Coronation Street falls victim to another schedule shake up as ITV soap episodes are moved for more sport coverage
CORONATION Street fans will have to reshuffle their viewing plans once again, as the long-running soap is being bumped from its usual slots to make way for more sporting action on ITV.
The latest shake-up means episodes will be rescheduled, leaving viewers wondering when they’ll next get their fix of Weatherfield drama.
Friday's episode was axed again as ITV dedicated almost three hours of their schedule to the FA Cup, leaving soap fans furious.
And next Friday will be similar as the channel will air Portugal Women v England Women in the UEFA Women's Nations League.
Coronation Street will broadcast on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday instead.
The ITV soap has dropped a jaw-dropping new promo trailer that will leave fans fearing for the lives of Carla Connor and DS Lisa Swain in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse.
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Killer Rob Donovan will make a desperate bid for freedom – and drag Carla into his dangerous escape.
Rob proves he’ll stop at nothing to break free.
Fresh from surgery, he launches a brutal attack on a security guard, swipes his uniform, and snatches Carla as his unwitting accomplice in a desperate bid for freedom.
Meanwhile, Lisa is hot on their trail, but does she truly grasp how dangerous Rob is?
Will he kill to stay out of jail – or will his reckless plan cost him everything?
Corrie fans have been teased that the storyline leads to the shooting and death.
A TV insider said: “Viewers will be on the edge of their seats as the gripping hostage ordeal followed by a cold-blooded murder unfolds.
No one is safe from the peril and havoc Rob is set to unleash.”
It emerged last week that up to 75 people among ITV’s 600-strong Corrie and Emmerdale casts and crew face redundancy.
All episodes are to be scaled back to 30 minutes, meaning an hour’s less soap a week.
Soap's biggest whodunnits
EastEnders - Who shot Phil Mitchell?
The "Who Shot Phil?" storyline was a whodunit mystery that captured the attention of viewers and the media. The episode revealing the culprit was watched by 23 million viewers. Lisa Shaw, Phil Mitchell's former girlfriend and the mother of his child Louise, was revealed as the killer as Phil slept with Lisa's best friend. Phil forgave Lisa, and they agreed to keep the truth a secret.
Coronation Street - Who killed Tina McIntyre ?
The popular actress Michelle Keegan played Tina McIntyre for several years on the Cobbles, but she ended up being killed by Rob Donovan in a tragic turn of events back in 2014 when he chased her onto the balcony of the Builder's Yard. When she tried to leave, he pushed her and she fell off the roof, with Rob convinced he killed her. With Tina still alive, he attacked her with an iron bar but she survived that attack and was rushed to hospital as doctors tried to save her.
Emmerdale - Who pushed Emma Barton?
Emma was then pushed off a viaduct by Moira after she talked ill of her dead daughter Holly, who died of an overdose in October 2017. Although Moira was responsible for Emma's death, her son, Adam Barton, took the fall for the murder since he was already a prime suspect and he didn't want Isaac to grow up motherless.
Hollyoaks - Glove Hand Killer
The Gloved Hand Killer was a mystery serial killer, who claimed the lives of 7 characters between January and October 2015, all by injecting them with potassium chloride. The Gloved Hand Killer's targets were all people who had done wrong in some shape or form. There were 6 suspects for who the Gloved Hand Killer was, and the killer's identity was revealed in October 2015. It was revealed to be doctor Lindsey Butterfield who had been killing people at the hospital.
Several Corrie cast members have left in recent weeks including Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw), Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley), Colson Smith (Craig Tinker) and Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster).
Insiders blame rising costs and falling ad revenue for the changes.
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.