ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX have all indicated they won’t break their planned programming to cover Obama’s 8 p.m. ET speech. CNN’s Brian Stelter first reported that ABC, NBC and CBS were opting out, and an official with FOX confirmed the same with The Hill.
I don’t think the networks have it in for Obama. The problem for the networks is this is sweeps week, when their regular programs get the ratings that determine advertising revenue, so they’re not willing to preempt those programs for the president’s speech.
Plus everyone already knows what he’s going to say.