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EastEnders has confirmed that scheduling changes to its broadcast pattern will come into effect in March.<\/p>\n
Starting from next month, the soap will no longer air on Friday nights, but will instead be shown every evening from Monday to Thursday in the 7:30pm slot.<\/p>\n
This means that it will be the first time in EastEnders history that it has aired regularly on Wednesday nights, with the new schedule beginning the week commencing 7th March.<\/p>\n
There is also a change to the broadcast pattern of Doctors, which will now be repeated at 7pm on Mondays to Thursdays on BBC Two in addition to its usual daytime slot.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the changes, BBC Studios\u2019 continuing drama chief Kate Oates said she was \u201cdelighted\u201d at the new regular time slots.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth shows have a loyal following; and this new simplified schedule means it\u2019s even easier for viewers to get their fix, as well as being able to watch whenever and wherever they choose on iPlayer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 7pm time slot gives a whole new audience chance to enjoy the drama in Letherbridge, while EastEnders\u2019 new 7:30pm slot begins with a hugely exciting week, as killer Gray Atkins is finally exposed\u2026\u201d<\/p>
It\u2019s the second big change regarding EastEnders to have been announced in recent weeks, with BBC Three revealing last month that it would begin showing repeats of the soap at weekends<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, there will also be key changes made to the broadcasting pattern of ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street, with the channel announcing in January that it was to bring in new \u201csuper soap\u201d scheduling<\/a>.<\/p>\n These changes will see the two soaps air back-to-back, with Corrie airing hour-long episodes from 8pm on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Emmerdale now moving into a consistent 7:30pm slot.<\/p>\n Looking for something to watch tonight? Check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Soaps<\/a>\u00a0hub for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Tuesday, 22 February 2022 at 12:00 am EastEnders has confirmed that scheduling changes to its broadcast pattern will come into effect in March. Starting from next month, the soap will no longer air on Friday nights, but will instead be shown every evening from Monday to Thursday in the 7:30pm slot. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11436,"template":"","categories":[1,2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month.jpg",768,512,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month.jpg",768,512,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month.jpg",768,512,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month.jpg",768,512,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/eastenders-schedule-changes-to-begin-next-month.jpg",768,512,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Patrick Cremona Published: Tuesday, 22 February 2022 at 12:00 am EastEnders has confirmed that scheduling changes to its broadcast pattern will come into effect in March. Starting from next month, the soap will no longer air on Friday nights, but will instead be shown every evening from Monday to Thursday in the 7:30pm slot.…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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