Overview
- Both soaps are off the schedule tonight due to ITV’s live broadcast of Newcastle United vs Manchester City in the Carabao Cup.
- ITV said this week’s episodes will air Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with no Tuesday instalments.
- Coverage of the match begins at 7:30pm ahead of an 8pm kick-off, replacing the usual 8pm–9pm soaps block.
- Viewers complained on social media after finding no early episodes on ITVX or YouTube in the morning.
- ITV says its new weeknight ‘soaps power hour’ of 30-minute episodes is a viewer-led shift toward pacey, streaming-friendly scheduling, with episodes available from 7am only on days they air on TV.