ITV's Soap Shuffle for England's Football Match

0:00On March 30th, ITV is shaking up the sub-schedules this week for live England versus Japan football action. The match hits ITV 1 Tuesday, March 31st at 7pm, with kickoff at 7.45pm. That overlaps prime time for Emmerdale and Coronation Street, so both shows skip their usual Tuesday slots. No Emmerdale on Tuesday night, instead catch that episode Sunday, April 5th at 7pm. Coronation Street follows right after at 7.30pm. That's saying Sunday. On Thursday, April 2nd and Friday, April 3rd, both soapstar 30 minutes early, Emmerdale at 7.30pm, Cory at APM. Soap fans are used to these tweaks after last week's shuffle for England's game against Uruguay on Friday, March 27th. Viewers have to stay sharp or risk missing the drama, but it keeps the footy front and center during big matches. ITV's been tweaking lineups broader too, with the Soap's power hour rolling out weekdays from January 20th, 20th, 30 minute episodes.

1:05Back to back at APM, that's alongside cost cuts aiming for 30 million pounds in savings this year, plus daytime shifts like extending good. Warning Britain by half an hour. Football fever is bumping your bedtime stories, so double check those listings and dive back into the village and street next chance you get.