Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders times now as new schedule begins

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It's being dubbed 'super soap Monday' as the schedule on both ITV and BBC undergoes a shake-up.

It was announced back in January that Emmerdale and Coronation Street would be moving to new time slots as of this month.

From Monday, March 7, the biggest soaps on British TV move into new optimal schedule slots, as ITV aims to build a "strong block of continuing drama".

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Emmerdale will move from 7pm to a slightly later time of 7.30pm every weekday.

Meanwhile, Coronation Street makes the move to three hour-long episodes airing at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

The changes being made allow ITV National and International Evening News to become an hour-long programme which ITV says will help give even more focus on reporting from outside of London to reflect the whole of the UK.

However, there will be a bit of conflict for soap fans as rival soaps Emmerdale and EastEnders are set to clash under the changes.

The move puts them head-to-head in the 7.30pm slot for four out of the five days Emmerdale is on air - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.

And it's going to be a hard choice for fans of Emmerdale and EastEnders as there's set to be plenty of drama in both the ITV and BBC soaps.

Over in Walford, the net is closing in on Gray Atkins following the discovery of Tina Carter's body.

Fans of the show know that the lawyer is responsible for the death of Shirley's sister and Mick's aunt after she got close to uncovering the truth about his relationship with wife, Chantelle.

But in Monday night's episode, EastEnders fans will see Chantelle's dad Mitch abused and killed his daughter Chantelle while her mum Karen refused