Amid the ongoing tensions and repercussions from the war in Iran, Donald Trump is now also preempting some of your favorite shows.
Tonight, April 1st, the president is issuing a prime time address, remarks which will cause major disruption in multiple networks' schedules, which are currently stacked with new programming.
Broadcasters were moreover only given 24 hours as notice, leaving them scrambling to figure out how fans will still get to see new episodes of Survivor, Chicago Fire, The Masked Singer and more. Here's what to know.
© Getty ImagesWhat shows will be impacted?
Tonight, both Survivor, which airs on CBS, and The Masked Singer, which airs on FOX, have two-hour installments airing, with the latter scheduled to air their finale, both slated to start at 8pm.
Both of them will be paused at 9pm ET to switch to Trump's address, which is supposedly meant to last only 20 minutes. Once it ends, both shows will pick up where they left off, and, should the speech not run long, end at 10:20pm ET.
Over at NBC, Chicago Med will air from 8 to 9pm EST as scheduled, though Chicago Fire will wait until 9:20pm, after the address, to air, followed by Chicago P.D. at 10pm ET.
© Getty ImagesWhat we know of the speech
Trump's remarks, and position, on his war in Iran, what the speech will reportedly be about, is far from consistent. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, first announcing the speech, wrote on X: "TUNE IN: Tomorrow night at 9PM ET, President Trump will give an Address to the Nation to provide an important update on Iran."
The United States has been at war with Iran since February 28, in the so-called Operation Epic Fury offensive, which has already cost the lives of 13 U.S. soldiers, and over 1,900 Iranians.
© AFP via Getty ImagesThough he has certainly flip-flopped on a timeline regarding when the U.S. might exit Iran, Trump told reporters yesterday that the war could end in "two or three weeks" — which he also said when it first started, five weeks ago — and maintained: "We will be leaving very soon."
Per Reuters, two thirds of Americans want the war in Iran to end, which Trump launched without congressional approval. Moreover, among Trump's Republicans, 40% supported ending the conflict quickly even if it did not achieve U.S. goals, while 57% supported a longer involvement.
Overall, a total of 60% of respondents said they disapproved of U.S. military strikes on Iran, while 35% approved, in the survey of 1,021 people.
