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Gemma Jones

ITV and BBC shake up as Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders cancelled

Soap fans will miss out once more next week as Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders are being replaced by football.

From Tuesday evening, the FA Cup will dominate TV on both BBC One and ITV. This means the soaps will either be moved or cancelled completely.

On Tuesday, BBC and ITV will be airing Fulham v Leeds FA Cup match, which kicks off at 7.45pm. And then on Wednesday, Manchester United will be taking on West Ham United at Old Trafford, with a kick-off time of 7.45pm, which will be airing on both ITV and BBC.

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While fans can't watch their soaps at the normal times, they will be treated to hour long specials instead. There will be an extra helping of EastEnders on Monday and Friday, while Emmerdale will air an hour-long episode on Friday. Coronation Street viewers will also be able to enjoy their Wednesday episode on Thursday instead at 8pm.

Full soap TV schedule for next week

Monday

  • 7.30pm, BBC One - EastEnders
  • 7.30pm, ITV - Emmerdale
  • 8pm, ITV - Coronation Street

Tuesday

  • EastEnders cancelled
  • 7pm, ITV - Emmerdale

Wednesday

  • All soaps cancelled

Thursday

  • 7pm, ITV - hour-long Emmerdale
  • 7.30pm, BBC One - EastEnders
  • 8pm, ITV - Coronation Street

Friday

  • 7pm, ITV - hour-long Emmerdale
  • 7.30pm, BBC One - EastEnders
  • 8pm, ITV - Coronation Street

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