Those used to tuning into the likes of Lorraine, This Morning, and Loose Women by be at a bit of a loss this week as all three have been cancelled for a number of days. The ITV daytime favourites have been ditched from their usual slots in favour of coverage of the World Cup.
The 2022 tournament is being aired across ITV and BBC with schedules being changed to accommodate the coverage. The first round of games kicked off on Sunday (November 20) with England playing their first game on Monday (November 21) which saw them storm to the top of the group with a 6-2 win over Iran.
Meanwhile, Wales also played their first game on Monday against the USA securing a draw in their first World Cup for 64 years. And as well as the unfamiliarity of the tournament being played in the winter, Qatar is three hours ahead of the UK meaning matches are set to kick off at 10am, 1pm, 4pm and 7pm UK time during the group stage and 3pm and 7pm later in the knockout stage.
This means that the TV schedules will be disrupted for a couple of weeks. On Wednesday (November 23) coverage of the World Cup runs on ITV between 9am and 6:15pm. This means that while Good Morning Britain can air as usual, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will not be able to air.
However, on Thursday, Loose Women can make a comeback in its usual 12:30pm slot due to the World Cup coverage restarting at 3pm. However, Lorraine won't return as there is a stint of football coverage from 9am until 12.30pm. Then on Friday, all three shows are back in their usual slots.
But it's not just the daytime schedule that is affected. ITV's soap Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be broadcast at different times to normal with the programmes issuing a fresh guide to fans at the start of the week. Emmerdale will air from 7pm to 8pm on Wednesday (November 23) and Thursday (November 24). There will also be an episode shown from 6pm to 7pm on Sunday (November 27).
Meanwhile, Coronation Street will be broadcast from 8pm to 9pm on Wednesday (November 23) and Thursday (November 24). An extra episode will air on Sunday (November 27) from 7pm to 8pm.
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