Scheduling of Emmerdale and Central Television chose to move the programme to 19:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February 1989, This was the first time Anglia had screened "Emmerdale Farm" in the 19:00 slot, Central were simply returning to the slots they used until December 1987, for a period Anglia and Central saw episodes one week later than other regions. From January 1990 all other regions followed the Central and Anglia schedule in the familiar Tuesday and Thursday 19:00 slot. Most companies continued to broadcast the series at 7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, repeats was shown in the daytime slot of the
Matthew King (Emmerdale) nominated for several awards at The British Soap Awards. From 2006 to 2009 Healy was nominated for the "Villain of the Year" award at the award ceremony. Also in 2006 he was nominated for the "Sexiest Male" and "Best Actor" awards and his departure in December 2008 was nominated for "Best Exit" at the 2009 awards ceremony. The character's final scenes were rapped by Ofcom who felt "Emmerdale" broke watershed guidelines by showing his death in a graphic manner. Matthew King (Emmerdale) Matthew King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Emmerdale", played by Matt Healy. He