Emmerdale and Coronation Street CANCELLED tonight as soaps hit by schedule shake up
ITV has announced another major schedule shakeup as the soaps are pulled off air.
The broadcaster has left soap fans fuming after Coronation Street and Emmerdale have lost their coveted place on the schedules as sports coverage takes priority once again.
Instead ITV viewers can watch England take on Senegal in an International friendly football match at the City Ground.
Mark Pougatch presents coverage from Nottingham, alongside Roy Keane and Ian Wright.
The match with a kick-off time of 7:45pm forcing both Emmerdale and Corrie off the screens.
However, both soaps will be back on our screens tomorrow (Wednesday) in their usual time slots with Emmerdale on at 7:30pm and Corrie on at 8pm.
This week on the Dales, Cain is a prime suspect for his son’s Nate’s murder.
Widowed Tracy is convinced of her father-in-law’s guilt, especially once the finger of suspicion starts pointing her way.
When her late husband’s phone is found in her house, she defiantly protests her innocence and believes Cain is covering his tracks.
Jumpy John watches from the sidelines.
Should he admit to the accidental killing?
Or say nothing and let this twisty plot get more convoluted?
On the cobbles, Lisa is forced to step in when Kit fails to attend Craig’s memorial.
And Todd feels like Theo’s lowest priority after his daughter Millie revealed that she is pregnant.
But could it be all a ruse to get her dad back home and away from Todd?
Meanwhile, on BBC One, EastEnders will air as usual at 7:30pm tonight, or you can stream it from 6am on BBC iPlayer.
Soap's biggest whodunnits
EastEnders – Who shot Phil Mitchell?
The “Who Shot Phil?” storyline was a whodunit mystery that captured the attention of viewers and the media. The episode revealing the culprit was watched by 23 million viewers. Lisa Shaw, Phil Mitchell’s former girlfriend and the mother of his child Louise, was revealed as the killer as Phil slept with Lisa’s best friend. Phil forgave Lisa, and they agreed to keep the truth a secret.
Coronation Street – Who killed Tina McIntyre ?
The popular actress Michelle Keegan played Tina McIntyre for several years on the Cobbles, but she ended up being killed by Rob Donovan in a tragic turn of events back in 2014 when he chased her onto the balcony of the Builder’s Yard. When she tried to leave, he pushed her and she fell off the roof, with Rob convinced he killed her. With Tina still alive, he attacked her with an iron bar but she survived that attack and was rushed to hospital as doctors tried to save her.
Emmerdale – Who pushed Emma Barton?
Emma was then pushed off a viaduct by Moira after she talked ill of her dead daughter Holly, who died of an overdose in October 2017. Although Moira was responsible for Emma’s death, her son, Adam Barton, took the fall for the murder since he was already a prime suspect and he didn’t want Isaac to grow up motherless.
Hollyoaks – Glove Hand Killer
The Gloved Hand Killer was a mystery serial killer, who claimed the lives of 7 characters between January and October 2015, all by injecting them with potassium chloride. The Gloved Hand Killer’s targets were all people who had done wrong in some shape or form. There were 6 suspects for who the Gloved Hand Killer was, and the killer’s identity was revealed in October 2015. It was revealed to be doctor Lindsey Butterfield who had been killing people at the hospital.