If you’re settling in on your couch in hopes of winding down from your day by enjoying some of your favorite Tuesday night shows, we’ve got some bad news for you. While Tuesday night is usually a night full of original programs across ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, that will not be the case on March 4 with nearly all of primetime’s biggest originals being pulled from the lineup tonight due to President Donald Trump.
On March 4, President Trump will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress making his first major address since taking office earlier this year. The address will provide updates on several subjects with news outlets anticipating his administration's government restructuring initiative, immigration initiatives, and tariffs to be among the address’ top talking points.
As is often the case, each network will be dedicating coverage of the address which is going to result in a major change in the Tuesday night primetime lineup for March 4 as most of the night’s original series are being pulled from the schedule to make room for special news coverage. This includes all of CBS’s FBI shows, ABC’s police dramas Will Trent and The Rookie, FOX’s breakout medical drama Doc, and NBC's comedies St. Denis Medical and Night Court as well as its crime drama The Irrational.
The one piece of good news is that there will be at least a few new options for fans to enjoy in the opening hour of the primetime block with CBS airing a new Price is Right at Night, FOX airing a new episode of Kitchen Nightmares, and NBC airing a new episode of Deal or No Deal Island at a special time. (ABC is set to air a Will Trent rerun in its opening hour in lieu of new programming.)
Here’s a look at how the night’s schedule will shape up amid the networks’ plans for special news coverage of the Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress:
Channel | 8 p.m. ET | 9 - 11 p.m. ET |
|---|---|---|
ABC | Will Trent (Rerun) | ABC News Special |
CBS | The Price is Right at Night (NEW) | CBS News: Presidential Address to the Joint Session of Congress |
FOX | Kitchen Nightmares (NEW) | FOX News Special: Presidential Joint Address to Congress (9 - 10:30 p.m. ET) |
NBC | Deal or No Deal Island (NEW, Special Time) | NBC News Special |
** Preempted: Doc, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Night Court, St. Denis Medical, The Irrational, and The Rookie.
While the Tuesday night originals won’t be airing new episodes this evening, fans can expect nearly the entire Tuesday night primetime block back on March 11 with new episodes of Deal or No Deal Island, FBI, FBI: International, FBI: Most Wanted, Night Court, St. Denis Medical, The Irrational, The Rookie and Will Trent slated to air in primetime at the shows’ regularly scheduled times!