ITV axes two beloved shows amid major schedule shake-up
ITV has shaken up the schedules as two beloved TV shows are pulled from the air to make room for the UEFA Euros 2024.
The broadcaster has announced that its two gameshows have been cut from the schedules on both Monday and Tuesday. Tipping Point and The Chase will be replaced by Belgium's game against Slovakia at 5pm on Monday.
On Tuesday, Tipping Point and The Chase won't be airing to make room for ITV Racing's coverage of Royal Ascot at 1:30pm. The fan-favourite shows aren't the only casualties to come out of the schedule changes on ITV1 - soap fans are also losing out thanks to the football.
Emmerdale and Coronation Street have been cut from Monday's schedule. Instead, the Euros match between Austria and France will be airing in its place.
Emmerdale will return on Tuesday at 7pm with two back-to-back episodes. Meanwhile, Coronation Street will be able to tune in directly afterwards at 8pm to catch all the latest drama from the cobbles.
This isn't the first time that the football has thrown the schedules into chaos, with Friday's soaps being taken off the air for the Euros last week. Fans were left furious with ITV bosses as they called for the episodes to be shown on another channel.
"Put Corrie and Emmerdale on ITV2 then,no biggie is it?" one soap fan wrote on social media. Another said: "It's about time this nonsense stopped, there is no need to cancel Corrie for football, there are enough channels for both."
"Why don't you put the episodes on @ITVX early," questioned a third fan. Meanwhile, a fourth viewer said: "Why doesn't football have its own dedicated channel."
It's an exciting time to be a Corrie fan, with star Paul Opacic - who plays Stefan Brent - returning to Weatherfield after three years. Fans will remember that Stefan's son Corey Brent is currently serving time for the murder of Abi's son Seb Franklin in 2021.
Stefan had attempted to protect his son and escape with him, but they were eventually apprehended. The star is set to return as part of Abi Franklin's shocking storyline - with fans speculating that it could be Paul who's behind the cyber crime.
Over the last few weeks, Corrie fans have watched as Abi has tried to work out who has been maliciously creating and circulating deepfake porn videos of her online - and trying to destroy her life.
