Coronation Street fans face disruption to their usual viewing habits later this month, when the soap airs a rare Sunday episode.
ITV has confirmed that the show will not air as usual on Friday 25 October due to ITV1’s live coverage of the England women’s football team’s friendly against Germany.
Corrie will air on ITV1 at 8pm as normal on Monday 21 and Wednesday 23 October, with the third instalment of action from the cobbles following on Sunday 27 at 8pm.
Metro has contacted ITV to confirm when the episode will drop on ITVX, following the broadcaster’s recent changes to how Corrie and Emmerdale fans can watch on the streaming platform.
Earlier this month, ITV announced both shows will now drop first on streaming platform ITVX, before airing in their traditional slots on ITV1.
New episodes are now available on ITVX from 7am, ahead of their evening broadcast.
ITV said the change is part of its strategy to ‘offer our viewers ultimate choice in how they watch our programmes’.
The shake-up brings Emmerdale and Coronation Street in line with BBC rival EastEnders, which has long been dropping episodes on iPlayer at 6am each morning ahead of their TV broadcast.
Iain MacLeod, Executive Producer for Continuing Drama at ITV said: ‘This is great news for soap fans! Having the ability to catch your favourite show at a time that suits you fits perfectly with people’s busy days and flexible lives.
‘And who doesn’t love the idea of watching the latest Dingle drama in the Dales or calamity on the Cobbles on the tram to work, or over a brew after dropping the kids at school!’
