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
Major Emmerdale storylines inhalation, and the estate agent David from burns. This was an hour long episode, and attracted 6.7 million viewers, beating "EastEnders" in the ratings. It was the most watched television programme of the day. At the 2007 British Soap Awards "Emmerdale" won two awards, one of which was "Most Spectacular Scene" for the Kings River Explosion. The House Collapse won an ITV competition to find the best "Emmerdale" moment, coinciding with "Emmerdale"'s 5000th Episode. In September 2006, Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) plotted to kidnap millionaire Tom King (Ken Farrington) and demand a £2.5 million ransom.