Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale confirm their first World Cup scheduling

Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale have revealed their first schedule changes for when the World Cup begins.

Fans should brace themselves for their favourite soaps being shunted around the schedules during the football tournament, which takes place in Russia between June 14 and July 15.

Confirmed TV schedules are now in for the week commencing Monday, June 11 and they include some changes for the big three soaps.

Emmerdale airs an hour-long episode at 7pm on Tuesday, June 12, which means there'll be another clash with EastEnders that night.

Emmerdale also has an hour-long episode at 7pm on Friday, June 15, followed by an hour-long Coronation Street at 8pm that night.

EastEnders shifts to the later time of 9.10pm on Friday, June 15, airing after the Portugal vs Spain game.

Here's the soap schedule for that week in full:

Monday, June 11
7.00pm: Emmerdale

7.30pm: Coronation Street

8.00pm: EastEnders

8.30pm: Coronation Street

Tuesday, June 12
7.00pm: Emmerdale (Hour-long episode)

7.30pm: EastEnders

Wednesday, June 13
7.00pm: Emmerdale

7.30pm: Coronation Street

8.30pm: Coronation Street

Thursday, June 14
7.00pm: Emmerdale

7.30pm: EastEnders

8.00pm: Emmerdale

Friday, June 15
7.00pm: Emmerdale (Hour-long episode)

8.00pm: Coronation Street (Hour-long episode)

9.10pm: EastEnders


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If you're a soap fan, there's a chaotic few weeks of schedule changes ahead. Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale will be moved, as all three soaps make way for live World Cup coverage on BBC One and ITV.

The good news is that we're still getting the same amount of screen time for all of the shows, but they'll be airing in different timeslots and some episodes will be joined together into hour-long editions.

Schedules have now been confirmed up until Friday, June 29 and we have the full details right here.


Friday, June 22
7.00pm: Emmerdale (Hour-long episode)

8.00pm: Coronation Street (Hour-long episode)

9.10pm: EastEnders

Monday, June 25
7.00pm: Emmerdale (Hour-long episode)

8.00pm: Coronation Street (Hour-long episode)

9.10pm: EastEnders (55 minutes)

Tuesday, June 26
7.00pm: Emmerdale (Hour-long episode)

8.00pm: Coronation Street (Hour-long episode)

EastEnders doesn't air its usual Tuesday edition tonight.

Wednesday, June 27
8.00pm: Holby City

Coronation Street and Emmerdale don't air their usual Wednesday editions tonight.

Thursday, June 28
Emmerdale and EastEnders don't air their usual Thursday editions tonight.

Friday, June 29
7.00pm: Emmerdale

7.30pm: Coronation Street

8.00pm: EastEnders

8.30pm: Coronation Street

9.00pm: EastEnders

The World Cup runs until July 15, but schedule changes beyond June 29 have yet to be confirmed.