Coronation Street crisis deepens 'as soap suffers ratings slump amid claims stars fear being axed'
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Coronation Street ratings have reportedly plunged to a new low as bosses are reportedly facing a stars' revolt after five actors recently left the soap. It appears the ITV soap is in trouble due to an alleged cash crisis and a revolt from the cast over poor working conditions and low salaries.
![[It appears the ITV soap is in trouble due to an alleged cash crisis and a revolt from the cast over poor working conditions and low salaries (Colson Smith who is set to depart the series this year pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/01/93981591-14272859-image-m-6_1736558254168.jpg)
According to The Sun, Thursday's 9pm to 10pm episode was watched by 2.5 million people - just ten percent of the 27million who watched Hilda Ogden’s farewell in its 1987 heyday. The episode was moved from its usual Friday slot and time so the network could show the FA Cup clash between Aston Villa and West Ham.
![[During Thursday's 9pm to 10pm episode 2.5 million people tuned in - just ten percent of the 27million who watched Hilda Ogden’s farewell in its 1987 heyday (Johnny Briggs, Jean Alexander, and Elizabeth Dawn pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/01/93981679-14272859-image-a-7_1736558422715.jpg)
As a result, Coronation Street was pitted against BBC's reality game show The Traitors which pulled in five million viewers. The show's low ratings meant it lost its most-watched soap crown to Emmerdale with 3.5 million, while BBC's EastEnders pulled in 2.8 million viewers.
![[The episode was moved from its usual Friday slot and time so the network could show the FA Cup clash between Aston Villa and West Ham (Leon Bailey and Oliver Scarles pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/01/93981735-14272859-image-a-8_1736558549561.jpg)
Coronation Street ratings have plunged to a new low as bosses are reportedly facing a stars' revolt after five actors recently left the soap (Charlotte Jordan who recently left the show pictured). It appears the ITV soap is in trouble due to an alleged cash crisis and a revolt from the cast over poor working conditions and low salaries (Colson Smith who is set to depart the series this year pictured).
![[As a result, Coronation Street was pitted against BBC's reality game show The Traitors which pulled in five million viewers]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/01/93981767-14272859-As_a_result_Coronation_Street_was_pitted_against_BBC_s_reality_g-a-10_1736558629825.jpg)
This also means The Street fell out of the top ten most watched shows of the day - which last happened on Christmas Day, which saw Helen Worth's goodbye after starring as Gail Platt for 50 years. Since November, Charlotte Jordan, Sue Cleaver, Sue Devaney, Colson Smith, and Luca Toolan — have announced they will be leaving the show or are being written out.
![[The show's low ratings meant it lost its most-watched soap crown to Emmerdale with 3.5 million, while BBC's EastEnders pulled in 2.8 million viewers (Caroline Harker pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/01/93981771-14272859-image-a-11_1736558661738.jpg)
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