Home and Away and Neighbours fans will be delighted to know that Channel 5 bosses have decided to increased the weekly amount of epsidoes of both soaps.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused uncertainty in the production of television shows and films, but it’s looking like some executive producers are making big decisions to return to some sort of normality.
In a statement, a Channel 5 spokesperson confirmed that weekly episodes will be upped from two to three from the end of the month.
“We have taken the decision to increase the number of episodes for Neighbours and Home and Away from two to three per week for both soaps,” the statement said.
“Both programmes will continue to air on Mondays and Fridays, with the additional episode airing on Wednesday – effective from Monday April 20.”
The announcement means thats there will be an extra episode for boat soaps on Wednesday April 22.
Will the likes of Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks follow suit?
Coronation Street and Emmerdale are currently being aired three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Both Aussie soaps will continue to air on Channel 5 (Image: Seven Network/ Channel 5)
An ITV spokesperson explained: “In the coming weeks some episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will understandably be out of kilter due to the temporary transmission pattern for both programmes, which takes effect from Monday 30 March.
“Episodes due to broadcast at Easter and those commissioned and filmed to commemorate VE Day, for instance, won’t now air on the dates we’d anticipated. We’d hope the audience will understand the reasons for this and continue to enjoy the shows.”
EastEnders episodes have been reduced from four to two and with new episodes of the BBC soap airing on Mondays and Tuesday.
Channel 5 have confirmed that extra Home and Away and Neighbours epsidoes will be aired on Wednesdays (Image: Channel 5)
A BBC spokesperson said in a statement: “In light of the spread of Covid-19, after much consideration, it has been decided that filming on EastEnders will be postponed until further notice. The decision was made after the latest government update.
“We will continue to follow the latest news and advice from the World Health Organisation and Public Health England.
“We have also taken the decision to reduce the amount of episodes we broadcast each week to two, so that we can ensure the audience can continue to enjoy EastEnders in their homes for as long as possible.”
Hollyoaks episodes are only being aired on Mondays and Tuesdays for the foreseeable future.
The Channel 4 soaps has been filling the gap in their schedule by revisiting iconic episodes of the show in a series titled Hollyoaks Favourites.
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