Coronation Street schedule shake-up as ITV airs extra episode this week after string of cancellations

CORRIE fans will be delighted to hear they get an extra episode this week after last week’s cancellation.

The soap usually airs on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 8pm.

However, last week Coronation Street lost its usual Wednesday night slot as ITV streamed live coverage of the FA Cup instead.

Thankfully soap fans will not be deprived of the Corrie episode they missed, as the programme will air four times this week.

The extra instalment will be playing tonight at 8pm.

The broadcaster’s new drama After The Flood was also given the boot as it was scheduled during Aston Villa and Chelsea‘s tense face-off.

The six-parter series returns this week and fans can catch the penultimate episode on ITVX.

The final episode is due to air on none other than Valentine’s Day.

What’s been happening in Corrie?

Recently in the Cobbles fans have seen the Bailey family left reeling from the fall-out of Ed’s gambling addiction.

His wife Aggie ended their relationship for good amid his relapse.

In the episode, Ed admitted: “She’s washed her hands of me.”

Referring to the split, he said: “I honestly never thought I’d see this day.”

Ed was left in tears as Dee Dee attempted to comfort him, unaware that the worst was yet to come.

He added: “I can still picture the first day we met, [it’s] coming up to 34 years.”