What time is Emmerdale on tonight (Friday)? Get up-to-date schedules and changes here
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Emmerdale airs on ITV at 7.30pm every weeknight, but is often hit by schedule changes – so what time is Emmerdale on tonight, Friday February 28?
With football, rugby and other special shows, ITV tends to shift the soap schedule round to accomodate them. But we’ve got you covered with all the up-to-date schedule changes right here.
What time is Emmerdale on tonight as the soap airs another schedule change?
On Friday February 28, 2025, Emmerdale will once again move in the schedules. Instead of airing on ITV at 7.30pm it will air earlier at 7pm. It is also available on ITVX from 7am.
The soap will air for half an hour from 7pm until 7.30pm and it will then be followed by live FA Cup Football as Aston Villa take on Cardiff City. The football kicks off at 8pm, meaning Emmerdale has to move for the build-up coverage. For fans of Coronation Street, that is cancelled altogether tonight.
What happens in Emmerdale tonight?
Last night (Thursday February 27) April named her baby Rebecca after her friend on the streets who d.i.e.d. She then revealed she wanted to return to school the next day.
But tonight, things aren’t as easy as she hoped when she overhears two girls at school talking about her. Feeling lonelier than ever, who will April turn to?
Meanwhile, Jacob still can’t process his grief over Leyla’s d.e.a.t.h. He’s overcome by it, but will he let anyone in to help him through it?
Schedule changes next year for the soap ‘power hour’
ITV announced earlier this month a new Emmerdale schedule for 2026 – with the introduction of what is being called a soap ‘power hour’ starting from next January.
Emmerdale will continue to air five nights a week. New episodes will also drop on ITVX every morning at 7am as usual – meaning we don’t have to wait all day if we don’t want to!
However, the soap will move 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.
