NBC Cancels GOP Debate In Prime for Monday Night

You know, I have no words for this. But I'll bet there are more than 200 traffic departments in America who have very harsh words for this kind of scheduling.

Posted: 01/20/2012 12:51:41 PM
Air Date: 01/23/2012 Monday
Start Time: 10:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS
Duration: 00:59:30
Type: Announcements
Message: Prime Time reverts to original schedule on this night. Rock Center with Brian Williams is booked at 10pm ET. Please see updated schedule.

Posted: 01/20/2012 12:50:25 PM
Air Date: 01/23/2012 Monday
Start Time: 09:00:00 PM [ET]
Show Name: FEAR FACTOR
Duration: 01:00:00
Type: Announcements
Message: Prime Time reverts to original schedule on this night. Fear Factor is booked at 9pm ET. Please see updated schedule.

I guess if the O&O's can deal with this, everyone else can, right?

The above was accurate all Friday. For example, look at the press release NBC sent out late Friday afternoon at TheFutonCritic.

While it still exists on the NBC Press Release website, here are the details for the Fear Factor episode.

You would think that would end the matter regarding Monday's primetime, right?
Wrong.

See the post from Saturday, January 21 above.