Editing EastEnders (section)

== Scheduling ==
=== Broadcast ===
Since 1985, ''EastEnders'' has remained at the centre of [[BBC One]]'s primetime schedule. From 2001 to 2022, it was broadcast at 7:30{{nbsp}}pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and 8{{nbsp}}pm on Monday and Friday. ''EastEnders'' was originally broadcast twice weekly at 7:00{{nbsp}}pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19 February 1985; however, in September 1985 the two episodes were moved to 7:30{{nbsp}}pm as [[Michael Grade]] did not want the soap running in direct competition with ''[[Emmerdale Farm]]'', and this remained the same until 7 April 1994. The BBC had originally planned to take advantage of the "summer break" that ''Emmerdale Farm'' usually took to capitalise on ratings, but [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] added extra episodes and repeats so that ''Emmerdale Farm'' was not taken off the air over the summer. Realising the futility of the situation, Grade decided to move the show to the later 7:30{{nbsp}}pm slot.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Newcomb |first1=Horace |title=Encyclopedia of television |date=2005 |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn |isbn=978-1-57958-394-1 |page=780 |oclc=155865398 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|newspaper= [[The Times]]|title= EastEnders loses the ratings battle|date= 15 August 1985|page= 3|issue= 62217|url= http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=herlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS52007183&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|via= [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]]|first= David|last= Hewson|access-date= 16 December 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181222121847/http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do|archive-date= 22 December 2018|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The show's output then increased to three times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 April 1994 until 2 August 2001.<ref name="edures">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/haveyoursay/howcani/howcani_content/howcani_0011.shtml |title= Educational resource (part one) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403175032/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/haveyoursay/howcani/howcani_content/howcani_0011.shtml |archive-date=3 April 2007|publisher=BBC}}</ref>
From 10 August 2001, ''EastEnders'' then added its fourth episode (shown on Fridays).<ref name="edures" /> This caused some controversy, as the first Friday episode clashed with ''Coronation Street'', which was moved to 8{{nbsp}}pm to make way for an hour-long episode of rural soap ''Emmerdale''. In this first head-to-head battle, ''EastEnders'' claimed victory over its rival.<ref>{{Cite news
|url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/aug/13/broadcasting|title = EastEnders wins soap battle|work=[[The Guardian]] |date = 13 August 2001|access-date =16 July 2006| location=London| first=Jason| last=Deans}}</ref>

In early 2003, viewers could watch episodes of ''EastEnders'' on digital channel [[BBC Three]] before they were broadcast on BBC One. This was to coincide with the relaunch of the channel and helped BBC Three break the one million viewers mark for the first time with 1.03&nbsp;million who watched to see [[Mark Fowler]]'s departure.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/feb/14/bbc.overnights|title = BBC3 breaks down the barriers|work=[[The Guardian]] |date = 14 February 2003|access-date =16 July 2006| location=London| first=Jason| last=Deans}}</ref> According to the ''EastEnders'' website, there are, on average, 208 episodes outputted each year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Educational Resource (Part Two)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/haveyoursay/howcani/howcani_content/howcani_0010.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304032805/http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/haveyoursay/howcani/howcani_content/howcani_0010.shtml |archive-date=4 March 2006}}</ref>

On 21 February 2022, it was announced that from 7 March 2022, ''EastEnders'' would begin airing from Monday to Thursday at 7:30{{nbsp}}pm, therefore no longer airing on a Friday. This meant that ''EastEnders'' would clash with ''Emmerdale'', but the producers stated that due to the importance of online streaming figures, they were not concerned about the soaps clashing on the live television guides.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why is EastEnders changing its time slot on BBC? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/eastenders-bbc-change-schedule-b2020202.html |access-date=22 February 2022 |work=[[The Independent]] |date=22 February 2022}}</ref>

