diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/comingEpisodes.tmpl b/data/interfaces/default/comingEpisodes.tmpl
index bb6d78ccf701681e39d6fc311dadb0b09a7070ad..da74c796f5878c9da884a2929aa7d9bbc6a97fce 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/comingEpisodes.tmpl
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/comingEpisodes.tmpl
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Custom
                     #set $show_div = "ep_listing listing_toofar"
                     #set $too_late_header = True
                 #elif $cur_ep_airdate >= $today and $cur_ep_airdate < $next_week:
-                    <br /><h1 class="day">$datetime.date.fromordinal($cur_ep_airdate).strftime("%A")</h1>
+                    <br /><h1 class="day">$datetime.date.fromordinal($cur_ep_airdate).strftime("%A").decode('utf-8')</h1>
                     #if $cur_ep_airdate == $today:
                         #set $show_div = "ep_listing listing_current"
                     #else: