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Charlotte Tutton

What time is EastEnders on, and when do Emmerdale and Coronation Street air?

Soap fans have been left with big decisions to make, following new times being revealed for ITV's Emmerdale and Coronation Street, and BBC's EastEnders.

EastEnders now clashes with Emmerdale daily thanks to a schedule shake-up, meaning the soaps go head-to-head.

Corrie no longer clashes with the soap, while Hollyoaks also no longer clashes with Emmerdale.

While fans can watch the soaps on catch-up and streaming services, many have been left disappointed by the new schedule.

So what time are the soaps on and what days do they air? Why did the schedules change? Here's everything you need to know about the shake-up...

What time is Emmerdale on?

Soap fans have been left with big decisions to make, following new times being revealed for ITV's Emmerdale and Coronation Street, and BBC's EastEnders (ITV)

Emmerdale has changed its schedule, and will now air on the same days as before but at a later time.

The ITV soap now airs Mondays to Fridays at 7:30pm, not 7pm - while Thursdays will see an hour-long episode until 8:30pm, instead of the two 30-minute episodes ITV used to air.

It's the first time in decades the soap has seen a permanent schedule change.

The soap's Bob Hope actor Tony Audenshaw recently spoke about the fact that the soap's bosses and crew have wanted the 7:30pm time slot for ages, and are now happy to have it.

What time is EastEnders on, and why isn't it on Fridays?

EastEnders has not only made a change to its scheduled time on some days, but it's also changed what days it airs (BBC)

EastEnders has not only made a change to its scheduled time on some days, but it's also changed what days it airs.

The BBC soap will no longer air on Friday nights, for the first time in years - and instead the soap now airs on Wednesdays.

It's a big change for fans of the soap, with it airing on different days to usual, and now airing at 7:30pm every episode.

This means it will clash with Emmerdale for the foreseeable future.

EastEnders also airs across Saturdays and Sundays on BBC Three, but these are catch-up episodes.

When does Corrie air?

Coronation Street will still air on the same days of Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (ITV)

Coronation Street will still air on the same days of Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

With Emmerdale now airing in its 7:30pm slot, Corrie has moved by half an hour to 8pm each of the days.

It will also air hour-long episodes instead of the normal two 30-minute episodes each day, with ITV confirming fans had preferred the hour-long editions, leading to the shake-up.

Corrie will not clash with any soap if they remain in the current time slots.

Hollyoaks streaming twist

Hollyoaks has also featured a very slight change to how it transmits (Channel 4)

Hollyoaks has also featured a very slight change to how it transmits, after Channel 4 found that streaming the episodes online was hugely popular.

While it will still air at 6:30pm on Channel 4 every weekday, followed by the next episode first look on E4 at 7pm, the show will also drop episodes on All 4 ahead of time.

This means fans can watch them online in the morning, hours before the episodes air on TV.

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