=== Repeats ===
The [[omnibus (broadcast)|omnibus]] edition, a compilation of the week's episodes in a continuous sequence, originally aired on BBC One on Sunday afternoons,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.tv/eotv/eastenders.htm|publisher=MuseumTV|title=The Museum of Broadcast Communications&nbsp;– Encyclopedia of Television|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504064930/http://www.museum.tv/eotv/eastenders.htm|archive-date=4 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> until 1 April 2012, when it was changed to a late Friday night or early Saturday morning slot, commencing on 6 April 2012, though the exact time differed.<ref name="BBC blog">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/2012/04/eastenders-omnibus-has-moved.shtml|title=BBC&nbsp;– EastEnders: EastEnders Omnibus has moved|publisher=BBC|access-date=10 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="Omnibus 2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007sh7m/broadcasts/2012/04|title=EastEnders Omnibus|date=April 2012|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 April 2012}}</ref> It reverted to a weekend daytime slot from January 2013 on BBC Two. In 2014, the omnibus moved back to around midnight on Friday nights, and in April 2015, the omnibus was axed, following detailed audience research and the introduction of 30-day catch up on [[BBC iPlayer]] and the planning of [[BBC One#BBC One +1|BBC One +1]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Omnibus to end in 2015|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eastenders/entries/cda8168d-effa-3a5e-aefc-9bc38abb1673|publisher=BBC|date= 3 October 2014|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> The last omnibus on the BBC was shown on 24 April 2015. While [[W (British TV channel)|W]] was showing same-day repeats of ''EastEnders'', they also returned the weekend omnibus, starting on 20 February 2016.<ref name="Repeats on W" /><ref name="W">{{cite web|last1=Sheldon|first1=Alfie|title=EastEnders repeats to move to rebranded Watch channel|url=http://www.eastendersspy.co.uk/2016/02/16/reminder-eastenders-repeats-are-moving-to-channel-w/|publisher=eastendersspy.co.uk|access-date=12 February 2018|date=16 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022035/http://www.eastendersspy.co.uk/2016/02/16/reminder-eastenders-repeats-are-moving-to-channel-w/|archive-date=13 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 20 February to 26 May 1995, as part of the programme's 10th anniversary celebrations, episodes from 1985 were repeated each weekday morning at 10{{nbsp}}am, starting from episode one.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-02-20|title=BBC One listings: 20 February 1995}}</ref> Four specially selected episodes from 1985, 1986 and 1987 were also repeated on BBC1 on Friday evenings at 8{{nbsp}}pm under the banner ''The Unforgettable EastEnders''. These included the wedding of [[Michelle Fowler]] and [[Lofty Holloway]], the revelation of the father of Michelle's baby, a two-hander between [[Dot Cotton]] and [[Ethel Skinner]] and the 1986 Christmas episode featuring [[Den Watts]] presenting [[Angie Watts]] with divorce papers.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1995-02-17|title=The Unforgettable EastEnders: 17 February 1995}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eae91bfeda1b49d584aff81bef3f39a8|title=The Unforgettable EastEnders|date=24 February 1995|issue=3709|pages=96|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/38172b224e5b484e81505f707532d3ec|title=The Unforgettable EastEnders|date=3 March 1995|issue=3710|pages=92|via=BBC Genome}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/adbfa0b7930a402fad8a98fb736f13f7|title=The Unforgettable EastEnders|date=10 March 1995|issue=3711|pages=94|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>

