Make way for the president. NBC is pushing back the midseason return of This Is Us and an upcoming episode of Chicago Fire to make room for President Obama’s farewell speech on Tuesday, January 10th.
Instead of airing at its normal 9 p.m. ET timeslot this Tuesday, the midseason premiere of This Is Us will now air at 10 p.m ET and at 9 p.m. Central. The new episode will air during its regular 9 p.m. timeslot in the Pacific time zone, followed by an encore of the same episode at 10 p.m. PT. President Obama’s farewell speech is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. ET.
Additionally, the episode of Chicago Fire scheduled for this Tuesday, January 10th has been pushed to January 17th.
Read the full details from NBC below:
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Jan. 6, 2017 – In order to ensure viewers will be able to see the return of their favorite new show of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 10, NBC has pushed back “This Is Us” to 10 and 9 p.m. in the Eastern and Central time zones, respectively, while airing it twice in the Pacific time zone.
The changes were made because of the network’s airing of President Barack Obama’s farewell speech to the nation live at 9 p.m. ET.
Due to the president’s address, NBC’s lineup for the night is now set for the following in all time zones:
Eastern time zone
8 p.m. – “The Wall” (original)
9 p.m. – President Obama address
9:40 p.m. – “The Wall” (encore of Dec. 19 episode, joined in progress)
10 p.m. – “This Is Us” (episode 111: “The Right Thing to Do”)Central time zone
7 p.m. – “The Wall” (original)
8 p.m. – President Obama address
8:40 p.m. – “The Wall” (encore of Dec. 19 episode, joined in progress)
9 p.m. – “This Is Us” (episode 111: “The Right Thing to Do”)Mountain time zone
7 p.m. – President Obama address
7:40 p.m. – “The Wall” (Dec. 19 episode, joined in progress)
8 p.m. – “This Is Us” (episode 111: “The Right Thing to Do”)
9 p.m. – The Wall (original)Pacific time zone
8 p.m. – “The Wall”
9 p.m. – “This Is Us” (episode 111: “The Right Thing to Do”)
10 p.m. – “This Is Us” (encore of 9 p.m. episode)Episode 111: “The Right Thing to Do”
Kate (Chrissy Metz) struggles with her feelings in the aftermath of Toby’s (Chris Sullivan) heart attack. As William (Ron Cephas Jones) begins to spend more time with Jesse (Denis O’Hare), Randall (Sterling K. Brown) has to get used to his father’s new relationship. After receiving the news they’re expecting triplets, Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) must find a way to afford a home that can accommodate three babies. Olivia (Janet Montgomery) unexpectedly resurfaces, throwing both Kevin (Justin Hartley) and Sloane (Milana Vayntrub) for a loop.
“This Is Us” is executive produced by Dan Fogelman, Donald Todd, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Ken Olin, Charlie Gogolak and Jess Rosenthal. “This Is Us” is produced by 20th Century Fox Television.
The “Chicago Fire” episode originally scheduled for Jan. 10 at 10 p.m. will be aired Jan. 17.”
What do you think? Do you watch This Is Us? Are you looking forward to the return of new episodes?
I think you can get rid of the presidential address and leave all shows as they are.. Hes leaving, we all know this & I really don’t believe he’ll be positive regarding his replacement, President elect, Donald J. Trump bc he has never been nor will he be & they talk about us, the people acting like disrespectful children, well so is he. So, with that said if he cant act like a grown up then he can’t say anything..
I love This is us!
Lame… I really hope this is THE LAST TIME Obama takes up anymore of our time, like EVER. I’ve never been so ashamed of voting for someone TWICE. Politics… It’s always the lesser of two evils. =