Broadcast Patterns

Below are listed the major changes to Coronation Street 's broadcast patterns and technical standards since 1960. Minor or short-term changes to the schedules are not listed.


 * Friday Episode 1 (9th December 1960) - first episode broadcast in black and white at 7.00pm. Episodes continue on Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.00pm
 * Monday Episode 25 (6th March 1961) - The transmission pattern changes from this day onwards to Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm.
 * Monday Episode 928 (17th November 1969) - The programme is transmitted in colour for the first time however only in four of the ITV regions. Other regions would come on line from late 1969 onwards (see Colour Television for exact details).
 * Monday Episode 1025 (16th November 1970) - transmission reverts back to black and white due to industrial action (see ITV Colour Strike for further details).
 * Monday Episode 1052 (15th February 1971) - transmission reverts back to colour as the industrial action ends.
 * Monday Episode 1620 (26th July 1976) - Channel Television is the final ITV station to begin colour transmissions of the programme.
 * Friday Episode 1981 (26th March 1980) - the programme begins broadcasting a third regular episode each week. Transmission is now on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm.
 * Sunday Episode 4096 (24th November 1996) - the programme begins broadcasting a fourth regular episode each week. Transmission is now on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm.
 * Monday Episode 5191 (7th January 2002) - The programme is transmitted in widescreen format for the first time.
 * Monday Episode 5567 (25th August 2003) - the programme begins broadcasting a fifth regular episode each week. Transmission is now on Sundays at 7.30pm, Mondays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm. There had been experiments with this format in 2002 although they were for a specific fixed-period only and were not an intended regular pattern.
 * Sunday Episode 6724 (6th January 2008) - Last regular episode to be shown on a Sunday. From the remainder of this week onwards, the broadcast pattern is Mondays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm, Wednesday at 7.30pm and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm.
 * Wednesday Episode 7120 (15th July 2009) - Last regular episode to be shown on a Wednesday. From the following week onwards, the broadcast pattern is Mondays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm, Thursday at 8.30pm and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm.
 * Monday Episode 7351 (31st May 2010) - The programme is transmitted in high definition for the first time.