What time is Emmerdale on tonight (Wednesday)? Get up-to-date schedules and changes here
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Emmerdale is treating is to a stable schedule this week – for once as soap fans can tune in as normal, so what time is Emmerdale on tonight, Wednesday April 2?
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?
On Wednesday April 2, 2025, Emmerdale will air as usual at 7.30pm on ITV. It is on for half-an-hour and Ella is causing all sorts of problems – or is she?
For those who don’t want to wait, the episode is already available on streaming service ITVX. It is released there every day at 7am.
What happens in Emmerdale on Wednesday – Ella’s harrassment intensifies
Just as Liam thinks he’s cracked it by turning his phone off, Ella seemingly steps things up a gear when she sends an email cancelling Chas and Liam’s wedding. Liam decides enough is enough and calls the police. But then the pub window is smashed. Just how far is Ella going to go? And is it even Ella at all?
Nicola is full-steam ahead to get herself on the cruise, despite Jimmy’s disappointment that she’s going without him. But Brenda soon has another idea and with Jimmy telling Pollard he’s in with a chance, what is Brenda planning?
Elsewhere, Rhona discovers the tracking device Marlon placed on April. She warns him he needs to give her the freedom she’s craving, but will he take her advice?
Dawn resolves to work at her marriage and Kim wants to help. But does Dawn really mean it?
More changes ahead to the Emmerdale schedule for 2026 ‘power hour’
It’ll be all change for ITV and Emmerdale in 2026 after the soap announced a new schedule. The soap ‘power hour’ will start 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.
Read more: Who’s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns
Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.
Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.
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