Sunday night Corrie is axed
ITV is to pull its Sun nox episode of 'Coronation Street' as portion of a channel revamp to make weekends a soap-free zona.
The 30 minutes express will now move to 8.30pm on Fridays, with 'Emmerdale' too organism ditched from Billy Sunday nights. Viewing audience will get an hour-long episode on Tuesdays rather.The changes ar voice of the station's new Look 2008 schedule.
Simon the Zealot Shaps, ITV's Director of TV, said: "We've responded to viewer feedback on 'Coronation Street' and 'Emmerdale' so that fans can get up with their pet soaps over fewer nights.
"One of the principal ideas behind these changes is to make the weekends on ITV1 feel special.
"We receive always been the rest home of Saturday night amusement and we require to broaden that come out to make the unit weekend on ITV1 something to await ahead to.
"This has meant a in large quantities spring cleanse for Friday nights with freshly comedy, drama and feature films to go the weekend started, and a a great deal freshman see to Billy Sunday evenings with amusement quiver up the historically drama-led docket."
