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Coronation Street Taken Off Air as Fans Fuming over Soap Schedule Shake-Up
ITV replaced soaps with live Carabao Cup semi-final coverage between Newcastle United and Manchester City, disrupting the new 8pm 'soap power hour' schedule for one night only.
- On Tuesday , ITV pulled Coronation Street and Emmerdale from TV and blocked early ITVX access, with both soaps returning in the 8pm to 9pm slot on Wednesday .
- ITV is airing the Carabao Cup semi-final with 7.30pm pre-match coverage and an 8pm kick-off at St James' Park, running through to around 10.30pm, displacing the soap power hour.
- The new format, rolled out last week, places Emmerdale at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8.30pm Monday to Friday, with Corrie reverting to a five days a week, 30 minute episode format starting on January 5.
- Fans reacted angrily, urging a dedicated channel for sport, with social media users complaining not everyone wants football and another commented `Football AGAIN`.
- Kevin Lygo, ITV's director of television, says the new commissioning pattern is viewer-led and aims to give more choice via ITVX, arguing that the 30-minute episode format better meets demand for pacey storytelling.
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