Emmerdale was first broadcast two afternoons a week in 1972, and it later moved to a 19:00 slot. The number of episodes has increased, to its current six half-hour episodes each week. Each
episode is filmed two to four weeks before it is broadcast on ITV.
Broadcast history
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Weekly episodes
1972–1988, 1990–1997 2
1988–1990 2
1997–2000 3
2000–2004 5
2004–2008 6
2008–2009 5 (1 hour on Tuesdays)
2009–present 6
