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Trump's Address on Iran War Disrupts Major TV Programming

4/1/2026

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation on April 1 at 9:00 PM ET about the war in Iran.
The address will be broadcast live by all major networks, disrupting programming.
Fox's The Masked Singer and CBS's Survivor are interrupted from 8:00–10:00 PM.
After a 20-minute speech, those finales finish by 10:20 PM ET.
NBC's Chicago Fire starts at 9:20 PM ET, ABC replaces original episodes with reruns, and West Coast broadcasts are unaffected.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation on April 1 at 9:00 PM ET about the war in Iran.
The address will be broadcast live by all major networks, disrupting programming.
Fox's The Masked Singer and CBS's Survivor are interrupted from 8:00–10:00 PM.
After a 20-minute speech, those finales finish by 10:20 PM ET.
NBC's Chicago Fire starts at 9:20 PM ET, ABC replaces original episodes with reruns, and West Coast broadcasts are unaffected.