Is Emmerdale on tonight? Soap pulled from ITV's Thursday night schedule - when is Emmerdale back?
Emmerdale fans are being warned that they will need to wait a little longer for the next episode of the ITV soap following a schedule change.
ITV has shifted the soap from Thursday night’s schedule. Emmerdale normally airs at 7.30pm on Thursday nights, but will be missing from listings.
There will be no episode shown on ITV1 or STV on Thursday evening, and there will be no early release episode on ITVX, STV Player or YouTube as a result of this.
It comes as ITV instead carries live coverage of England’s World Cup qualifier against Serbia. Live coverage will begin at 7pm, with Mark Pougatch hosting and analysis and punditry coming from Roy Keane and Ian Wright for a 7.45pm kick-off.
It is not the only time that soap fans have been left disappointed by their favourite shows being sacrificed in favour of live sport coverage from the broadcaster. Last month, another international break also saw Emmerdale removed from the schedule, leaving loyal viewers fuming.
Speaking about a previous incident in which an Emmerdale episode was moved for live football coverage, one frustrated fan said: “Absolutely no reason @ITV couldn't of chucked #emmerdale on before the football rather than this pointless waffle. @itvfootball why do we need 45 minutes of chat when they have absolutely nothing new to say.”
Another viewer added: “I see #Emmerdale is being shelved again for football! Such a shame #itv. You could just as easily let us fans watch it on #itvx!”
While some viewers may be disappointed by missing Thursday’s hour-long episode, there won’t be long to wait until the next instalment of Emmerdale.
The soap will return to screens on Friday, November 14. It will air in its usual slot of 7.30pm, but this will only be a half-hour episode, with Coronation Street airing at 8pm.
The early release will also be available from 7am on Friday, November 14 on ITVX, STV Player, and YouTube.