Coronation Street pulled from screens this week in ANOTHER schedule shake-up - just as soap announces plans to slash weekly episodes

Coronation Street has been pulled from our screens this week in ANOTHER schedule shake-up. Bosses will now introduce a soaps power hour from Monday to Friday with 30-minute Emmerdale episodes airing at 8pm and 30-minute Coronation Street episodes airing at 8:30pm. ITV has confirmed that popular soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will move to a new scheduling pattern amid the ongoing budget cuts Bosses will now introduce a soaps power hour from Monday to Friday with 30-minute Emmerdale episodes airing at 8pm and 30-minute Coronation Street episodes airing at 8:30pm However the start of the new 2026 schedule will at least be marked in style, as both soaps embark on an ambitious, never-before-seen stunt as part of a week of special episodes. However, each episode will continue to drop at 7am on ITVX before transmission that same evening It comes as some of the Coronation Street's mid-ranking actors and younger stars are said to be worried they'll be axed in a bid to save money 'Research insights also show us that soap viewers are increasingly looking to the soaps for their pacey storytelling.' Some of the younger stars are said to fear they'll be written off the show in order to keep established stars like Bill Roache and Jack P. Shepherd on board Salaries on Coronation Street vary significantly with the likes of Bill said to earn £2,000 per episode while newbies usually get £400 per appearance 'Staff were only told of the temporary studio shutdown yesterday afternoon, and attended a consultation meeting at 10am this morning.'