ITV Share By Carena Crawford Jan 28 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 28 2026 What time is Emmerdale on tonight? Get up-to-date schedules and changes here You don't need to miss a minute of Emmerdale with our handy guide Emmerdale Tonight Share By Carena Crawford Jan 28 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 28 2026 Emmerdale has been airing in a brand-new schedule since the start of 2026. Thankfully, it still airs every week day on ITV, but in a new time slot. Here’s when you can watch it and what happens tonight (Wednesday, January 28). 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 as the brand new soap power hour begins, we’ve got you covered with all the up-to-date schedule changes right here! Kim, Graham and Joe hash it out (Credit: ITV) What time is Emmerdale on tonight? On Wednesday, January 28 Emmerdale is on in it’s new usual time slot of 8pm. It is followed by Coronation Street at 8.30pm. The episodes of both soaps are already available on ITVX and YouTube where they are released every day at 7am. Graham appeals to Joe (Credit: ITV) What happens in Emmerdale tonight Graham arrived at Home Farm last night in classically camp timing. He walked in just as Kim was saying the dead can’t come back to life. article continues below Read all the latest spoilers “That, Kim, is where you are so wrong,” he oozed as he strode in, leaving her and Joe in shock. Tonight, in a special three-hander episode, we see what happens now. How will Kim and Joe respond to his reappearance? Will they forgive him? Or is it all just too much for Joe in particular to take? Kim is not forgiving (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. Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns Share Good to Know Share By Carena Crawford Jan 28 2026 By Carena Crawford Jan 28 2026 Previous Story Next Story
