ITV Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 18 Feb 2026, 11:02 By Carena Crawford 18 Feb 2026, 11:02 What time is Emmerdale on tonight? Get all schedule details plus ITVX changes here You don't need to miss a minute of Emmerdale with our handy guide Emmerdale Tonight Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 18 Feb 2026, 11:02 By Carena Crawford 18 Feb 2026, 11:02 Emmerdale is on ITV tonight (Wednesday February 18) thankfully with no disruption for football or rugby. So what time is is on, is it available on ITVX and what is happening? Between football, rugby and other special shows, ITV tends to shift the soap schedule round to accommodate them. And boy have they been shifting A LOT lately! But we’ve got you covered with all the up-to-date schedule changes right here! Guilty Ruby tells Cain the truth (Credit: ITV) What time is Emmerdale on tonight? On Wednesday, February 18 Emmerdale will be on in its usual time slot of 8pm. Coronation Street, which usually follows at 8.30pm, is also on as normal. Both soaps are already available on ITVX and YouTube, where they are released every day at 7am. A few weeks ago, there were huge changes to the ITV soaps because of rugby and football. Although if ITV brought the power hour earlier, it might make more sense! article continues below Read all the latest spoilers Cain is furious (Credit: ITV) What happens in Emmerdale tonight? Paddy is worried sick about going to the station for questioning. He and Dylan face DS Walsh, but will they convince her Bear acted alone? Bear is soon charged with manslaughter, but will he get bail? Elsewhere, Dawn thinks she might be pregnant and tells Joe. How will he react? Also, Ruby feels guilty about calling the police over the bodies and comes clean to Cain. He is furious even though she insists she didn’t know it was Moira’s land. He throws Caleb and Ruby out, but will he forgive them? Dawn delivers some news to Joe in Emmerdale spoilers (Credit: ITV) Soap power hour has begun In October 2024, Emmerdale began 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 as stats revealed viewing was way up. The soap then announced a new schedule. The soap ‘power hour’ starting from January 2026 sees Emmerdale continue to air five nights a week. New episodes will also drop on ITVX every morning at 7am as usual. However, the soap has moved 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. However it also seems that the changes don’t stop the disruption caused by sports, hence why Emmerdale is not on tonight! Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google Good to Know Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Carena Crawford 18 Feb 2026, 11:02 By Carena Crawford 18 Feb 2026, 11:02 Next Story
