Is Emmerdale on tonight? Episode schedule as Carabao Cup football returns to ITV

SOAP fans sitting down for their nightly dose of Yorkshire drama are in for a disappointment tonight.

Neither Emmerdale nor Coronation Street will air in their usual slots on Tuesday, August 25, leaving viewers hanging in the middle of one of the biggest storyline weeks of the year.

If you’re wondering why your favourite soaps are missing and when they will return, here is everything you need to know about the TV shake-up.

Why isn’t Emmerdale on tonight?

ITV’s “soap power hour”, which usually sees Emmerdale kick off at 8pm followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm, has once again been pulled from the schedule in favour of football.

ITV1 is airing live coverage of the second round of the Carabao Cup, featuring a clash between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United.

Live match coverage begins at 7.30pm, with kick-off at 8pm, taking over the broadcast window usually held by the soaps.

Under ITV’s current broadcasting agreement with the English Football League (EFL), high-profile cup matches take precedence, forcing programming to be reshuffled.

But the timing of this week’s schedule clash could not have come at a worse moment for loyal Emmerdale viewers.

The ITV soap has just kicked off a highly anticipated “wedding week” that has promised to keep fans on the edge of their seats.

With the explosive Tate family wedding underway, secret escape plans being hatched, Caleb plotting revenge, and shock attacks rocking the village, fans are eager to see what happens next.

When will Emmerdale be back on TV?

The good news is that the disruption will be brief, and viewers won’t miss out on a single minute of action across the week.

Emmerdale will return to its usual slot tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, at 8pm on ITV1.

And to make up for tonight’s cancelled episode and ensure fans see the same total amount of Dales content, ITV has scheduled an extra broadcast for the weekend.

Here is how the revised schedule looks for the rest of the week:

• Tuesday, August 25: No soaps (Live Carabao Cup coverage: Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United from 7.30pm)
• Wednesday, August 26: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm
• Thursday, August 27: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm
• Friday, August 28: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm
• Sunday, August 30: Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm

By adding the Sunday night episode, ITV is making sure that wedding week gets the full five-episode run that viewers expect.

For those who simply cannot wait, Emmerdale episodes are usually uploaded to ITVX on the morning they are broadcast from 7am.