie's point of view," revealed Devaney.
"I'm going to be the camera woman, so I'm very excited about that. I've said that I'll be like [ski jumper] Eddie the Eagle – running around with a camera on my head!"
Anyone affected by Debbie's storyline can visit Dementia UK or call its helpline on 0800 888 6678.
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.
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Authors
Laura DenbyFreelance Writer
Laura Denby is a Freelance Soaps writer covering all the latest news in the Dales, Cobbles and East End for Radio Times. She's a soaps nerd with a love for comedy drama, and has also written for Digital Spy, Metro UK and Yahoo UK.
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