Complete Emmerdale schedule: What time it's on, why it isn't on ITV at 7.30pm tonight and when it drops on ITVX and YouTube
Carena Crawford | 12:09pm Wed 29 OctEmmerdale is changing its schedule again tonight (Wednesday October 29) as it makes way for yet another football event. Here’s the full schedule details, plus what happens in this evening’s outing to the Dales.
What time is Emmerdale on tonight?
Emmerdale airs tonight – Wednesday October 29, but at a different time. It airs at 7pm instead of 7.30pm and is on for half an hour. ITV is showing live football from 7.30pm as Newcastle takes on Spurs in the Carabao Cup with an 8pm kick off.
If you don’t want to wait it’s already dropped on ITVX and YouTube where it appears every day at 7am.
What happens in Emmerdale tonight?
April and Dylan are planning their getaway and know they need to act fast before Ray finds out. They’ve taken his money already and once they’ve packed their bags, they are off. But soon Ray gets wind of something and sends them a video message. Will it force the pair to rethink and head back to the village? Or will they risk their families safety to secure their own?
Elsewhere, Mack finds out about Kev’s threats to Aaron and decides to defend his friend. Has he thought about the fact Kev is a dangerous man who’s just got out of prison? Definitely not! So he goes to confront Kev and fight Aaron’s corner.
It’s not the best idea Mack has ever had and Kev’s reaction says it all. Has he just made it worse for Aaron?
Meanwhile, Caleb finds out Jai sacked Kerry and steps in. Jai is forced to apologise and Kerry reinstated. But Jai makes it clear she will regret this and he’s going to make things very difficult at work for her.
All change to the ITV soaps in January
It’s set to be a completely new schedule in January 2026 as the ITV soaps introduce a so-called power hour. Emmerdale will move from its 7.30pm slot to 8pm every weeknight. It will also cut its hour-long Thursday episode to just half an hour. Episodes will still be available on ITVX and YouTube every morning at 7am.
Coronation Street will then go from three hour-long episodes a week, to five half-hour long ones. It will air every weeknight directly after Emmerdale at 8.30pm.
This ensures faster-paced, digestible episodes – a 30-minute format which has already proven popular with viewers.
Read more: Emmerdale spoilers for next week right here
