EastEnders isn't on at its usual time tonight: here's when you can watch it instead

What time is EastEnders on tonight?
Joel Harley

EastEnders isn’t airing at its usual time tonight (Wednesday, December 24), as the schedules change for Christmas week. With BBC One jam-packed full of festive viewing, EastEnders had had to move from its regular 7.30pm slot to accommodate.

But when is EastEnders on tonight? And is it streaming on BBC iPlayer as normal?

Kat and Alfie share a tense conversation
Kat and Alfie try to support Zoe in her time of need (Credit: BBC)

What time is EastEnders on tonight?

In a shake-up from the usual routine, EastEnders will instead air at the earlier time of 6.55pm – giving The Great British Sewing Bee a chance to play afterwards. It will air for half an hour, as it usually does on Wednesdays.

The episode is also available to stream now on BBC iPlayer, having dropped at 6am as it always does.

As for the rest of the week, it will air in two parts tomorrow (Christmas Day – Thursday, December 25), at 7.45pm and 9.45pm. The BBC has confirmed that neither part will be available on iPlayer until they have aired on BBC One.

It will then return for an additional episode on Friday (December 26), at 9.30pm.

Zoe looks shocked on EastEnders
Zoe makes a shocking discovery (Credit: BBC)

Spoilers for today: Max and Zoe get a surprise on Christmas Eve

Max continues to make an enemy of himself on the Square in EastEnders spoilers for tonight. He vows to put things right with Oscar, but is distracted by Linda, with whom he tries to make amends.

Feeling abandoned by his dad, Oscar drowns his sorrows before joining the rest of the family at the concert. Full of Christmas spirit, he makes a shocking revelation to Max.

Has Oscar just doomed the family’s Christmas?

Meanwhile, determined to support Zoe through her stalker ordeal, Kat is shocked when she finds Sam in the back of The Vic. She demands to know whether she’s Zoe’s stalker.

Sam responds by revealing that she has cancer, and that she’s there to find support from Zack.

Later, Kat and Alfie head to Yolande’s carol concert, leaving Zoe home alone. At The Vic, she makes a shocking discovery.

What has Zoe found?

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