''EastEnders'' was regularly repeated at 10{{nbsp}}pm on [[BBC Choice]] from the channel's launch in 1998, a practice continued by BBC Three for many years until mid-2012 with the repeat moving to 10:30{{nbsp}}pm. From 25 December 2010 – 29 April 2011 and 31 July 2012 – 13 August 2012 to the show was repeated on [[BBC HD]] in a Simulcast with BBC Three.<ref>{{cite web|title=Episodes by date|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m86d/broadcasts/2010/12|publisher=BBC|access-date=7 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EastEnders – 30/07/2012 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01ljvsz |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref> In 2015, the BBC Three repeat moved back to 10{{nbsp}}pm. In February 2016, the repeat moved to W, the rebranded [[W (British TV channel)|Watch]], after BBC Three became an online-only channel.<ref name="Omnibus">{{cite web|title=EastEnders Omnibus Episodes|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007sh7m/broadcasts|publisher=[[BBC Programmes]]|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="Repeats on W">{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-15/eastenders-repeats-to-move-from-bbc3-to-w-the-new-name-for-uktvs-watch|title=EastEnders repeat&nbsp;– where will it be shown when BBC3 goes off air? New channel W replacing Watch|last=Dowell|first=Ben|date=15 January 2016|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-date=16 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116103828/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-15/eastenders-repeats-to-move-from-bbc3-to-w-the-new-name-for-uktvs-watch|url-status=dead}}</ref> W stopped showing ''EastEnders'' in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a854411/eastenders-repeats-axed-uktv-w-channel-after-two-years/|title=EastEnders repeats axed from UKTV's W Channel after two years|last=Mozafari|first=Laurence|date=10 April 2018|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> Following the reinstatement of BBC Three as a linear channel in 2022, the nightly 'narrative repeat' was not reinstated; instead, the channel retransmits that week's four BBC One episodes at the weekend, airing two episodes on each of Saturday and Sunday evenings, unless live sports or music/events coverage takes precedence. Episodes of ''EastEnders'' were available on-demand through [[BBC iPlayer]] for 30 days after their original screening; however, starting with the episode broadcast on 4 April 2022, episodes were made available indefinitely.<ref name="iPlayer">{{cite web|title=EastEnders iPlayer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006m86d?suggid=b006m86d|publisher=[[BBC iPlayer]]|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>

On 1 December 2012, the BBC uploaded the first 54 episodes of ''EastEnders'' to YouTube, and on 23 July 2013 it uploaded a further 14 episodes bringing the total to 68.<ref name="EastEnders Season 1985 Episodes">{{cite web|title=EastEnders Season 1985 Episodes|url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=ELFFKbjbgS4RY|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 April 2013|date=1 December 2012}}</ref> These have since been taken down. In April 2018, it was announced that the [[Drama (British TV channel)|Drama]] channel would be showing repeats of the show, starting on 6 August 2018 during weekdays;<ref>{{cite web |title=Classic EastEnders |url=https://drama.uktv.co.uk/shows/classic-eastenders/ |publisher=[[Drama (British TV channel)|Drama]] |access-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805192734/https://drama.uktv.co.uk/shows/classic-eastenders/ |archive-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> they are also available on-demand on the [[U (streaming service)|U]] catch-up service for 30 days after the broadcast.<ref name="2018 Repeats">{{cite web |last1=Harp |first1=Justin |title=EastEnders fans, here's when and where you can watch classic episodes from the beginning |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/news/a859769/eastenders-uktv-drama-airing-classic-episodes-from-august/ |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=22 June 2018 |date=18 June 2018}}</ref> In December 2019, Christmas episodes were added to [[BritBox|Britbox UK]].<ref name="Britbox">{{cite web |title=EastEnders Christmas Specials |url=https://www.britbox.co.uk/programme/EastEnders_Christmas_Specials_46207 |publisher=[[Britbox]] |access-date=21 December 2019 }}{{dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== International broadcast ===
[[File:EastEnders World Map.svg|thumb|300px|Countries in which ''EastEnders'' is or has been broadcast|alt=refer to caption]]
''EastEnders'' is broadcast around the world in many [[English language|English-speaking]] countries. New Zealand became the first to broadcast ''EastEnders'' overseas, the first episode being shown on 30 August 1985. This was followed by the Netherlands on 8 December 1986, Australia on 5 January 1987, Norway on 27 April, and Barcelona on 30 June (dubbed into Catalan). On 9 July 1987, it was announced that the show would be aired in the United States on [[PBS]].<ref name="The Inside Story page 210–215">{{Harvnb|Smith|Holland|1987|pp=210–215}}</ref> [[BBC Worldwide]] licensed 200 hours of ''EastEnders'' for broadcast in [[Serbia]] on [[Radio Television of Serbia|RTS]] (dubbed into [[Serbian language|Serbian]]); it began airing the first episode in December 1997.<ref name="Serbia">{{cite journal|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1704983797/|title=International News: WORLD IN BRIEF&nbsp;– SERBIA TO AIR EASTENDERS FROM FIRST EPISODE|access-date=21 February 2017|url-access=limited |format=pdf|journal=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date=12 December 1997|page=15|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref> The series was broadcast in the United States until [[BBC America]] ceased broadcasts of the serial in 2003, amidst fan protests.<ref>[http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/bbc-america-dumps-eastenders/1125975.article BBC America dumps EastEnders], ''[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]'',</ref> In June 2004, the satellite television provider [[Dish Network]] picked up ''EastEnders'', broadcasting episodes starting at the point when [[BBC America]] had ceased broadcasting them, offering the series as a pay-per-view item.<ref name="EastEnders United States">{{cite news|title=EastEnders returns to US screens|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3777231.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=22 December 2016|date=4 June 2004}}</ref> Episodes air two months behind the UK schedule. Episodes from prior years are still shown on various [[PBS]] stations in the US.<ref>"[http://www.weta.org/tv/program/eastenders EastEnders viewing schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316125823/http://www.weta.org/tv/program/eastenders |date=16 March 2017 }}" ''WETA UK EastEnders''. Retrieved 24 May 2013.</ref> Since 7 March 2017, ''EastEnders'' has been available in the United States on demand, 24 hours after it has aired in the United Kingdom via [[BritBox]], a joint venture between the BBC and ITV.<ref name="BritBox">{{cite magazine|last1=Schwindt|first1=Oriana|title=BBC and ITV's BritBox Launches With "Fawlty Towers," 'Prime Suspect,' 'Absolutely Fabulous'|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/britbox-eastenders-streaming-prime-suspect-1202002791/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=8 March 2017|date=7 March 2017}}</ref>

