Angry Coronation Street fans work out 'obvious solution' as soap is pulled over sportCoronation Street fans are not happy that the soap has been pulled off air to make way for the football and think they have found a solution to keep everyone happyView 3 Images Coronation Street fans are not happy that the world's longest-running TV soap has been pulled off air for the footballCoronation Street fans think they have worked out the "obvious solution" after the soap was pulled from tonight's schedules, along with Emmerdale, to make way for the sport. "This new soap power hour schedule was clearly devised because of the ITV budget cuts, so aren't we losing enough? A third wrote: "This whole new schedule is a ploy to tear our beloved soap episodes away from us!" When Coronation Street began in 1960, it became a staple of linear television viewing, and Emmerdale, which initially aired as a daytime soap, followed twelve years later. A statement from the broadcaster last year explained the changes: "From January 2026, Coronation Street and Emmerdale will move to a new scheduling pattern on ITV1, introducing a soaps power hour from Monday-Friday, with 30 minute Emmerdale episodes at 8pm, and 30 minute Coronation Street episodes at 8.30pm.

Source: Daily Mirror February 04, 2026 02:24 UTC