After weeks of chaos caused by sports and specials that constantly disrupted ITV’s broadcast schedule, Coronation Street viewers can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Tonight, Monday, January 5th, Corrie will air on time, and more importantly, it will lead directly to the most talked-about television event of the year: Corriedale – a historic crossover with Emmerdale.

This wasn’t just an ordinary soap opera night. This was the night ITV was betting the entire audience’s emotions on it.

⏰ WHAT TIME IS CORONATION STREET SHOWING TONIGHT?

According to official confirmation from ITV, Coronation Street will air from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM. No delays, no postponements, no last-minute changes. Immediately afterwards, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM,CorriedaleOfficially airing – marking the first time the two worlds of Weatherfield and Emmerdale collide head-on in a single special episode.

Viewers who prefer previews can stream tonight’s episode of Corrie on ITVX early. However, Corriedale is reserved for live broadcasts, forcing viewers to sit in front of their screens if they don’t want to miss this historic moment.

💍 THE WEDDING IS OVER – THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS

Tonight’s episode of Corrie concludes Debbie and Ronnie’s wedding on a tense note. Awkward smiles, averted glances, and potentially missteps are beginning to surface.

Carl, in a drunken state, makes a reckless decision, pulling Debbie into the fateful car. At the same time, Kit and Carla speed north in a desperate attempt to stop Becky before things spiral out of control. As night falls and heavy rain pours down on the country roads, all the storylines begin to converge on one deadly point.

Becky was distracted. Debbie was desperate. Theo was manipulative. And a minibus full of people leaving the wedding rolled away into the night. None of them knew that their lives were about to be torn apart in just a few minutes.

🚗 CORRIEDALE: WHEN TWO UNIVERSES COLLIDE

Corriedale This isn’t a lighthearted cameo. It’s a series of accidents in the rain, darkness, and panic, where multiple lives are simultaneously at stake. ITV has confirmed: there will be serious injuries, there will be losses, and there will be lasting consequences for both soaps.

It’s no coincidence that this episode was chosen to kick off the Soap Power Hour era.

🔥 SOAP POWER HOUR: ITV CHANGES THE GAME

Starting in the second week of January 2026, ITV will officially implement a new broadcast schedule. Coronation Street will no longer air three nights a week, but will instead air every night from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 to 9:00 PM, with each episode lasting 30 minutes.

New episodes will still be released on ITVX from 7 a.m. every day. Statistics show that this decision is not risky: in the first quarter of 2025 alone, ITVX achieved over one billion streams, with Corrie and Emmerdale contributing 124 million views, a 35% increase compared to the same period the previous year.

CorriedaleThis was the explosive moment that paved the way for this strategy.

💬 AUDIENCE REACTION: “I DON’T KNOW WHO TO WORRY ABOUT FIRST”

As soon as the broadcast schedule was confirmed, social media exploded. Thousands of comments expressed excitement mixed with fear. Many admitted that just reading about synopsis gave them “goosebumps.”

The minibus. Becky. Debbie. Pregnant characters. Fugitives. The audience understands one thing: ITV doesn’t build tension at this level without taking something away.