What time is Emmerdale on tonight? Get up-to-date schedules and changes here

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Carena Crawford
By Carena Crawford

John Sugden’s happiness didn’t last on Thursday June 19 when Robert waltzed back in through the door, and in Emmerdale tonight Robert is making his presence felt – so what time is it on?

Between football, rugby and other special shows, ITV tends to shift the soap schedule round to accommodate them. But we’ve got you covered with all the up-to-date schedule changes right here!

Robert looks thoughtful in Emmerdale
Robert has a lot on his mind (Credit: ITV)

What time is Emmerdale on tonight?

On Friday, June 20 2025, Emmerdale is airing in its usual time slot of 7.30pm. It is on for an hour as Robert causes drama.

Tonight’s episode of Emmerdale is also already available on ITVX, where is it released every day at 7am.

Victoria is worried about Robert in Emmerdale
Victoria thinks Robert is playing a dangerous game (Credit: ITV)

What happens in Emmerdale tonight – Victoria warns Robert

Worried for her brother and his future, Victoria tries to talk to Robert. It’s clear he’s suffering since his time in prison and she is desperate to help him cope.

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Read all the latest spoilers

Tracy bans Cain from Nate’s funeral as she wages war on the Dingles

Tracy bans Cain from Nate’s funeral as she wages war on the Dingles

11 hours ago
Robert and John go head-to-head and Cain makes a discovery

Robert and John go head-to-head and Cain makes a discovery

15 hours ago
Cain to go after John, Bear hits rock bottom, and Sarah’s surgery turns into a nightmare

Cain to go after John, Bear hits rock bottom, and Sarah’s surgery turns into a nightmare

17 hours ago
Victoria warns Robert as his prison trauma haunts him

Victoria warns Robert as his prison trauma haunts him

1 day ago
Robert drugged and unconscious as John takes action against his brother

Robert drugged and unconscious as John takes action against his brother

1 day ago
Robert returns to the village and Charity makes a discovery

Robert returns to the village and Charity makes a discovery

2 days ago

She tells Robert he needs to deal with his prison trauma and go to therapy or else he will end up back inside again. But will Robert listen to her?

Also, Cain wakes up with a very bad hangover, but will he remember what really happened? And how will he cope when he receives more devastating news?

Emmerdale powering ahead as schedule set to change again for 2026 ‘power hour’

In October 2024, Emmerdale announced they were going to start 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 been revealed that actually it was a great move by ITV.

Stats for the first quarter of 2025 revealed that ITVX has achieved a ‘record-breaking’ billion streams in a quarter for the ‘first time ever.’ Coronation Street and Emmerdale have raked up 124 million streams on ITVX so far this year. Soap viewing is up 35 percent in comparison to the first quarter of 2024. So it seems fans are really enjoying the 7am uploads.

It’ll soon be all change once again for ITV and Emmerdale in 2026 after the soap announced a new schedule. The soap ‘power hour’ will start from next January.

Emmerdale will continue to air five nights a week. New episodes will also drop on ITVX every morning at 7am as usual – meaning we don’t have to wait all day if we don’t want to!

However, the soap will move to a new time slot of 8pm. The Thursday double bill will also be cut to half an hour to make way for additional episodes of Coronation Street.

This ensures faster-paced, digestible episodes – a 30-minute format which has already proven popular with viewers.

Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns