ITV soaps schedule for 22nd–26th June 2026: World Cup football is still causing chaos, with Emmerdale and Coronation Street only airing on three days this week.
Both soaps are on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but there are no episodes on Wednesday or Friday due to football coverage. So yes, this is another week where checking the schedule before sitting down is probably wise.
ITV soaps schedule this week
Monday 22nd June 2026
Emmerdale airs for one hour from 8pm to 9pm
Coronation Street airs for one hour from 9pm to 10pm
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Emmerdale airs from 9pm to 9:30pm
Coronation Street airs from 9:30pm to 10pm
Wednesday 24th June 2026
There are no episodes of Emmerdale or Coronation Street on Wednesday night due to World Cup coverage.
Thursday 25th June 2026
Emmerdale airs for one hour from 8pm to 9pm
Coronation Street airs for one hour from 9pm to 10pm
Friday 26th June 2026
There are no episodes of Emmerdale or Coronation Street on Friday night due to World Cup coverage.
So, this week’s soap pattern is simple enough once you know it: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday only.
ITV soaps schedule 22nd to 26th June 2026 with Emmerdale and Coronation Street airing on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday due to World Cup football coverage
Schedule times are based on the latest ITV soap listings. Are you watching live, catching up on ITVX or just accepting that football has taken over the remote?
Emmerdale spoilers for 22nd–25th June 2026
It looks like a packed week in the village, with Charity, Lewis, Ross, Kev, Caleb, Billy, Jai and Serena all part of the drama.
The biggest storylines this week include:
- Lewis is still in serious danger after being abducted, leaving Ross in a desperate race to find him.
- Ross receives a terrifying demand from the kidnapper, who says Lewis will only be safe if his father returns “Penny” — which turns out to be a diamond connected to Kev Townsend.
- Liam is forced to reveal that Kev Townsend is Lewis’s biological father, which throws Ross completely.
- Kev returns to the village, but his arrival is not exactly smooth. He claims he no longer has the diamond, but it soon becomes clear he is not being fully honest.
- Lewis remains trapped and frightened as Kylie keeps him captive, with Ross and Liam running out of time to save him.
- Charity reaches breaking point and flees the village after everything she has been through, leaving her family seriously worried.
- Mack struggles to support Charity, while Chas carries the weight of knowing more about Charity’s trauma than she can say.
- Charity tries to encourage Cain to open up about his own pain, but she still finds it impossible to properly face her own.
- Caleb is still looking for answers after being scammed, while Jai grows suspicious of Caleb and Billy’s behaviour.
- Serena Sugden arrives in the village, adding another new face to the already messy Sugden drama.
So this week’s Emmerdale is bringing kidnap danger, family secrets, Charity’s emotional collapse, Kev’s chaotic return and more suspicion around Caleb’s scam. Not exactly a quiet week in the village.
Coronation Street spoilers for 22nd–25th June 2026
Over in Weatherfield, Sarah, Gary, Kit, Maria, Todd, Ronnie, Fiona, Jodie and Ryan are all caught up in another very messy week.
The biggest storylines this week include:
- Theo’s killer is finally revealed as Sarah, with flashbacks showing what really happened on the night he died.
- Gary’s involvement in the cover-up comes under pressure, leaving both him and Sarah in an increasingly dangerous position.
- Kit and Sarah’s dinner party ends in disaster, with secrets, suspicion and tension bubbling up around the table.
- Maria grows convinced that Sarah and Gary have been having an affair, and the awkward dinner party only makes things worse.
- Kit is already suspicious of Gary because of the Theo murder investigation, while Sarah is rattled by Gary’s behaviour and the secrets between them.
- Todd remains unsettled by what happened, especially as more of the truth around Theo’s death starts to emerge.
- Ronnie tries to deal with Fiona, but she makes it clear she does not simply want money from him.
- Carl remains under pressure over the missing gun, while Ronnie is dragged further into Fiona’s demands.
- Jodie continues causing trouble, with Ryan potentially becoming her next target.
- Sam’s recovery remains a concern, while Asha also faces a big decision.
So this week’s Coronation Street is serving up a killer reveal, dinner party chaos, affair suspicions, blackmail pressure and more fallout from Theo’s death. Basically, another calm and normal week on the cobbles. Obviously.
If you missed it…
If you missed it, you can catch up with last week’s post here: ITV Soaps Schedule 15th–19th June 2026 And Spoilers.
Over to you…
Are you watching both soaps this week, or has the World Cup schedule completely thrown you?
And which storyline has your attention most — Lewis being held captive, Kev’s return, Charity fleeing the village, Theo’s killer finally being revealed, or Kit and Sarah’s dinner party from hell?
One thing’s for sure, even with only three soap nights this week, there is still plenty of drama packed in.
