# 24 Alert - 4/13 Airing Canceled by the President **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 13, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858 "2004-04-13T21:28:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/1 "2004-04-13T21:28:01Z")
According to [fox.com](http://fox.com), because of the presidential news conference tonight, this week’s episode will be airing on Sunday night at 9pm (8 Central). You have been warned. If required, please adjust your VCR’s accordingly. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/2 "2004-04-13T21:33:02Z")
It’s been rescheduled, not cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![graveydavey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@graveydavey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graveydavey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/3 "2004-04-13T21:42:46Z")
Yeah, its been conveniently rescheduled at the same time as the Sopranos. I wonder if GW will say, “The sky is falling” during his speech. ---
**Author:** ![graveydavey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8491ac/32.png) [@graveydavey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graveydavey)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/4 "2004-04-13T21:43:48Z")
sorry, GB\* ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/5 "2004-04-13T21:53:42Z")
George Bernard Shaw? Well, I can’t complain at all, because I pooh-poohed **Diogenes** ’ angst over missing _American Idol_. But my nose is spontaneously bleeding, and I have this _twitch_. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SuperNova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/6 "2004-04-13T22:11:22Z")
Stupid Dubya. I want my 24. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/7 "2004-04-13T22:17:51Z")
> [@](#): > > 24 Alert - 4/13 Airing Canceled by the President Man, Palmer’s gettin’ tough! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/8 "2004-04-14T06:24:45Z")
Life imitates art. Is it rescheduled for Sunday? ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/9 "2004-04-14T18:10:45Z")
How many Americans just decided who to vote for, based on the mean ole President pre-empting their favorite teevee show? (The sad thing is, the answer is probably “more than 1 or 2”.) ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/10 "2004-04-14T18:33:47Z")
I’d say more than one or two. This wasn’t a coincidence. The White House press staff knew that Tuesday night is the best night on television. They deliberately planned this move so that millions of people tuning in for their favorite shows would see GW campaining instead. It’s a common tactic. Reagan used to do it to “The Cosby Show”. It’s not a lack of due diligence - they didn’t accidently pick this time. It was a coordinated move to allow campaigning to a particular group of Americans who wouldn’t tune in otherwise. It’s a scam that takes advantage of people, and I am not a bit ashamed that it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. A candidate illustrating that he really doesn’t care about things that are important to people, and will in fact use the knowledge of our TV habits for their own personal gain and political agenda is a valid reason for discounting said candidate. I don’t think it is sad at all. It’s a reasonable response to an unreasonable action (or at least a cheap move - I suppose it could be called reasonable to try to get viewers - even if it is by fucking them). DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/11 "2004-04-15T00:44:19Z")
They say one president postponed a speech because he didn’t want to go up against _I Love Lucy._ Perhaps Dubya should have followed established precedent 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2004, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-alert-4-13-airing-canceled-by-the-president/239858/12 "2004-04-15T01:34:47Z")
So do we know what happened to **Knead** last week? Did he bail? And yes, [fox.com](http://fox.com) and [fox.com/24](http://fox.com/24) both say that _24_ will be on Sunday, 9pm.