Pre-Emption alert for May 1st for Non-East Coasters..
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Wilsonatmd

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 10:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The White House has announced President Bush will make a speech Thursday Night at 9PM Eastern time. Thus, if you're not on the East Coast, Survivor will be delayed. If you're taping, make a note of it.

Seamonkey

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 10:53 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Good heads-up, but I can't imagine him speaking for over an hour, if that, so on the west coast it would just replace various 6pm news shows. I'd expect Suvivor to remain at 8pm.

Dheiner

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 11:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
No problem for us Central timers. Survivor will be done by then.

Whoami

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 11:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
*sigh* That leaves us Mountain Timers to be the ones affected.

Mygetaway

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 11:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
CBS is usually pretty good about picking up right after these type of things air.. Remember earlier this season? I *think* we'll be ok. That is the start of ratings period. They don't want to miss those points!

**edit** but yes, thanks for the heads up Wilson..

Monkeyboy

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 05:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
ah crap!

Missy2

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 05:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
DO YOU THINK THE EAST COAST WILL MISS THE END????????????

ack@!

THIS IS THE ONLY SHOW That I watch on tv!! Dang it all!!!

Gina8642

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 06:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
President Bush never ceases to ANNOY me. Once again, he is delaying a long planned announcement to hit on Thursday night, the most watched evening. Buddy, do you think this will make me vote for you next year??!!?? No Way!!!!!

I've now set my TiVo to record from 7:55pm until 11:00pm - just in case. Which means I will miss ER unless I babysit the television. The whole point of of recording devices is that you shouldn't have to babysit them. URGH!!!!!!

If this was a national emergency I would have NO PROBLEM with them pre-empting any show, including Survivor. But a timed political speach, where his main intention is to gain public approval points, is extremely annoying. (I know I already said that, but it is still true!!!)

Lizadee

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 07:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
He already had this in the paper and not that its going to effect me cause I am a centraler but
why do we have to see him on T.V. if this was already in the paper
No one wants to hear him
Why can't he talk on Sun.mornings when I am at church or still sleeping HUH

Kaili

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 07:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Cental Time - keep in mind that the newspeople may cut into the end of Survivor (maybe at about 7:50) to talk about what Bush is going to talk about. You may want to set your VCR for some extra time just in case, or pay attention or whatever.

Essence

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 07:19 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<Why can't he talk on Sun.mornings when I am at church or still sleeping HUH>

lol3

Denecee

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 10:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I noticed his speeches are usually very short, so I don't think us West coast people will miss any of survivior. There is no way he can talk for 2 hrs!

Queenfish

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 02:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Believe it or not some people do want to hear what he has to say. Geez

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 02:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
lol, Queenfish, not the folks in these threads.

Kaili

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 02:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yeah- not when it comes to Survivor. He can talk on Friday or the weekend or in the afternoon or something. We have priorities, ya know :)

Denecee

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 03:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't need to hear what he says, I can read it all day tomorrow. I am curious.

Mamaanja

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 04:40 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The NBC website has the President Bush speech from 9:00-9:20, and then Friends part 2 from 9:20-whatever, and ER starts at 10:12. Interesting.

CBS website has the shows listed as usual.

Costacat

Thursday, May 01, 2003 - 04:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just to add my own personal gripe... I'm in San Diego. Do you even WANT to know how much a.m. television was pre-empted this morning as the president a) flew into NAS North Island, b) flew out of NAS North Island, and c) landed on the Abraham Lincoln. I'd say pretty much a solid 2 hours. And oh yeah, I'd surely be seriously P-O'd if Survivor got pre-empted tonight. But his 6pm (my time) speech means that only local news gets ousted.