Is Coronation Street on tonight? Episode schedule as Carabao Cup football returns to ITV

CORONATION STREET viewers tuning in for their nightly trip to Weatherfield are set for a disappointment tonight. Neither Coronation Street nor Emmerdale will air in their regular slots on Tuesday, August 25, leaving millions of dedicated soap fans facing an evening without their favourite northern dramas. ITV’s flagship ‘soap power hour’ has once again been pulled from the schedule Credit: ITV But soap fans won’t have to wait long for the drama to return Credit: Instagram/emmagracearends If you’re wondering why the cobbles are missing from your screens tonight and when normal service will resume, here is everything you need to know about tonight’s broadcast shake-up. Why isn’t Coronation Street on tonight? ITV’s flagship “soap power hour”, which normally sees Emmerdale launch at 8pm followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm, has once again been pulled from the schedule to make room for football. Sign up for the Coronation Street newsletter Thank you! ITV1 is broadcasting live coverage of the Carabao Cup second-round tie between the Premier League’s Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. Live match coverage begins at 7.30pm, with kick-off at 8pm, taking over the slot usually reserved for soap drama. Under ITV’s current rights agreement with the English Football League (EFL), high-profile cup matches are given priority, forcing programming to be reshuffled. When will Coronation Street be back on TV? But soap fans won’t have to wait long for the drama to return. Coronation Street will return to its standard evening schedule tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, at 8.30pm on ITV1, directly following Emmerdale at 8pm. To make up for tonight’s missing broadcast and guarantee that viewers receive their complete weekly dose of drama, ITV has scheduled a makeup broadcast over the weekend. Most read in Soaps An episode of Coronation Street will be broadcast on Sunday, August 30 at 8.30pm, ensuring fans still get to see the exact same total amount of soap content across the week. Here is how the revised schedule looks for the rest of the week: Tuesday, August 25: No soaps (Live Carabao Cup coverage: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United from 7.30pm) Wednesday, August 26: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm Thursday, August 27: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm Friday, August 28: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm Sunday, August 30: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm How to catch up on Coronation Street on ITVX While tonight’s reshuffle means there is no fresh episode dropping on television or online today, viewers can still get their Weatherfield fix via ITVX. Coronation Street episodes are routinely uploaded to the streaming service at 7am on the days they are broadcast. While no new episode is available today due to the football, fans can stream Monday night’s instalment or catch up on any missed episodes before the regular schedule resumes tomorrow. Comment now