This week’s Emmerdale schedule is being shaken up again, and of course it’s all down to football, so what about the Tuesday, October 6 episode – is it on tonight?
Football, rugby and other special programmes have caused plenty of chaos for the ITV soap schedule lately, with Emmerdale regularly being moved around. And it doesn’t look like the disruption is over just yet.
We’ve got all the latest schedule changes right here!
Is Emmerdale on tonight? Is it on ITVX?
Emmerdale fans will be disappointed tonight as the soap won’t air. It isn’t on at 8pm and Coronation Street, which normally follows, will also be missing from the schedule.
Instead, England v Czechia will air on ITV1 from 7pm. This is a fourth Group A3 match, which will be held at Wembley Stadium. The soaps will return tomorrow night (Wednesday, October 7) at their usual times.
And because there are no episodes on TV tonight, they won’t be available to stream on ITVX or YouTube either. Episodes usually drop from 7am for those who can’t wait until the evening to see what’s coming up.
With all the disruption we’ve seen over the summer, some fans think bringing the power hour earlier could make more sense. That way, the soaps might still be able to air as normal when sporting events take over the schedule.
What happens in Emmerdale tomorrow?
Charity is staggered when a prison guard tells her she’s going home. However, she is uneasy when Sarah isn’t there to meet her with the rest of the family.
Charity asks Sarah for a word in the back room of the pub, and all wait with bated breath. But can Sarah forgive Charity for her betrayal?
Elsewhere, Robert is pleased to overhear a conversation about the Hide’s financial troubles. But Laurel is shocked to find Gabby on the floor and tries to establish what brought on a panic attack. Suddenly Gabby collapses, and Laurel calls an ambulance.
Waking in the hospital a little while later, Gabby gives Manpreet permission to tell Laurel about her orthorexia. Gabby is emotional but seemingly ready to take the first steps towards recovery with Laurel and Manpreet’s support.
When Billy learns about Gabby, he is apologetic for not spotting the signs earlier. There is also the problem of young Dotty, who saw some of Gabby’s worrying social media posts.
Also, Carl puts on a brave face through his birthday celebrations, while Sadie tells Robert about the voicemails, and he urges her to deal with it.
Soon, shady Sadie is on a mission to sneak in and delete them, and she is forced to cover her tracks when Rodney walks in.
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 since been revealed that it was actually a great move by ITV, with stats showing viewing was way up.
The soap then announced a new schedule. The soap ‘power hour’ started in January 2026 and sees Emmerdale continue to air five nights a week. New episodes also drop on ITVX every morning at 7am as usual.
However, the soap moved to a new time slot of 8pm. The Thursday double bill was also cut to half an hour to make way for additional episodes of Coronation Street.
This was designed to create faster-paced, digestible episodes, with the 30-minute format already proving popular with viewers.
However, it also seems the changes haven’t stopped the disruption caused by sports.
Read more: Emmerdale cast shake-up 2026 as exits confirmed and big returns teased – so who’s leaving?
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 8pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
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