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

SOAP fans will need to adjust their evening viewing routines this week as ITV1 once again shuffles its prime-time lineup for live football. The usual trip to the Dales is taking a pause on Tuesday, August 25, to make way for the return of the Carabao Cup. The usual trip to the Dales is taking a pause on Tuesday, August 25 Credit: PA Emmerdale Logo Credit: ITV ITV‘s regular soap “power hour” block is taking a back seat while two major sides battle it out under the floodlights. If you were expecting your regular dose of Woolpack drama, here’s everything you need to know about when Emmerdale will air. Sign up for the Emmerdale newsletter Thank you! Is Emmerdale still airing 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. 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 slots for the evening. Midweek schedule shifts have become a recurring feature for soap loyalists, and the disruption is part of ITV’s sub-licensing deal with Sky Sports. That deal brings select high-profile EFL and Carabao Cup fixtures to free-to-air terrestrial television across the season. While that’s great news for sports fans, it means soap viewers’ usual routines are disrupted yet again. Most read in Soaps When is Emmerdale on this week? Here’s how the soap broadcast schedule looks on ITV1 this week: 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 8.00pm). 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 Coronation Street, which normally follows Emmerdale at 8.30pm. Corrie 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 8pm (followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm). 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 village drama. ITV routinely drops new episodes of Emmerdale onto its ITVX streaming platform at 7am every weekday morning. Comment now