ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are to see their content cut by an hour a week between them from next year. Coronation Street currently airs for three hour-long episodes a week, while Emmerdale is four 30-minute episodes plus one hour-long instalment.

Up to 75 positions across Coronation Street and Emmerdale could be cut ahead of cost-cutting measures on the ITV soaps. The two flagship soaps will move to a new broadcast pattern from January 2026, both reducing their episode count from six to five.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have announced a major shakeup as the ITV soap schedule has been cut in half to give the popular soaps a 'streaming-friendly' pace

ITV has confirmed a huge schedule shake up for its soaps in 2026. Hour-long episodes of Coronation Street are currently broadcast at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Emmerdale airs daily at 7.30pm with an hour long episode broadcast on Thursdays.

ITV has confirmed it is slashing its soap schedule, meaning 'Coronation Street' and Emmerdale's combined weekly output will be down from six hours a week to five hours a week.