What time is Emmerdale on tonight? Get all schedule details plus ITVX changes here
Between football, rugby and other special shows, ITV tends to shift the soap schedule round. And boy have they been shifting A LOT lately! But we’ve got you covered with all the up-to-date schedule changes right here!
What time is Emmerdale on tonight? Is it on ITVX?
On Thursday, May 21, Emmerdale will air as usual at 8pm on ITV. Coronation Street which usually follows at 8.30pm will also air.
Both soaps are already available to watch on ITVX and YouTube. They are streamed here every day from 7am for anyone who can’t wait until the evening.
Over the last few weeks, there has been a lot of disruption to the soaps for sport. Some think ifITV brought the power hour earlier, it might make more sense as then the soaps could possibly still air whenever the sport is on!
What happens in Emmerdale tonight – Ross and Sam caught out
Another fire at the farm has Robert stressed. Ross arrives and says he thinks Kev is back for revenge on Robert. It gets him thinking: could it really be his ex?
Aaron also makes a comment about Kammy and how little they know about him. Could he be behind this?
Robert offers to pay Ross triple to find out who is targeting them, but Aaron is now convinced Ross is the one starting the fires. Knowing Ross and Sam are up to something, Aaron and Robert follow them, but what will they find out?
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Elsewhere, Liam pays Cain a visit and urges him to leave his pride at the door with his recovery. But Cain has no time for him and gives him short shrift. Can anyone get through to him?
Soap power hour is a hit
In October 2024, Emmerdale began streaming the daily episode of the soap from 7am. Despite some concerns that it meant the soap was in trouble, coupled with lots of cast exits, it has been revealed that actually it was a great move by ITV as stats revealed viewing was way up.
The soap then announced a new schedule. The soap ‘power hour’ starting from January 2026 sees Emmerdale continue to air five nights a week. New episodes will also drop on ITVX every morning at 7am as usual.
However, the soap has moved to a new time slot of 8pm. The Thursday double bill will also be cut to half an hour to make way for additional episodes of Coronation Street.
This ensures faster-paced, digestible episodes – a 30-minute format which has already proven popular with viewers.
However it also seems that the changes don’t stop the disruption caused by sports.