For the first time in its history, Coronation Street will not be broadcast on Wednesday evenings.

This is being done to make way for football coverage, which will feature on many Wednesday evenings due to ITV's Champions League match moving from Tuesday to Wednesday as part of its new contract. ITV1 also shows England internationals and FA Cup replays on Wednesday nights.

Coronation Street launched in December 1960 and has been shown on a Wednesday evening throughout that time. The Wednesday episode will move to Thursdays at 8.30pm, sandwiched between the 8pm edition of Emmerdale and The Bill.

An ITV spokesman said: "Coronation Street will make a move from Wednesday to Thursday nights on ITV1 from 23 July as part of a change to the schedule to reflect ITV's contracts for the Champions League, FA Cup and England internationals, which will see ITV1's live football broadcast on Wednesday evenings. In addition, two separate episodes of Emmerdale will be broadcast on Thursdays from the same date. We're delighted that Thursday evenings on ITV1 will be a great showcase for soap from Weatherfield and the Woolpack."

The changes will begin in two weeks' time.

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Wilson Fraser  - Too many soaps   | 08-07-2009 15:23:17 There are far too many soaps on TV. Get your act together ITV and produce some decent and interesting programmes. It is not possible to keep up with so many episodes every week. Cut Emerdale and Corrie to no more than 3 episodes per week each.

Me  - El Presidenté   | 09-07-2009 17:18:19 100% agree with that, Wilson Fraser. How did these channels manage before without being totally lazy with their scheduling.

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