The series was screened in Australia by [[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV]] from 1987 until 1991.<ref>{{Cite news | title = New Today for Dalley | first = Andrew | last = Conway | page = 2 | newspaper = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | location = Sydney | date = 1 February 1999 | access-date = 10 February 2010 | url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news990201_0264_8810 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120321004244/http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?docID=news990201_0264_8810 | archive-date = 21 March 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> It is aired in Australia on Satellite & Streaming services on [[BBC UKTV]], from Mondays to Thursdays 7:50{{nbsp}}pm–8:30{{nbsp}}pm with two advertisement breaks of five minutes each. Episodes are shown roughly one week after their UK broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcaustralia.com/channels/uktv/|title=UKTV&nbsp;– Channels&nbsp;– BBC Worldwide Australia|website=BBC Worldwide Australia|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150823031617/http://www.bbcaustralia.com/channels/uktv|archive-date=23 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In New Zealand, it was shown by [[TVNZ]] on [[TVNZ 1]] for several years, and then on [[Prime (New Zealand)|Prime]] each weekday afternoon. It is shown on [[BBC UKTV]] from Mondays to Thursdays at 8{{nbsp}}pm. Episodes are roughly two weeks behind the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcnewzealand.com/channels/uktv/|title=UKTV&nbsp;– Channels&nbsp;– BBC Worldwide New Zealand|website=BBC Worldwide New Zealand|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728025801/http://www.bbcnewzealand.com/channels/uktv/|archive-date=28 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''EastEnders'' is shown on [[BBC Entertainment]] (formerly [[BBC Prime]]) in Europe and in Africa, where it is approximately six episodes behind the UK.<ref>"[https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2002/08_august/bbcprime_hillandknowlton.shtml BBC Prime]" BBC. Retrieved 25 September 2006.</ref> It was also shown on BBC Prime in Asia, but when the channel was replaced by BBC Entertainment, it ceased broadcasting the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://asia.bbcentertainment.com/faq.html#2 |title=Frequently Asked Questions |website=BBC Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923231334/http://asia.bbcentertainment.com/faq.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 |access-date=11 October 2007}}</ref> In Canada, ''EastEnders'' was shown on [[BBC Canada]] until 2010,<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20061007192357/http://bbccanada.com/faq/ Frequently Asked Questions]" BBC Canada. Retrieved 24 September 2006.</ref> at which point it was picked up by [[VisionTV]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/why-do-brit-soaps-endure/article1370436/|title=Why do Brit soaps endure?|last=Doyle|first=John|date=19 October 2010|work=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto |publisher=[[CTVglobemedia]]|access-date=19 October 2010}}</ref>

