EastEnders and Coronation Street fans can expect more scheduling changes in the coming weeks, as Friday nights will be looking a little different.
Coronation Street is shifting to an hour-long slot on Friday, February 22 and Friday, March 1 – forcing BBC One bosses to reschedule EastEnders to avoid a clash.
Corrie traditionally airs a double bill at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on Friday evenings, but the nights in question will see the show screened as a single 60-minute edition from 7.30pm instead.
EastEnders has been shifted to 8.30pm on both evenings, allowing viewers to watch both shows without having to rely on recordings or catch-up.
The rival soaps usually avoid scheduling clashes as they have a large crossover audience, although they did air against each other on New Year's Day this year.
February 22 and March 1 will see the hour-long Coronation Street episodes followed by Vera repeats on ITV.
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It's not clear yet how long the Friday night change will last for, as schedules beyond March 1 won't be confirmed until next week.
EastEnders is also airing two episodes tonight (February 14) to make up for the loss of next Monday's edition due to live football coverage on BBC One.
Meanwhile, Corrie only airs one episode rather than two on Wednesday, February 20, making way for live coverage of the Brit Awards on ITV.
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