Is Coronation Street on tonight? ITV soap shifted from Wednesday's schedule - when is it back on?

The ITV soap has been temporarily shifted from its Wednesday night slot, meaning that fans will need to wait a little longer for the next dose of drama from the cobbles.

While Coronation Street normally airs at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, there will be no Wednesday episode this week as ITV are instead carrying live coverage of the EFL Carabao Cup clash between Newcastle and Fulham. Live coverage will begin at 7.30pm on ITV1.

As a result, Corrie has been pulled from tonight’s schedule and will also not be available on early-release today. What would have been Wednesday’s episode actually aired on Tuesday night as a result of the schedule shake-up - you can catch-up on the episode on ITVX and STV Player right now.

Fellow ITV soap Emmerdale has also been impacted, with the drama from the Dales being brought forward to 7pm from its usual 7.30pm slot.

Corrie fans will not have long to wait until the next episode airs as normal, with the soap returning for an hour-long episode at 8pm on Friday evening (December 19).

The shift in the schedule comes as fans gear up for the highly-anticipated Corriedale premiere. The crossover episode, which will mark the first time characters from Coronation Street and Emmerdale have come into contact, will air on ITV at 8pm on Monday, January 5.

A newly released trailer for the historic episode has just been released, showing characters such as Emmerdale’s Charity Dingle and Corrie’s Shona Platt interacting with each other.

The shocking and explosive storyline is set to see lives changes in both Weatherfield and Emmerdale as a devastating country-road crash has shattering consequences for both soap worlds.

The Corriedale premiere on January 5 will help to launch ITV’s new ‘soap power hour’, which will see Coronation Street and Emmerdale move to a new slot in the weeknightly schedule from there onwards. Viewers will be able to tune into half-hour episodes of both soaps every weeknight, with Emmerdale airing from 8pm and Coronation Street moving to a 8.30pm slot.

Speaking of the upcoming Corriedale episode, Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks said in October: “I can't help but imagine what my mum is going to be like watching this episode. She'll be so beside herself because as a soap fan, the idea of sitting down with your two favourite shows with all your favourite characters in this massive, unmissable piece of telly, it's amazing.

"Everyone's worked so hard on this behind the scenes. The cast have been amazing, but behind the scenes, it's been quite a feat logistically to get everything in the right place. It's a testament to how hard and how passionate all people are. Everyone's put their hearts and souls into it."