Emmerdale and Coronation Street fans will soon be getting used to a new schedule. ITV has announced that the two programmes are to move into new time slots in a 'super soap' shake-up.
From March, the biggest soaps on British TV move into new optimal schedule slots, as ITV aims to build a Wstrong block of continuing drama." READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street's Joseph and Chesney in emotional goodbye as character makes return Emmerdale will move from 7pm to the slightly later time of 7.30pm every weekday.
Meanwhile, Coronation Street makes the move to three hour-long episodes airing at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The changes being made allow ITV National and International Evening News to become an hour-long programme from March 2022.
ITV says it will help give even more focus on reporting from outside of London to reflect the whole of the UK. Announcing the changes, ITV’s Managing Director of Media and Entertainment, Kevin Lygo said: "As viewing habits rapidly change, live audiences to our national and international news programmes remain remarkably strong.
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