ABC has announced a few changes:
- ABC News will air a Special Report at approx. 8:42AM ET tomorrow to mark the 7th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. This Special Report will be approx. 4-5 minutes and will be anchored by Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts. This Special Report will coincide with the timing of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center.
- 20/20: “The Royal Family” encore is now back to two hours from 9:00-11:00 PM ET/PT on Wednesday, September 17, 2008.
A special “Primetime” was scheduled to air at 10:00 PM ET/PT, is no longer scheduled.
- As mentioned previously, “A Special Edition of 20/20” will air on Friday, September 26, 2008 from 8:00-9:00 PM ET/10:00–11:00 PM PT time period. Because “ABC News Vote 08: Presidential Debate” will be scheduled live from 9:00–11:00 PM ET/6:00–8:00 PM PT time period on this date.
- The second debate is a Vice Presidential one and will air Thursday, Oct. 2 from 9-11PM ET, but ABC has not yet announced what will air at 8PM, but it could be Ugly Betty, as scheduled.
- ABC has moved the season premiere of "Samantha Who?" to Monday, October 13 at 9:30pm ET/PT, as "Dancing with the Stars" will be two-hours on Sept. 22, 29 and Oct. 6. "Samantha Who?" was previously slated to have its season premiere on Monday, Oct. 6 at 9:30pm ET/PT.
- The third debate is a Presidential one and will air Tuesday, October 7 from 9-11PM ET and ABC has announced it will air “Dancing With The Stars: The Results Show” in the special 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT time period on this date only leading into the debate in East/Central markets (after the debate out West). Preempted will be "Opportunity Knocks."
- The fourth and final debate is also a Presidential one and will air Wednesday, October 15 from 9-11PM ET, but ABC has not yet announced what will air at 8PM, but it could be Pushing Daisies, as scheduled.
We will keep you up to date with the debate programming.
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