THE One Show is set to air bumper extended episodes as Eastenders is slashed to just 20 minutes. After nearly three months away, the BBC soap will return to our screens on 7 September.
The long-running soap will be reinstated on our televisions with a new 20 minute format, instead of the normal 30 minutes - with episodes being shown four times a week.
The One Show, which is hosted by Alex Jones, will be extended to fill the ten minute gap that is left by Eastenders' shorter episodes.
Emmerdale and Coronation Street’s episodes currently only last 22 minutes but are filled out with adverts on ITV. The One Show will broadcast from 7pm to 7.35pm on days that Eastenders airs to allow the soap to slot into the schedule.
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