While this is usually due to sports coverage, Thursday 22 October's schedule will actually make way for The Pride of Britain Awards 2026.

returns on at its usual time of 8pm, followed by .

To make up for the night off, both soaps are also billed for episodes on at the usual times.

The next instalment of Emmerdale sees vengeful DS Thea Ramsden (Chelsea Edge) get hold of birth mother Kim Tate's (Claire King) phone, and after downloading some messages, she heads off in search of evidence.

What will she find?

Meanwhile, Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) is pleased to note she's caused tension between Ruby (Beth Cordingly) and Caleb Miligan (William Ash), and Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) is thrown by what boyfriend Kammy Hadiq (Shebz Miah) has to say.

Over in Corrie, Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) horrifies wife Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) when he tells her his dad Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) took his phone in the pub.

When Fiz confronts nasty Ross, how will he react?

Also, Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) is still stung by husband Ronnie Bailey's (Vinta Morgan) reluctance to be intimate with her, and he soon finds her flirting with another man!

Is their marriage well and truly on the line?

Speaking to Radio Times at the Inside Soap Awards, Jonathan Howard, who plays Debbie's son Carl, shared his sadness at filming her last Christmas as Debbie's battle with dementia continues.

And as revealed by Digital Spy, Coronation Street is planning a special episode dedicated to Debbie's perspective of the world.

"We're planning an episode where it's all from Debbie's point of view," revealed Devaney.

"I'm going to be the camera woman, so I'm very excited about that. I've said that I'll be like [ski jumper] Eddie the Eagle – running around with a camera on my head!"

Anyone affected by Debbie's storyline can visit Dementia UK or call its helpline on 0800 888 6678.

Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 8pm and Coronation Street usually airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1. Both can be streamed from 7am that day on ITVX.

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