Next Soap To Be Axed Odds: Emmerdale Into Favourite For Dales Demise, With Corrie Not Too Far Behind
Soap fans appear to be growing increasingly concerned about one of the big three – Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale – hitting the cutting room floor for good.
Fans of Corrie and Emmerdale were left wondering what is next for their beloved shows earlier this year when ITV announced plans to slash its soap scheduling – with both programmes set to lose one episode a week by 2026.
And now, the two shows have shortened up with bookmakers to be the first of the big three axed after some more claims.
Gambling.com Entertainment Expert, James Leyfield, has assessed the situation and put together and updated market on which soap will be axed next:
In May, ITV announced cuts to some of its daytime shows.
Following these huge changes, it was reported that the channel’s soaps could be the next to be victim of even more cuts.
It was recently revealed Emmerdale and Corrie will move to a new scheduling pattern in January, which will see a “soaps power hour” take place from Monday to Friday. And the biggest soap sceptics believe this might even be the start of a potential merger between the two shows.
If not, and one of the pair has to go, then Emmerdale looks to be the most likely at 10/11 favourite – from 5/4.
Coronation Street – which is into 6/4, from 2/1, to be the first of the big three serial dramas axed – has been on our screens for 12 years more than its Yorkshire Dales-based sibling.
As a result, it would be a huge shock if Corrie was axed ahead of Emmerdale, which films in a studio and then on location at the fictional Emmerdale village. Whereas, Corrie’s studios and fictional Weatherfield are all in the same location.
However, following the latest Corrie and Emmerdale speculation, EastEnders is out to 2/1, from Evens, to be the first of the trio to slip away.
Hopefully all three soaps have plenty of life left in them for now.
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