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Joel Harley

John Sugden comes face-to-face with brother Robert in Emmerdale tonight – and is left feeling as though he’s losing control of the situation when he vows to return to the village, where he’s sure to stir up more trouble for him and husband Aaron.

But when exactly is Emmerdale 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 and Aaron talk in prison on Emmerdale
Robron are reunited (Credit: ITV)

What time is Emmerdale on tonight?

On Tuesday, June 17 2025, Emmerdale is airing in its usual time slot of 7.30pm. It is on for half an hour as Robert receives two visitors in prison – first ex-husband Aaron, then estranged brother John.

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

John threatens Robert in Emmerdale
John makes a mistake by threatening Robert (Credit: ITV)

What happens in Emmerdale tonight – Robert makes a vow

Robert and Aaron are finally reunited in Emmerdale tonight, as the pair share a table at the prison visiting room. Robert tells Aaron he still loves him, but dismissive Aaron insists his future is with John.

Heartbroken, Robert agrees to leave Aaron and John alone.

Once Aaron has left, John also arrives for a visit. Robert tells John that his father would have wanted nothing to do with him if he were alive. He then continues to twist the knife, telling him that he and Aaron kissed on John’s wedding day.

Simmering with fury, John tells Robert that he has no idea what he’s capable of. Robert becomes convinced that John is hiding something – and vows to return to the village. Is John losing control of the situation?

John and Robert exchange threats in Emmerdale
It’s war between Robert and John (Credit: ITV)

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