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ITV Emmerdale and Coronation Street not on tonight as soaps dropped - Yorkshire Live

ITV has rescheduled Coronation Street and Emmerdale twice this week to broadcast live sport, including the Six Nations rugby opener, disrupting the usual 8-9pm soap hour.

  • On February 5, ITV pulled Coronation Street and Emmerdale to air the France v Ireland match from about 7.20pm at the Stade de France, Paris.
  • For the second time this week, ITV moved Coronation Street and Emmerdale to accommodate live sporting broadcasts, after earlier disruption on Tuesday caused by football coverage.
  • Launched earlier this year, the 'soap power hour' runs 30-minute instalments Monday–Friday from 8pm–9pm and episodes normally appear on ITVX each morning, but Thursday morning release was cancelled today.
  • Fans complained online, calling on ITV to move sports coverage or use alternative channels; ITV confirmed Coronation Street and Emmerdale will return on February 6.
  • The disruptions undermine ITV's five-evenings-a-week pledge as January already saw two breaks, critics warn elderly viewers reliant on the soaps are most affected.
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Coronation Street and Emmerdale axed from ITV schedule tonight - here's why

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have been pulled from the ITV schedule tonight (Thursday, February 5) due to the 2026 Guinness Six Nations.

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The Shields Gazette broke the news in Sunderland, United Kingdom on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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