What time is Emmerdale on tonight? Get all schedule details plus ITVX changes here

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Carena Crawford

Emmerdale is on ITV tonight (Monday February 16) 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!

Moira and Cain chat in Emmerdale
Cain visits Moira in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV)

What time is Emmerdale on tonight?

On Monday, February 16 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!

Bear is questioned by DS Walsh over Ray's death |(Credit: ITV)
Bear faces more questions (Credit: ITV)

What happens in Emmerdale tonight?

DS Walsh interviews Bear and he confesses that he killed Ray. Walsh is gentle as she questions him, but he struggles to recall the details.

He insists he was alone and that is was an accident. However a slip of the tongue soon sees Walsh suspicious he’s lying. The questions then turn to Moira and Bear reveals Cain pressured him to say Moira wasn’t ever at Celia’s farm.

However, the admission is bound to make things harder for Moira, not easier.

Elsewhere, Laurel feels guilty for everything that has happened to Arthur, but then she catches him searching for his passport and he says he’s moving to Australia.

Laurel is stunned when she then intercepts an envelope containing Ray’s cash. As Arthur confesses where he got it from, things get heated.

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