Coronation Street
British TV soap opera
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| 2025 | Debbie's dementia storyline is explored |
| 2025 | Mason's death from knife crime is featured. |
| 2024 | Iain MacLeod becomes executive producer of Coronation Street |
| 2024 | Lauren's disappearance and potential murder is dramatized. |
| 2024 | Reported reduction in the number of actors per storyline due to declining viewing figures and cost-cutting measures. |
| December 2024 | Multiple cast exits were confirmed, including Sue Cleaver leaving her role as Eileen Grimshaw, Charlotte Jordan leaving as Daisy Midgeley, and the characters of Debbie Webster and Craig Tinker being written out of the series. |
| December 2024 | Helen Worth completed her final scenes as Gail Platt, marking the end of her fifty-year tenure on the show. |
| June 2024 | ITV announced that Helen Worth would be leaving her role as Gail Platt after fifty years, with her character's departure scheduled for December 2024. |
| 2023 | Liam's storyline about bullying and suicidal thoughts is explored. |
| 2023 | Paul's Motor Neurone Disease (MND) storyline is featured. |
| 2023 | Daisy experiences a dramatic stalking storyline. |
| December 25 2023 | Christmas episode viewed by only 2.6 million households, a significant drop from 8 million viewers a decade earlier. |
| December 2022 | Bob Dylan was offered a cameo on Coronation Street after revealing to The Wall Street Journal that he is a fan of the ITV soap opera. |
| December 25 2022 | Christmas episode viewed by 2.8 million households. |
| March 2022 | Set further expanded with the addition of Weatherfield Precinct, a six-month construction project inspired by Salford, featuring maisonettes, shops, and a piazza. |
| March 7 2022 | Transmission time moved from 7:30 pm to 8 pm, with hour-long episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays |
| January 24 2022 | ITV announces Coronation Street will permanently air as three 60-minute episodes per week from March 2022. |
| October 12 2021 | Coronation Street announced participation in a special crossover event with 7 British soaps to promote climate change awareness ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference. |
| January 1 2021 | Argos officially began sponsoring Coronation Street. |
| 2020 | Yasmeen's abusive relationship is explored. |
| 2020 | Coronation Street celebrated its 60th anniversary, further solidifying its cultural importance in British media. |
| December 11 2020 | The 50th Live episode was repeated on ITV3, becoming the first classic episode to be re-transmitted in 1080i High Definition as part of Coronation Street's 60th Anniversary celebrations. |
| December 10 2020 | Argos was announced as the new sponsor of Coronation Street. |
| December 9 2020 | The soap celebrated its 60th anniversary, featuring the conclusion of a long-running coercive control storyline involving Geoff Metcalfe and Yasmeen Nazir. |
| November 30 2020 | Compare The Market ended their sponsorship of Coronation Street. |
| June 2020 | Filming resumed after an 11-week COVID-19 pandemic intermission, with social distancing measures implemented and some veteran actors over 70 temporarily not allowed on set. |
| March 30 2020 | Due to COVID-19 pandemic, episodes reduced to three per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) at 7:30 pm |
| March 29 2020 | Lindenstraße aired its final episode after nearly 35 years of broadcasting, concluding its run inspired by Coronation Street. |
| February 7 2020 | The series aired its milestone 10,000th episode, continuing its significant presence in British television. |
| 2019 | Sinead is diagnosed with cervical cancer. |
| 2018 | Kieran Roberts concludes his executive producer tenure |
| 2018 | Shop fronts of Co-Op and Costa Coffee were added to the Coronation Street sets, with characters using branded shopping bags as props. |
| 2018 | Aidan's suicide is dramatized. |
| 2018 | David experiences a traumatic rape storyline. |
| May 26 2018 | Public tours of the MediaCityUK set commenced on weekends. |
| April 20 2018 | ITV announced planning permission for public visits to the MediaCityUK Trafford Wharf set. |
| March 12 2018 | Extension of Victoria Street set officially unveiled, featuring a memorial bench for Manchester Arena bombing victims and a new Weatherfield Police station. |
| 2017 | Bethany's grooming storyline is explored. |
| September 20 2017 | Sixth weekly episode added on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm |
| 2016 | Tony Warren, the original creator of Coronation Street, passed away. |
| January 2016 | Emily Bishop departed after 55 years, having been the show's longest-serving female character. |
| 2015 | Faye's underage pregnancy is dramatized. |
| December 2015 | Public tours of the old Quay Street set were discontinued. |
| January 2015 | Hyundai became the sponsor for Coronation Street in the Republic of Ireland, aired on Virgin Media One. |
| 2014 | Production moved to a new site at Trafford Wharf in MediaCityUK, with houses built to almost full scale after previously being three-quarter size. |
| April 5 2014 | Public visits to the old Quay Street set began, with an advertisement featuring a voiceover by Victoria Wood. |
| February 3 2014 | Streetcar Stories, a web-based miniseries, ran on ITV.com featuring Steve and Lloyd in their cab office, with comedic scenarios like a tea-making scene and a biscuit dunking competition. |
| 2013 | Hayley's cancer storyline is featured. |
| January 15 2013 | Hulu began airing episodes in the United States, posting a new episode daily, two weeks behind original UK airdates. |
| 2012 | Musical was postponed after only two performances and received poor reviews, leading to financial issues. |
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