Coronation Street has received a major boost in the same week that it has been at the centre of concerns following episode and job cuts. While the news of a potential 75 redundancies has hit hard, and half an hour of weekly drama will be lost from next year, the soap has had a welcome injection of positivity.

Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson played Jim McDonald on the popular show and spoke about his fears after ITV slashed its soap scheduling.

Once again live sport has caused ITV to massively rejig its TV schedule - and it is Corrie that has been moved around. There is football on the channel on both Thursday (February 6) and Friday (February 7) - first with the Carabao Cup and then the FA Cup fourth round.

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.

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 revealed huge changes coming to both Coronation Street and Emmerdale, with a reduction of episodes and a new schedule. The news was announced on Tuesday morning – but what exactly does it all mean for your favourite soaps?