CORONATION Street in schedule shake up this week as tonight’s episode has been ‘ditched’.
Usually, episodes of the long-running ITV soap air every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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However, the new edition of Coronation Street that is due to air tonight at 8pm has been delayed.
Instead, ITV1 will air coverage of the Rugby Six Nations Championship after Emmerdale at 7:30pm.
Viewers will miss out on their Weatherfield fix as France will take on Wales in the highly-anticipated match.
The sports programme will continue until at least 10:35pm, which will be swiftly followed by the news.
After that, Lee Mack takes to the airwaves for an edition of The 1% Club which will be shown until past midnight.
Fans bemoaned ITV’s decision with a new thread on the social media fan forum site Reddit, titled, ‘Schedule change!’.
They wrote: “Yes, bad news for all you Corrie fans as there are going to be only two episodes this week.
“Monday and Wednesday are normal, whereas Friday there is no episode due to the Rugby Six Nations take over on ITV!”
“I’m hoping for an extra episode next Sunday to make up for it, or maybe next week.
“Yes, Rugby and the FA Cup football will be taking over in the coming weeks. Sorry folks.”
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Viewers replied to the post in droves; one fan exclaimed: “Blah. Give me my Corrie!!”
As a second user commented: “Boo!”
While a third added: “Nice to have someone let us know as ITV never do! Thank you. ”
According to ITV’s schedule on their website, there is no episode of Coronation Street scheduled for Sunday on ITV1.
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The beloved British soap has been captivating audiences for decades.
The next edition of the longest-running serial drama is set to be screened on Monday night at 8pm.
Previously, viewers tuned in to watch Leanne (Jane Danson), continue her campaign of revenge on Toyah (Georgia Taylor) and Nick (Ben Price).
Daisy (Charlotte Jordan) also revealed that she is pregnant, but she does not know if the father is Daniel (Rob Mallard) or Kit (Jacob Roberts).
Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) also received her verdict in her trial after she was accused of murdering Joel Deering.
