This week’s Emmerdale schedule is being shaken up again, and of course it’s all down to football, so what about the Tuesday, September 29 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.
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.
Our soaps will be back tomorrow night (Wednesday, September 30) in their usual time slots.
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?
Graham does his best to stop Baby Tate’s adoption and tells Joe that if the adoption goes ahead, he’ll leave Joe’s life forever. But will Graham’s threats work?
Sadie wakes on Ruby’s sofa after their evening of drinking and scrambles to cover her tracks when Ruby asks questions. Can she cover her lies about Jimmy?
Later, Sadie warns Robert about her near-miss. Despite Robert urging her to cut their losses, Sadie insists they must keep looking for the money, convinced it will be worth it.
With his life in tatters, Vinny seeks prison advice from Aaron. But will Aaron prepare him for what’s to come?
Also, Laurel and Gabby fall out over the healthy eating menu at the Hide. As they fight over their bad financial situation, Laurel walks out of the business. Gabby coughs into a tissue and is privately alarmed to see she’s coughed up blood. Nearby, Robert is hovering in the wings, delighted their business plan is failing.
Meanwhile, having been gunning for her, Thea is soon reflective when she has a conversation with Kim at Will’s graveside. Will seeing this new side to Kim make her shift her opinion about her secret mum?
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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