Emmerdale and Coronation Street axed as soaps pulled from air (2024)

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ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street won’t air in their usual slots on Friday night. Instead, the broadcaster will be airing the latest UEFA Euro 2024 match instead.

In a schedule shake-up, viewers watch the Group A match live from Munich Football Arena. During the game, football fans will see Germany, who are one of the favourite teams to win, take on Scotland

Although ITV will start airing coverage from 6:30pm, the match itself won't start until later on with an 8pm kick off. Presenter Mark Pougatch will be covering the game along with analysis from Graeme Souness, Roy Keane, Ian Wright and Laura Woods.

Connie McLaughlin will be reporting on the match while Sam Matterface and Ally McCoist will provide commentary. Germany was automatically qualified and are hopeful to secure another win for their country.

In the past, they’ve won the World Cup four times and the European Championship three times. Meanwhile, Scotland are yet to win a Euro tournament.

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Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been cancelled on Friday (Image: ITV)

The highly anticipated game clashes with both Emmerdale and Coronation Street’s usual air time, hence them being taken off air on Friday evening.

Usually, Emmerdale airs half an hour episodes throughout the week with an hour-long instalment shown on Thursdays.

Coronation Street on the other hand, airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for an hour at 8pm.

Although ITV has yet to address the schedule change, according to the TV guide Coronation Street will air next Tuesday (June 17) with it also being pulled on Monday night.

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Coronation Street will air on Tuesday (Image: ITV)

This is the same for Emmerdale which will air for an hour on June 18.

Despite the slight alterations to the schedule, ITV fans can still expect to see a wave of drama next week.

In Coronation Street, things seem to be ramping up between Toyah Battersby (played by Georgia Taylor) and her sister’s partner Nick Tilsley (Ben Price).

On the day of her baby’s funeral, she seeks solace in Nick's arms following Leanne Battersby’s (Jane Danson) betrayal. Meanwhile, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) insults Summer Spellmen’s (Harriet Bibby) boyfriend following her return from America.

Emmerdale will see Matty behind bars (Image: ITV)

Elsewhere, Bethany Platt’s (Lucy Fallon) new writing assignment angers Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) and Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) volunteers for the post of Ken Barlow’s (Bill Roache) carer.

In Emmerdale, Amy Wyatt (Natalie Ann Jamieson) and Moira Barton (Natalie J. Robb) visit Matty Barton in prison (Ash Palmisciano)

Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) is wracked with nerves as she talks to the midwife, while Claudette Anderson (Flo Wilson) encourages Manpreet Sharma (Rebecca Sarker) to try fight for her relationship with Charles Anderson (Kevin Mathurin).

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