Coronation Street and Emmerdale will not air on their regular schedules tonight and tomorrow due to football broadcasts on ITV. Instead, both soaps will present hour-long episodes on June 12 to make up for the missed airings. The scheduling change is part of ITV's summer sports coverage, which includes the women's European qualifiers featuring England against Ukraine tonight and a friendly match against Costa Rica tomorrow. This adjustment comes after ITV implemented a 'power hour' format earlier this year, reducing the number of weekly episodes from six to five, with each episode lasting 30 minutes. ITV's managing director of media and entertainment, Kevin Lygo, stated that this change aligns with viewer preferences for faster-paced storytelling. When the soaps return on June 12, viewers can expect significant developments in the storylines, including personal conflicts and dramatic twists in both series.