There are no schedule shake-ups to deal with next week, which honestly makes a nice change.
Emmerdale and Coronation Street are both on every weekday from Monday 18th May to Friday 22nd May 2026. ITV’s 2026 soap pattern remains Emmerdale at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8:30pm, with episodes also dropping on ITVX from 7am on transmission day.
ITV soaps schedule this week
From Monday 18th May to Friday 22nd May 2026:
Emmerdale airs from 8pm to 8:30pm
Coronation Street airs from 8:30pm to 9pm.
So yes, it is a full week of soaps with no schedule wobble, no random bumping and no faffing about for once.
Emmerdale spoilers for 18th–22nd May 2026
It looks like a huge week ahead in the village, with Charity, Dawn, Joe and Kammy all heavily caught up in the fallout.
Dawn will be in grave danger and Joe Tate’s plot will be exposed, Dr Todd will tighten the pressure on Charity and the arson mystery will be bubbling away.
The biggest storylines for 18th – 22nd May include:
- Joe Tate and Graham Foster discover Dawn Fletcher’s scheming, putting her in a dangerous position.
- Dawn is found unconscious at the foot of the stairs, as the week’s biggest Tate-Dingle drama escalates.
- Dr Todd gives Charity a deadline to get the money together, keeping the blackmail pressure firmly on.
- Charity offers Kim half of the pub in desperation, showing just how serious things have become.
- Aaron becomes convinced Joe is behind the fires, while Robert and Aaron try to work out who the arsonist really is.
So this week’s Emmerdale looks set to bring blackmail, betrayal, arson suspicion and yet more chaos for the Dingles and the Tates.
Coronation Street spoilers for 18th–22nd May 2026
Over in Weatherfield, Summer, Will, Sam and Todd are all part of next week’s biggest talking points and it sounds like another stressful week on the cobbles.
Summer will become a suspect in Theo’s murder, while Will, Sam and Tim are still firmly in the mix too.
The biggest storylines next week week include:
- Summer becomes a suspect in Theo’s murder, after George admits he may have implicated her.
- Will plans to leave with Megan, with his big decision causing more fallout.
- Sam is left terrified, as the pressure around the Will and Megan situation keeps building.
- Tim remains part of the week’s major drama, with several round-ups flagging continued concern around him.
- Todd is still caught in the murder aftermath, with Theo’s death continuing to cast a shadow over everything.
Altogether, it looks like Coronation Street is serving up another week of fear, suspicion and emotional fallout, which is very Weatherfield, really.
If you missed it…
If you missed it, you can catch up with last week’s post here: ITV Soaps Schedule 11th–15th May 2026 And Spoilers.
Over to you…
Are you watching both this week, or are you more invested in the village or the cobbles?
And which storyline has your attention most — Dawn being in danger, Charity’s blackmail mess, the arson suspicion around Joe or Summer becoming a murder suspect over in Corrie?
One thing’s for sure, there is plenty of drama packed into the week.
