'Coronation Street' is to air a rare weekend episode later this month.

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

The ITV soap's schedule is set to be disrupted over the next four weeks as the Euro 2020 football championship kicks off today (11.06.21), and as a result of the changes viewers will be able to tune into 'Corrie' on Sunday June 20th.

The unusual Sunday episode will be a one-hour ep, and 'Corrie' will then return on Monday June 21st for another hour-long helping.

It comes after ITV revealed both 'Corrie' and 'Emmerdale' episodes will be available to watch on the ITV Hub while the Euros are taking place.

While episodes of the two soaps will still air on ITV during the tournament, fans will be able to watch all of the week's episodes on the Hub from each Monday, beginning on June 14th.

'Coronation Street' producer and team manager Iain MacLeod said: "There are loads of key rivalries across the Cobbles this summer and I think it will be like following your favourite team - there will be times where they let you down, make mistakes and maybe score a few own goals. But you’ll back them till the end and woe betide anyone else who criticises them.

"Given how exciting the stories are, it’s great that fans will have the chance to binge watch all the episodes on ITV Hub at the start of each week - as with football, sometimes when it’s an exciting face-off, you really want extra time."

It comes as BBC soap 'EastEnders' will also release episodes early on the BBC iPlayer during the Euros.

Executive producer Jon Sen said: "Giving ‘EastEnders’ viewers the ability to decide when they drop in on all things Albert Square is something we’re excited about.

"With the inevitable scheduling changes due to the Euros, something we’ll be celebrating in Walford on screen, box setting all four episodes will ensure everyone gets their dose of drama and football fans won’t miss out.

"From indulging them all in one night, staggering across a few days or continuing to watch the episodes play out on BBC One, we hope the endless streaming options on BBC iPlayer keeps viewers content over the next few weeks."