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
Carena Crawford

Emmerdale is on ITV tonight (Tuesday February 17) 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!

Laurel decides what to do with Ray's money (Credit: ITV)
Laurel decides what to do with Ray’s money (Credit: ITV)

What time is Emmerdale on tonight?

On Tuesday, February 17 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!

Paddy and Dylan with the police
The police want to talk to Paddy and Dylan (Credit: ITV)

What happens in Emmerdale tonight?

Bear is still being questioned after his slip-up convinced DS Walsh he wasn’t being honest about killing Ray alone. Paddy is brought into the station too just as Mandy arrives home. Will he back his dad’s story up?

Elsewhere, Arthur is searching for the money so he can go travelling to Australia. Laurel is still aghast at her son’s actions.

Arthur apologises to Laurel for his behaviour, even suggesting he takes her for brunch to make it up to her. But Laurel is still not impressed.

Soon enough she overhears Rhona and Marlon discussing their debt and makes a big decision about the cash. But will Arthur like it?

Paddy with the police in Emmerdale
Things are only going to get worse (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