ITV has announced a major shake up to the Coronation Street schedule this week, which will likely confuse and disappoint regular viewers of the soap opera.
The changes are being made because ITV are set to continue covering the the 2022 Emirates FA Cup.
Coronation Street generally airs two half-an-hour episodes at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays and one episode on Fridays.
But the major shake up will leave the schedule looking different this week due to the football coverage ITV will be providing for footie fans.
The general episode on Friday will booted off air on Friday, February 4 – meaning fans won't be able to catch up with the latest gossip from Weatherfield.
On Friday, instead of Corrie, ITV viewers will be hit with the FA cup match which will see Manchester United and Middlesbrough kick off its fourth round.
But it's not all bad news for Corrie fans, because in light of the Friday absence, viewers will be getting extra helpings of the dramatic soap throughout the week.
To make up for the Friday night absence, ITV have planned to air an hour-long episode on Tuesday and two half--an-hour episodes on Wednesday.
There will be no change Monday's schedule though, and Corrie will air on ITV as usual with two half-an-hour episodes.
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So, to break it down – what does the Coronation Street schedule shake up mean for viewers of the soap?
The shake up will last from January 31 until February 4.
On Monday two half-an-hour episodes will air at both 7:30pm and 8:30pm.
Tuesday will see a one hour show air at 8pm until 9pm.
And on Wednesday fans will be treated to two helpings, with one half-an-hour show airing at 7:30pm and then another at 8:30pm.
And on Friday there won't be any instalment of the popular ITV soap set in Manchester. As far as we know, normal schedules will resume the following week.
Last time the FA cup interrupted the Corrie schedule, fans were fuming, with one writing on Twitter : "FA cup on instead of Corrie ? For god sake."
While another penned: "No corrie tonight because of FA cup #FACupOut."
Coronation Street will see the the feud between teacher Daniel Osbourne and his student Max Turner come to a head this week.
While regular viewers of the soap will know that policeman Craig Tinker has put his career on the line to cover for his girlfriend Faye Windass – a storyline that will heat up this coming week.
Also, Hope's bad behaviour will prove hard to control for mum Fizz Stape.
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