By Kiesha Dosanjh
Soap fans will be left disappointed tonight and tomorrow night, as all three major soaps have been taken off air in a huge schedule shake-up. Viewers are normally treated to an hour long episode of Emmerdale on Thursdays, along with a 30 minute trip to Albert Square with EastEnders . However, tonight all soaps have been taken off air. It’s bad news for Coronation Street fans too, as although the soap doesn’t usually air on Thursdays, it’ll be taken off air on Friday night (July 3). EastEnders fans got their two hour dose of the soap earlier in the week as they were treated to a double bill on both Monday and Tuesday. Many eager fans took to iPlayer to watch the soap early, while those tuning in at 7pm had to switch over to BBC Two. The change is down to a summer of sports, with Wimbledon taking over the BBC schedules for two weeks. However, it’s not the only sport taking over, as the BBC are also showing coverage of the Women’s Euros as the football teams battle it out in the group stages. ITV will also be hosting the coverage of a number of Euros games. Tomorrow night, they’ll be broadcasting live from Sweden as Portugal take on Spain. On Friday, they’ll be showing coverage of Germany’s match against Poland, meaning Corrie fans will have to wait until next week until their next trip to Weatherfield. Unfortunately, it’s a longer wait than normal as soaps won’t be back on air until next Wednesday. It’s good news for EastEnders fans however, as they’ll be treated to a double bill once again when Wednesday finally comes. Emmerdale fans will have one less day to wait, as the soap will return at 7.30 next Tuesday (July 8). Corrie fans will have one extra day to wait, as the usual Monday episode will be cancelled due to more football on the schedule. However, their regular hour-long trip to Weatherfield will resume on Wednesday at 7.30. The schedule shake-ups aren’t the only huge change for the ITV soaps. On Monday (June 30) ITV started releasing full episodes of both shows on YouTube at 6am, as well as ITVX. The official Coronation Street Instagram page announced: “Soap fans, rejoice! “Starting tomorrow, full episodes will be available on YouTube from 7am — the same day they air on TV!” The update included an image showing Emmerdale and Corrie characters posing beneath logos of their respective soaps. Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .