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[04/28/05 - 12:00 AM]
Presidential News Conference Steamrolls Thursday's Network Programming Plans
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- Tonight's last-minute addition of President Bush's news conference about his Social Security plans has forced the broadcast networks to quickly rearrange their respective schedules.

Here's a breakdown of the known changes in primetime (all times local to the area):

ABC

Thursday, April 28 (Eastern Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
9:30 p.m. - "Primetime Live" (New 90-Minute Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Central Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
8:30 p.m. - "Primetime Live" (New 90-Minute Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Mountain Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Movie: The Fast and the Furious"
9:00 p.m. - "Primetime Live" (New 60-Minute Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Pacific Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Movie: The Fast and the Furious"
10:00 p.m. - "Primetime Live" (New 60-Minute Episode)

CBS

Thursday, April 28 (Eastern Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
9:00 p.m. - "Survivor: Palau" (New Episode)
10:00 p.m. - "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" (New Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Central Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
8:00 p.m. - "Survivor: Palau" (New Episode)
9:00 p.m. - "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" (New Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Mountain Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Survivor: Palau" (New Episode)
8:00 p.m. - "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" (New Episode)
9:00 p.m. - "Without a Trace" (Repeat Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Pacific Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Survivor: Palau" (New Episode)
9:00 p.m. - "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" (New Episode)
10:00 p.m. - "Without a Trace" (Repeat Episode)

FOX

Thursday, April 28 (Eastern Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
9:00 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (New Episode)
9:30 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (Repeat Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Central Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
8:00 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (New Episode)
8:30 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (Repeat Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Mountain Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - (To Be Announced)
8:00 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (New Episode)
8:30 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (Repeat Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Pacific Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - (To Be Announced)
9:00 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (New Episode)
9:30 p.m. - "The Simple Life: Interns" (Repeat Episode)

NBC

Thursday, April 28 (Eastern Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
9:00 p.m. - "The Apprentice" (New Episode)
10:00 p.m. - "ER" (New Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Central Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Presidential News Conference"
8:00 p.m. - "The Apprentice" (New Episode)
9:00 p.m. - "ER" (New Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Mountain Time Zone)
7:00 p.m. - "Joey" (Repeat Episode)
7:30 p.m. - "Will & Grace" (Repeat Episode)
8:00 p.m. - "The Apprentice" (New Episode)
9:00 p.m. - "ER" (New Episode)

Thursday, April 28 (Pacific Time Zone)
8:00 p.m. - "Joey" (Repeat Episode)
8:30 p.m. - "Will & Grace" (Repeat Episode)
9:00 p.m. - "The Apprentice" (New Episode)
10:00 p.m. - "ER" (New Episode)





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· APPRENTICE, THE (NBC)
· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· ER (NBC)
· JOEY (NBC)
· SIMPLE LIFE, THE (E)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· WHAT WOULD YOU DO? (ABC)
· WILL & GRACE (NBC)
· WITHOUT A TRACE (CBS)




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