In Ireland, ''EastEnders'' was shown on [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]] from September 1998 until March 2001, when it moved over to [[RTÉ One]], after [[RTÉ]] lost to TV3 the rights to air rival soap ''Coronation Street''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/01/07/story823869928.asp|title=How TV3 beat RTÉ in soap wars|last=Doherty|first=Christine|date=7 January 2001|website=The Sunday Business Post|access-date=4 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050511220905/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2001/01/07/story823869928.asp |archive-date=11 May 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/listings/television/|title=TV Guide - Listings For All Irish Television Channels |website=[[RTE.ie]]|language=en|access-date=3 August 2019}}</ref> Additionally, episodes of ''EastEnders'' are available on-demand through [[RTÉ Player|RTÉ Online]] for seven days after their original screening.<ref name="RTÉ Player">{{cite web|title=RTÉ Player EastEnders|url=http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/eastenders-1064/|publisher=[[RTÉ Player]]|access-date=23 April 2017}}</ref>

==== Overseas versions ====
In 1991, the BBC sold the programme's format rights to a Dutch production company IDTV. The programme was renamed ''[[Het Oude Noorden]]'' (Translation: Old North). The Dutch version was written from pre-existing ''EastEnders'' scripts.<ref name="Dutch">{{cite journal|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1673744175/|title=News: EastEnders goes Dutch|access-date=15 March 2017|url-access=limited |format=pdf|journal=[[Broadcast (magazine)|Broadcast]]|date=15 November 1993|page=6|via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=van Gelder|first1=Henk|title=Het Oude Noorden' is geen belediging voor intelligentie|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1993/03/13/het-oude-noorden-is-geen-belediging-voor-intelligentie-7176216-a656172|newspaper=[[NRC Handelsblad]]|access-date=15 March 2017|date=13 March 1993|language=nl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316232339/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1993/03/13/het-oude-noorden-is-geen-belediging-voor-intelligentie-7176216-a656172|archive-date=16 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Allen|Hill|2004|p=264}}</ref> The schedule remained the same as ''EastEnders'' with twice weekly episodes; however, some notable changes included the programme now being set in [[Rotterdam]] rather than [[London]], characters being given Dutch names ([[Den Watts|Den]] and [[Angie Watts|Angie]] became Ger and Ankie) and [[#Setting|the Queen Victoria]] pub being renamed Cade Faas.<ref name="Dutch" />

According to Barbara Jurgen, who re-wrote the scripts for a Dutch audience, he said: "the power of the show is undeniable. The scripts are full of hard, sharp drama, plus great one-liners which will translate well to Holland."<ref name="Dutch" /> The Dutch version began broadcasting on [[Omroepvereniging VARA|VARA]] 13 March 1993 but was cancelled after 20 episodes.<ref name="Het Oude Noorden Episodes List">{{cite web|title=Het Oude Noorden Episodes|url=http://zoeken.beeldengeluid.nl/internet/index.aspx?contentid=6&chapterid=1164&filterid=974&searchID=3841555&columnorderid=-1&orderby=1&itemsOnPage=10&defsortcol=12&defsortby=2&pvname=personen&pis=expressies;selecties&startrow=1#pageCounter|publisher=[[Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision]]|access-date=27 March 2017}}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>