When is Coronation Street on this week? Carabao Cup schedule changes as football tournament returns

CORONATION Street fans are facing yet another schedule shake-up this week. ITV1 is pulling the hit soap from its prime-time slot to make way for live football. The trip to Weatherfield is taking an unexpected pause this week Credit: ITV The trip to Weatherfield is taking an unexpected pause on Tuesday, August 25, as the Carabao Cup returns. If you were expecting your regular dose of Rovers Return drama, here is everything you need to know about when Corrie will air. Sign up for the Coronation Street newsletter Thank you! Why is Coronation Street off air on Tuesday? ITV1’s Tuesday night schedule is being taken over by live coverage of the Carabao Cup second-round tie between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United. Broadcast coverage from the City Ground starts at 7.30pm, with kick-off scheduled for 8pm. Because live match coverage runs straight through until 10pm, ITV has pulled its standard soap power hour for the evening. The disruption stems from ITV’s sub-licensing deal with Sky Sports, which brings select high-profile EFL and Carabao Cup fixtures to free-to-air terrestrial television across the season. While great news for sports fans, it means soap viewers must wait to get their Weatherfield fix. This week’s Coronation Street schedule breakdown: Most read in Soaps Monday, August 24: 8pm – Airs as normal. Tuesday, August 25: NO EPISODE – Replaced by live Carabao Cup action (Nottingham Forest v Leeds United, kick-off 8pm). Wednesday, August 26: 8pm – Returns to its regular weeknight slot. Thursday, August 27: 8pm – Airs as normal. Friday, August 28: 8pm – Airs as normal. Sunday, August 30: 8.30pm – Rescheduled episode airs in a special weekend slot. The disruption also impacts Emmerdale, which normally precedes Coronation Street at 8pm. Emmerdale will also resume its regular schedule on Wednesday evening. How can I watch Tuesday’s episode? Rather than skipping the episode entirely, ITV is adding a weekend slot to compensate for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup match. The ‘missed’ episode will air on TV on Sunday, August 30, at 8.30pm (following Emmerdale’s delayed episode at 8pm). The episode will also drop early on ITVX on Sunday morning at 7am. The temporary weekend addition will bring the weekly episode count back up to normal so viewers won’t miss any drama. ITV routinely drops new episodes of Emmerdale onto its ITVX streaming platform at 7am every weekday morning. Comment now