EMMERDALE fans are facing a schedule shake-up this week as live football once again barges into ITV’s prime-time lineup.
With the Carabao Cup third round taking centre stage, viewers will need to adjust their viewing habits to ensure they don’t miss any drama in the Dales.
Katie Hill, Jeff Hordley and the Emmerdale cast with the Serial Drama Award and the Serial Drama Performance Award at the 2026 National Television Awards Credit: Alamy
ITV1 has selected the clash between Manchester United and Brighton for main channel coverage on Wednesday, September 16 Credit: AFP
Live fixtures are taking place on both Tuesday and Wednesday evening, but soap fans get a bit of a lucky break earlier in the week.
On Tuesday, September 15, Emmerdale will air as normal on ITV1.
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ITV has chosen to broadcast Tuesday’s cup action on ITV4, keeping the main channel clear for the usual trip to the Woolpack, followed by Coronation Street.
But disruption hits on Wednesday, September 16.
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ITV has selected the clash between Manchester United and Brighton for its main channel coverage.
Football will dominate the evening slot on ITV1, meaning both Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been pulled from the schedules for the night.
Full Emmerdale ITV schedule (w/c September 14, 2026)
To help you keep track of when the Dales will be on your screen, here is how the week shapes up on ITV1:
Monday, September 14: 8pm – 8.30pm (ITV1)
Tuesday, September 15: 8pm – 8.30pm (ITV1 – Football coverage on ITV4)
Wednesday, September 16: NO EPISODE (Carabao Cup: Man United v Brighton on ITV1)
Thursday, September 17: 8pm – 8.30pm (ITV1)
Friday, September 18: 8pm – 8.30pm (ITV1)
When live sport disrupts the standard soap broadcasts, ITV occasionally moves episodes to Jattvibeday evening to let viewers catch up.
But fans may be out of luck this time around, as the schedules currently don’t have any soaps listed for Jattvibeday night (September 20).
Unless ITV makes a last-minute tweak, viewers will have to wait for the standard weekday broadcasts.
We’ll keep this article updated with fresh information if the soap’s official social media pages give an update on broadcast times.
How to watch Emmerdale early on ITVX and YouTube
If you can’t wait for the evening broadcast or want to get ahead of spoilers, ITV has you covered.
New episodes of each soap are available to stream on ITVX and YouTube from 7am on the morning of their scheduled broadcast date.
That means on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week, you’ll be able to get your soap fix hours before it hits TV screens.
Note that because no episode is scheduled for television on Wednesday, there will also be no early 7am release that morning.
