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Emmerdale and Coronation Street in huge soap shake-up as episodes are slashed
Coronation Street and Emmerdale will undergo a huge schedule shake-up from 2026, with the double bill of soap stalwarts being cut to 30 minutes in a new change
Sue Cleaver is one of the Corrie stars who are leaving the soap (Image: PA)"These changes are motivated by doing what we believe is best for the continuing success of these important programmes in the long term. They also create headroom in the overall programme budget for investment in programming that can help ITV grow reach in a very, very competitive market." ITV also revealed that the start of the 2026 schedule will be "marked in spectacular style" when both Corrie and Emmerdale "embark on an ambitious, never before seen stunt as part of a week of special episodes".
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