U.S. President Barack Obama has scheduled another address tonight but this time, instead of juggling their schedules, the four major networks are working around the speech.
Unlike for past prime-time addresses, the networks are all airing the Dec. 1 speech, which will discuss his plan for Afghanistan.
ABC have decided they will air the entire hour, while CBS and Fox have only planned for a half hour of live coverage.
ABC has bumped its two holiday specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas and Disney Prep & Landing, to Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET, CBS will air repeats of NCIS and Two and a Half Men. And settle down, The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show will air as scheduled at 10.
Fox will air a special 90-minute episode of So You Think You Can Dance, but viewers in Pacific and Mountain time zones will get the full two hours.
The President will be bumping “The Biggest Loser” on NBC to a start time that’s one hour later than usual. Since it’s a two-hour edition, it’s pushing “The Jay Leno Show” right off the schedule for tonight. As for “The Biggest Loser,” the final four contestants have to run a marathon: all 26.2 miles of it.
Coverage is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

Networks Scramble To Fit Obama Afghanistan Speech

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